Virginia Maxine Bumgardner Gibson – obituary

  Virginia Maxine Bumgardner Gibson, 80, of Cherokee, went home to be with the Lord, Monday Jan. 22, 2018. A native of Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late John and Bessie King Bumgardner and wife of the late Robert Lee Gibson. In addition to her...

Wayne A. “Bear” Carver – obituary

  Wayne A. “Bear” Carver, 94, of Robbinsville, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018 at Harris Regional Hospital in Sylva. He was the son of the late Ed and Ada Whittaker Carver.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his...

Miss Cherokee report for December 2017

  By FAITH LONG MISS CHEROKEE 2017-18   This month has flown by. I started the month off with the Gatlinburg parade, and then I was able to be in the Bryson City parade the very next day. Unfortunately, the weather was against us when I tried to attend the...