Teen drowns in Oconaluftee River

Teen drowns in Oconaluftee River

National Park Service release   At approximately 5 p.m. on Monday, June 24, Great Smoky Mountains National Park rangers and Cherokee Search and Rescue responded to a report that a teenager didn’t resurface after he lost his footing in the Oconaluftee River behind...
Cherokee Police Commission holds June meeting

Cherokee Police Commission holds June meeting

By MATTILYNN SNEED One Feather Intern Reporter   SNOWBIRD, N.C.- The Cherokee Police Commission met at the Cornsilk Complex in Tutiyi (Snowbird) on Thursday, June 13. Chairperson Gene Tunney Crowe called the meeting to order. Commissioners in attendance were...

COMMENTARY: We need to be more like Dave.

By ROBERT JUMPER Tutiyi (Snowbird) and Clyde, N.C.   Dave Russell is my counterpart at The Sylva Herald and Ruralite. We have a dandy working relationship with the Herald and it sounds like he and I share some commonalities when it comes to managing and...