Pay raise lawsuit filed in Tribal Court

  By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF   After months of threatening litigation, a lawsuit has been filed in Cherokee Tribal Court on the issue of the disputed pay raises approved by Tribal Council last fall.  The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians for...

Cherokee police officer dies from injury on duty

  Cherokee Indian Police Department Patrol Officer Anthony “Tony” Lossiah died at Mission Hospital, in Asheville, on Tuesday, Oct. 6. He succumbed to complications stemming from an injury sustained while performing his law enforcement duties. CIPD officials...