OBITUARY: Danny Lane Swayney

  Danny Lane Swayney, 43, of Cherokee, passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020. He was preceded in death by his brother, Brian Eugen Swayney, and his sister, Corene Swayney. In addition, he will be greeted in the afterlife by his uncles, Darren Swayney and...

COMMENTARY: The Squeaky wheel gets the grease…

  By COL. JOE BURANOSKY (USMC RET.) WHITTIER, N.C.    One of the most important things we can do as citizens of this region is to support our community.  The 2020 Census is in process and the self-response phase has been extended until Sept. 30; our response...

COMMENTARY: We have all been here before….

  Observations and random thoughts.  By WILLIAM LEDFORD                 I’ve watched the highlights of both Democrat and Republican conventions and the contrast is truly amazing. When speaking about the coronavirus one side discussed the effects of the virus on...

OBITUARY: Joseph Clifton Gibson (J.C. / Jake)

  Dec. 6, 1946 – Aug. 19, 2020 Joseph Clifton Gibson, 74, of Cherokee, passed away in his home on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020. The son of the late, Bill Gibson and D. Louise Leavell, he is preceded in death by his late wife, Patria Sue Gibson (Gravley); his...

COMMENTARY: Don’t move rocks in tribal, park waterways

  By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF   I drive by the Oconaluftee River, on the Qualla Boundary, multiple times daily and I frequently take walks on the Oconaluftee River Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.  It seems that as tourism...