Park plans prescribed burn in Cataloochee

  Great Smoky Mountains National Park fire management officials are planning a 550-acre prescribed burn in the Wash Ridge unit adjacent to Cataloochee Valley in North Carolina.  Weather permitting, burn operations could begin as early as Wednesday, March 18, and...

Wilson Junior Thompson  

  Wilson Junior Thompson, 77, of Cherokee, passed away on March 11, 2015 at Mission Hospital following an extended illness. Wilson is the son of the late Wilson Thompson Sr. and Martha Owle Thompson. Wilson is survived by his wife, Anita S. Thompson; children,...

Clara Jean Bradley Huskey

  Clara Jean Bradley Huskey “Sis”, 77, of Cherokee, passed away on March 11, 2015 at Mission Hospital following a brief illness. Clara is the daughter of the late Nick Bradley Sr. and Edith Hart Bradley. Clara was a member of Cherokee Macedonia Baptist Church and...

Omer “Buck” Buchanan Sr. – obituary

    Omer “Buck” Buchanan Sr., of Cherokee, passed away unexpectedly at the Cherokee Indian Hospital on Wednesday, March 11, 2015. Known to his friends and family as Buck, Omer was the son of the late Robert Buchanan and Bertha (Smith) Watty of...