LETTER: Reader asks for support for Trail of Tears Petition

  Dear Editor, During this last year I made multiple attempts to contact the Chief and Council members by electronic mail and even visited his office once at which point I was directed away by the attending officer when I asked a discreet question about Cherokee...

Miss Cherokee report for November

  AMORIE GUNTER MISS CHEROKEE 2016-17   Siyo, hello the month of November has been very busy for me. I had the privilege of attending the Veteran’s Day celebration and see the official unveiling of the Charles George statue. I can’t thank the men and...

14 now confirmed dead in Tenn. fire

  GATLINBURG, Tenn. – There are now a total of 14 confirmed fatalities and 145 injuries along with 1,753 confirmed structures lost to the Chimney Tops 2 Fire.  The fire was first reported in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Gatlinburg on Wednesday, Nov....