by admin | Sep 30, 2023 | COMMUNITY sgadugi
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. One Feather Asst. Editor For Sharon Braswell-Zern and her husband, Leidy Zern, gardening and beekeeping are a way of life. Sharon, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, operates a farm with Leidy in Yancey County, N.C. “Being...
by admin | Sep 30, 2023 | OPINIONS
By ELAINE SLOCUMB, RN, Ph.D. Bryson City Did you know that Swain County has the shortest life expectancy in the state? In 2022 the average life expectancy in Swain County was 70.6 years. For comparison, the statewide average was 77.7 years, 7.1 years longer than...
by admin | Sep 30, 2023 | OPINIONS
By BROOKLYN BROWN One Feather Reporter Our community is plagued by the opioid crisis. This is not news. We all know. We’ve seen young people dying on the street. Kids. Kids we used to know. Kids we used to coach, teach or raise. Kids we used to play with or go...
by admin | Sep 30, 2023 | OPINIONS
By ROBERT JUMPER One Feather Editor The 2023 Tribal election was an education in referendum politics. The reactions and decisions made provided a window into the collective mindset of the government and legal establishment that is serving our people. Late 2020....
by admin | Sep 29, 2023 | OBITUARIES
Fred Harley Cochran, 70, of Swain County, went home to be with the Lord Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023. A native of Swain County, he was the son of the late Harley and Fannie Burr Cochran. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by brothers, Sid, Doc,...
