Sochan gathering permit applications

  The sochan permit applications for gathering in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park are due by Friday, Feb. 11.  To apply online for a 2022 sochan gathering permit, visit:  https://cherokeenaturalresources.com/sochan-gathering/ If you have difficulty using...

SPEAKING OF FAITH: What is your mission?

  By REV. TIMOTHY L. MELTON, PASTOR (Transcribed by Myra D. Colgate) Cherokee Pentecostal Holiness Church   “Father, I pray that every door that needs to be closed, is closed, that we might know clearly the avenues of the past in which we must walk to...

COMMENTARY: Party affiliation

  By MARY HERR Yellowhill Community   In recent years, a number of us have been doing voter registration in Cherokee for county, state and national elections with more success in some years than others.   It is very important that Cherokees vote in these...