Betty Jean Smoker Jackson

  Betty Jean Smoker Jackson, 75, of the Jackson Branch Community in Robbinsville, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2016 at Mission Hospital in Asheville. A native of Graham County, she was the daughter of the late Amanda Smoker.  In addition to...

TERO expert visits Cherokee office

  By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF   Lee A. Adolph has been involved with tribal employment rights and TERO (Tribal Employment Rights Office) law for almost three decades.  The current president and chief executive officer of CTER (Council for Tribal...

Evangeline “Vangie” Arch Laney – obituary

  Evangeline “Vangie” Arch Laney, 77, of Cherokee passed away Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016. She was born March 1, 1939 in Cherokee to the late Horace Arch and Sara Reed Arch. Vangie is survived by one daughter, Vanessa Dawn Nolin Garcia, of Riverside, Calif.;...

Have a healthy holiday

   By JORDAN HOSTETLER   It’s time to start planning healthy meals to celebrate the holidays!  We all know that the holidays can lead to extra caloric intake, but what if we could have the same or similar meals without the typical holiday weight gain? Huffington...

Unhealthy Air Quality Advisory issued for Cherokee

  NOTE: The following notice was issued this morning by the EBCI Natural Resources Air Quality Program.   Due to the recent wildfire activities, the EBCI Natural Resources Air Quality Program is issuing an unhealthy air quality advisory. Given the uncertainty in...