by admin | Apr 16, 2018 | OPINIONS
By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR It is easy to take the place you live for granted. I have lived in the mountains of western North Carolina most of my life. As a good friend and former coworker used to say, I have fished these streams and walked these...
by admin | Apr 16, 2018 | OBITUARIES
John (Johnny) Russell Wolfe Jr., age 86, died Monday, April 9, 2018. Johnny was born March 20, 1932 in Hulmeville, Pa. to the late John Russell Wolfe Sr. and Sarah Bradley Wolfe, natives of Cherokee, NC. Johnny graduated from Cherokee High School. He was a...
by admin | Apr 16, 2018 | COMMUNITY sgadugi
UNC Asheville presented its annual student and faculty leadership awards at a special ceremony on campus on Tuesday, April 10. Brantly Junaluska, an EBCI tribal member, was awarded the Carolyn Briggs Diversity Award for her service as president of the Native...
by admin | Apr 13, 2018 | OBITUARIES
Virgil Walkingstick, 86, of Cherokee, passed away on Tuesday, April 10, 2018 after a brief illness. He was a lifelong resident of Swain County. He is survived by his niece and caregiver, Martha Sampson, as well as several other nieces and nephews; and many...
by admin | Apr 13, 2018 | OBITUARIES
Henderson Biddix, 59, of Asheboro, passed away on Wednesday, April 11, 2018. He is survived by his wife, Patricia White Biddix; four brothers, Garrett Biddix, John William Biddix, Fred Biddix, Harold Ray Biddix Jr.; one sister, Polly Reed; and numerous nieces...
