NCTOTA to mark Cherokee town of Sand Town site

NCTOTA to mark Cherokee town of Sand Town site

The North Carolina Trail of Tears Association (NCTOTA) and St. John’s Episcopal Church in Franklin have partnered to mark the site of the post-Removal Cherokee town of Sand Town – located at 542 St. Johns Church Road in Franklin, N.C. A sign dedication is planned for...
OBITUARY: Gary Jay Shell

OBITUARY: Gary Jay Shell

Gary Jay Shell, 33, of the Painttown Community, went home to be with the Lord Saturday, May 6, 2023. A native of Cherokee, he was the son of Meroney George Shell of Cherokee and Agnes Ann Tooni and her husband Rick Larch of Cherokee. He was preceded in death by one...