WRESTLING:  Braves make All-Conference

  Cherokee’s Anthony Toineeta and Jaron Bradley have been named to the Smoky Mountain All-Conference wrestling team.  Bradley took second place in the 145lb division at the state championships as well as second place at the 1A West Regional tournament and first...

John Wesley Swayney – obituary

  John Wesley Swayney, 74, of the Big Cove Community, passed away Tuesday March 10, 2015, in a Jackson County Hospital. A native of Cherokee, he was the son of Jesse Lorenzo and Lucy Sequoyah Swayney. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran having served from 1957-1960. John...

Small earthquakes reported in Cherokee

  (Note: This article was updated on Monday, March 16 with new details.) By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF   Facebook was abuzz on the night of Wednesday, March 11 with Cherokee residents seeking answers to what they thought was an explosion near the...

Spring plowing available

  It’s plowing time again!  Do you need your garden plowed?  Plowing began on March 1 and will continue through Saturday, May 30.  It is free to all senior citizens and persons with disabilities that are EBCI tribal members. Plowing will be done in Cherokee...

Jones-Bowman seeking nominations

  The Jones-Bowman Leadership Award Program is currently recruiting EBCI tribal members who are undergraduate college students to participate in its 2015-16 program. A community member may only nominate students and the deadline for nominations is April 13 by...