Park resumes paving work on Little River Road

  Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced that the pavement preservation project on Little River Road will resume Monday, Aug. 19.  A thin pavement overlay will be applied to the entire length of the roadway between Sugarlands Visitor Center and...

Dinah (Tooni) George – obituary

  Dinah (Tooni) George, 97, of Cherokee, passed away at the Cherokee Indian Hospital on Monday, Aug. 12, 2019 following a extended illness.   Dinah was the daughter of the late Larch Tooni and Agnes (George) Tooni and was a basket maker by trade. She worked for...

Sequoyah Birthplace Museum to hold Cherokee Fall Festival

  VONORE, Tenn. – The Sequoyah Birthplace Museum, Tennessee’s only tribally-owned museum, will host its 28th annual Cherokee Fall Festival on Sept. 7-8 from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. each day. Visitors will have the opportunity to step back in time to experience...