Scott Nathaniel (Rhino) Rochester

  Scott Nathaniel (Rhino) Rochester, 48, of Bryson City, went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, June 12, 2019. A native of Swain County, he was the son of Sarah Eller Rochester of Bryson City and the late Carl Edward Rochester. He was a member of the 1988 Swain...

Raymond Eugene Kinsland – obituary

  Raymond Eugene Kinsland, 84 of Cherokee, went home to be with his Maker and Savior on Thursday, June 13, 2019.  He responded to a broad range of titles: Mr. Kinsland, Mr. K, Ray, Ray K, brother, Dad, Grandpa, Papaw, and Mr. Brave.  He was known widely as a most...

Voter turn-out for EBCI Primary almost 39 percent

  By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF   Almost 39 percent (38.97 percent) of registered voters of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) cast a ballot in the Primary Election held Thursday, June 6.  Of the 6,767 registered voters, a total of 2,637...

SPEAKING OF FAITH: Our father’s instruction

  By MYRA D. COLGATE CHEROKEE PENTECOSTAL HOLINESS CHURCH   “Train up a child in the way he should go [and in keeping with his individual gift or bent], and when he is old he will not depart from it.  Proverbs 22:6 (AMP) “My sheep hear my voice, and I know...

Constitution Resolution withdrawn at June Council

  By JONAH LOSSIAH ONE FEATHER STAFF   June 13 marked the date of another Tribal Council session with no real answers for a proposed Constitution for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI). The EBCI Tribal Council voted to withdraw a resolution that...