Two missing hikers found in Park

  Rangers at Great Smoky Mountains National Park found a missing woman and her son from Fond Du Lac, Wisc. on Monday, June 8.  The two had been reported being lost in the park on Sunday, June 7. Christy Barns, 40, and her son, Casey, 16, had sent a text message...

Thank you from the Family of Edgarita Ensley

  The children of Edgarita Ensley would like to extend our sincere thanks and appreciation to everybody who brought food, visited, sent kind wishes, cards and beautiful flowers, to our Mother during her illness and funeral.  Thank you to all our family and...

Removal Riders embark on their journey

  By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF   KITUWAH MOUND – A total of 19 Cherokee riders are going on this year’s Remember the Removal Bike Ride – a 950-mile trek retracing the Trail of Tears.  The ride starts in New Echota, Ga. on Sunday, June 7, and the...

William Kenneth Haigler – obituary

  William Kenneth Haigler, the son of Thomas J. and Rosemarie Wilde Haigler, born Aug. 25, 1958, passed away on June 3, 2015, with friends and family present. Ken had lived the past 28 years in Swain County residing in Cherokee and Bryson City. After attending...