by admin | Jun 16, 2025 | OBITUARIES
Billy Ray Jones, 89, of Sylva, North Carolina was called home on Thursday, June 12, 2025. Born in Sylva, N.C., on March 30, 1936, he was the son of the late Maudie Wykle and Aude Jones. He was the third oldest of nine brothers. Billy Ray enjoyed bowling, fishing, drag...
by admin | Jun 16, 2025 | OPINIONS
By ROBERT JUMPER Tutiyi (Snowbird) and Clyde, N.C. We often joke (sometimes it isn’t a joke) that our politicians on the Qualla Boundary are in perpetual campaign mode. After all, with a 24-month election cycle, long-term planning and execution can be...
by admin | Jun 15, 2025 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By JAIME VANDERLEUVENSON and the EBCI NATURAL RESOURCES DEPT. The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians’ (EBCI) American chestnut restoration initiative has entered a phase of community outreach. The EBCI Natural Resources Department is currently working to...
by admin | Jun 13, 2025 | OPINIONS
By Lamont H. Fuchs, Ed.D. Scripture references: Acts 2:21, Psalm 107: 10-15 Questions often remain in people’s minds about Salvation and whether they have it or others have it. It is usually based upon the judgment of others when a living testimony fails...
by admin | Jun 12, 2025 | General Announcements
It should be noted that the following defendants have only been charged with the crimes listed and should be presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Criminal DV 06.17.2025 DV 50B 06.17.2025 DV 50C Docket 06.17.2025 DV 50B 06.17.2025 DV 50C Docket...
