Investigation on personnel issues boils over

  By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF    Tribal Council approved a measure in August to wage an investigation into various personnel issues regarding tribal employees of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.  That measure was then vetoed by Principal Chief...

Hospital big winner at SOAR Awards

  By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF   The Cherokee Indian Hospital won the top award as the 4th Annual SOAR (Success in Operations, Accountability, and Reporting) Awards were given during Tribal Council on Thursday, Nov. 3.  The Cherokee Indian Hospital...

Eunice Gouge Gass – obituary

  Eunice Gouge Gass, 82, of Whittier, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, Nov. 2. A longtime resident of Whittier, she was the daughter of the late Luman and Mae Cole Gouge and wife of the late Buddy Gass. A Christian woman, she was a faithful member of...

Rose Littlejohn – obituary

  Rose Littlejohn, 63, passed away Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016.  A native of Cherokee, she was the daughter of the late Edison and Ester Reed Littlejohn.  She was preceded in death by Cheslea, Annlizza, Lee Boy, and her great nephew, Shane. She is survived by her...

Steve Harrison Smith – obituary

   Steve Harrison Smith, age 68, of Alcoa, Tenn., passed from this life on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016.  Steve was born in Maryville, Tenn. on April 18, 1948.  He was preceded in death by parents, Henry Harrison Smith Jr. and Ruth Arzella Sauls Smith. Steve, an...