SPEAKING OF FAITH: Trust in God and stay close to him 

  By REV. TIMOTHY L. MELTON, PASTOR  CHEROKEE PENTECOSTAL HOLINESS CHURCH    Read Daniel 6:1-28; Mark 4:35-36 “There is now a concerted effort to stop the Church, using the pandemic as an obstruction or an excuse. It can be held also by governments, or...

THANK YOU LETTER: SMES thanks Post 143 Auxiliary 

  Smokey Mountain Elementary School would like to thank the Steve Youngdeer American Legion Post 143 Auxiliary. It goes without saying that returning to school this year 2020-2021 has been a challenge for all students, families and school personnel. The American...

OBITUARY: Danny Lane Swayney

  Danny Lane Swayney, 43, of Cherokee, passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020. He was preceded in death by his brother, Brian Eugen Swayney, and his sister, Corene Swayney. In addition, he will be greeted in the afterlife by his uncles, Darren Swayney and...

COMMENTARY: The Squeaky wheel gets the grease…

  By COL. JOE BURANOSKY (USMC RET.) WHITTIER, N.C.    One of the most important things we can do as citizens of this region is to support our community.  The 2020 Census is in process and the self-response phase has been extended until Sept. 30; our response...