by admin | Jul 15, 2022 | OBITUARIES
Ben Allen “Ben-Wa” Swayney, age 60, passed away on his birthday, Wednesday, July 13, 2022, after an extended illness. Ben is survived by his loving wife of 41 years, Mary Elizabeth (Sequoyah) Swayney; daughters, Mary Ann “Bugg” Swayney, Charlene Swayney-Rich (Mike),...
by admin | Jul 15, 2022 | OBITUARIES
Robert Lee Axelong, 75, of Cherokee, passed away Thursday morning July 14, 2022. A native and a lifelong resident of Cherokee, he was born Aug. 14, 1946 to the the late Richard and Dora Axelong Bigmeat. Robert worked for several years as a waiter and host at the...
by admin | Jul 15, 2022 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
In a “three strikes and you’re out” decision, a Graham County jury this week first found a Robbinsville man guilty of breaking into and stealing items from a garage, then guilty of habitual felon, District Attorney Ashley Hornsby Welch said. Thanks to that sentence...
by admin | Jul 15, 2022 | OBITUARIES
Jimmy (Bo) Craig, 64, of the Big Cove Community, went home to be with the Lord Thursday, July 14, 2022. A native of Buncombe County and longtime resident of Cherokee, he was the son of the late Garland and Lucille Craig. In addition to his parents, he was also...
by admin | Jul 14, 2022 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. One Feather Staff The area of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park known as Clingman’s Dome has been known for thousands of years by Cherokee people as Kuwahi (“mulberry place”). The Tribal Council of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians...
