Tribal member named to statewide nonprofit board

  By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. One Feather Staff   Juanita Wilson, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI), is one of five people selected statewide this year who were elected to membership in the North Carolina Center for Nonprofits (NCCNP).  The...

OBITUARY: Louise Mabel Maney

  Louise Mabel Maney, 83, Beloved wife of the late Jesse Anderson Maney Sr., went home to be with the Lord on Friday, July 16, 2021. She was born in Bluff City, Tenn. She was a faithful member of Rock Springs Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School for many...

OBITUARY: Stacy “Bessie” Wallace

  Stacy “Bessie” Wallace, 74, of Cherokee, passed away at the Tsali Care Nursing Center on Saturday, July 17, 2021 following a brief illness. Bessie was the daughter of the late Ollie Wallace and resided in the Birdtown Community.  She was an outstanding member...

OBITUARY: James Vernon Loftis

  James Vernon Loftis, 56, of the Alarka community, went to his eternal home Saturday, July 17, 2021. He was the son of Doyle and Shirley Loftis of the Alarka community. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Bood and Velma Loftis and James and Dessie...

COMMENTARY: The Battle of the Paradigms

  By ROBERT JUMPER One Feather Editor   Not long ago, I had a supervisor tell me that I seemed to be trying to portray myself as smarter than I really was. During one evaluation session, this supervisor said there were those who thought I did exemplary work,...