COMMENTARY: Honesty is the best media policy.

By ROBERT JUMPER One Feather Editor   I recently read a headline that reminded me of how incredibly corrupt some “news” organizations are. Yes. News companies. Corruption. News media are supposed to be keepers of the public trust, guardians of truth, and the...
OBITUARY: Julia A. Biddix

OBITUARY: Julia A. Biddix

SYLVA, N.C. – Julia Ardell Biddix, 88, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023 at Cherokee Indian Hospital. Julia was a native of Swain County but had resided in Jackson County for most of her life and was a daughter of the late John William and Margaret Violet...
OBITAURY: Helen Sue Wahnetta Bottchenbaugh

OBITAURY: Helen Sue Wahnetta Bottchenbaugh

Helen Sue Wahnetta Bottchenbaugh passed on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023. Helen was a proud respected Cherokee woman, who took great pride in being called Mom, Grandma, Lala, and Grandma Helen. Helen had four children, five generations of grandchildren. She lived in the Big...
OBITUARY: Rafael Cruz Ramirez

OBITUARY: Rafael Cruz Ramirez

Rafael Cruz Ramirez, 37, of Cherokee, passed away at Duke University Hospital on Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023, after an extended illness.  The only son of Debra Smith and Rafael Ramirez, “Cruz”, “Raf”, or “Ralphie” as he was known leaves behind his father, his cousins...