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Code Purple: A Community Response

Code Purple: A Community Response

Jeff Helpman, pastor of The Grove Church on Franklin Grove in Bryson City, heads a Code Purple warming center at his church with the help of his wife, Jodi Helpman, who is graduating this May from Western Carolina University’s Master of Social Work program.

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OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ

OBITUARY: Alma Panther Johns

OBITUARY: Alma Panther Johns

Alma Panther Johns, 84, of the Big Cove Community, went home to be with the Lord Thursday, May 8, 2025. A native of Cherokee she was the daughter of the late Samuel Panther and Emaline Sequoyah.

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OBITUARY: Barbara J. Robie

OBITUARY: Barbara J. Robie

Barbara J. Robie, 77, of Cherokee, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, May 6, 2025. A native of Cherokee, she was the daughter of the late Jack and Mary Queen Jackson.

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OBITUARY: Ernest D. Panther

OBITUARY: Ernest D. Panther

Ernest D. Panther better known as “Ernie”, age 90, passed away on Saturday, April 26, 2025 after an extended illness. He is the son of the late Sam Panther and Emmaline Sequoyah.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Sneed’s art shown in exhibit at Hickory Museum of Art

Sneed’s art shown in exhibit at Hickory Museum of Art

Lenoir-Rhyne University students participated in an exhibit at the Hickory Museum of Art recently entitled “The Art of Profession” which featured students in the Advanced Studio Practices, and a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) was one of those featured. Tishara Sneed, an EBCI tribal member who also has Dine’ (Navajo) heritage, displayed three ceramic masks for the exhibit.

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