Mary Marie Bridges – obituary

  Mary Marie Bridges passed away Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015 at the age of 85. She was born Feb. 10, 1930 in Cherokee to John David and Ollie (Sutton) Smith. Mary was very proud of her Cherokee heritage. Mary married George LeRoy Bridges in 1953 in North Carolina. She...

Tribe set to launch Family Safety Program

  By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF   Child welfare services for Cherokee children living on the Qualla Boundary or other tribal lands of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians will no longer be handled through county agencies.  The Tribe is set to launch...

I-40 East reopens In Haywood County

WAYNESVILLE – Eastbound lanes of I-40 are open again at mile marker 6 in Haywood County following work on the night of Tuesday, Sept. 15 to remove unstable rock masses from a slope along the roadway.  “Our contractor made us aware of the loose rock masses around 2(pm)...