Upcoming events in Cherokee

  Following is a listing of events scheduled for Cherokee in the next three months per the Cherokee Indian Fairgrounds staff:  Tribal Foods Distribution. March 17 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Cherokee Indian Fairgrounds. Info: Frank Dunn 359-9750  Chief’s...

Tribal Court Docket for March 11

  This is a criminal docket date for the Cherokee Tribal Court.  All of the defendants listed have only been charged with the crimes/offenses listed and should be considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.   ARMACHAIN, BRIAN DOB: 11/17/1989...

Winnie Lee Nuñez – obituary

  Winnie Lee Nuñez was born to Ernest and Mary Leauna Sneed in Cherokee on Dec. 14, 1939. She joined the Navy after graduating high school. She met her future husband, Arthur Nunez while they both served until 1963.  She passed away on Feb. 24, 2020.   Winnie is...

John Henry Maney – obituary

  John Henry Maney, 89, of Cherokee, took his heavenly flight on March 4, 2020 to reunite with his parents, John W. Maney and Arnessa Bradley Maney; his children, Don, Ronnell, and Johnnie Ruth Maney; granddaughter, Nancy Dawnell Maney; and Beloved Woman Louise...

Fatal accident on Foothills Parkway in Park 

  Great Smoky Mountains National Park rangers responded to a fatal accident on the Foothills Parkway between Chilhowee Lake and Look Rock, near mile marker 13, at approximately 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 3. A passenger in a vehicle, Maiah Reilich-Godino, age...