by Anthony Brown | Feb 18, 2014 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
CULLOWHEE – Noted Native American scholar and author Robert J. Conley, the Sequoyah Distinguished Professor of Cherokee Studies at Western Carolina University, died Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014, at Harris Regional Hospital after a period of declining health. Conley, 73, a...
by Anthony Brown | Feb 18, 2014 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
SHELBY – The N.C. Department of Transportation has awarded a contract to begin construction on a bridge that will create access to a new casino in Cherokee County. Once completed, the bridge will connect US-19/74/129 near Murphy to the new Harrah’s Casino owned...
by Anthony Brown | Feb 18, 2014 | SPORTS di-ne-lv-di-yi
Cherokee’s Levi Swearengin qualifies for state tournament with four others By AMBLE SMOKER ONE FEATHER STAFF After snow delayed the start of the 1A Western Regional wrestling tournament to Saturday, Feb. 15, eight EBCI tribal members represented three...
by Anthony Brown | Feb 18, 2014 | SPORTS di-ne-lv-di-yi
By AMBLE SMOKER ONE FEATHER STAFF It wasn’t a matter of if, but when for Swain’s Spencer McCoy to qualify for the 1A Wrestling State Championships in Greensboro. During the 1A Western Regional wrestling tournament in Robbinsville on Feb. 15-16, McCoy defeated...