Art installation set up on Island

  By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF   Sometimes art is created and lasts millennia, and sometimes art is created and lasts momentarily.  The latter was the case on Saturday, July 1 as two artists, Jeff Marley and Frank Brannon, set up an installation...

Elizabeth Ann (Pan) Gass Bryson – obituary

Elizabeth Ann (Pan) Gass Bryson, 84, of Whittier, went home to be with the Lord, Friday, June 30, 2017 with her family by her side. A native of Swain County, she was the daughter of the late Marshall and Lillian Blankenship Gass, and wife of the late Jack Dempsey...

Miss Cherokee report for June 2017

  By AMORIE GUNTER MISS CHEROKEE 2016-17   Siyo nigada, I hope everyone is having a wonderful summer! The month of June was very exciting. I got to appear on WLOS for an interview about our 20th annual Cherokee Voices Festival. This was my first TV...

Jones-Bowman Leadership Program celebrates 10 years

  Established in 2007 by the Cherokee Preservation Foundation, the Jones-Bowman Leadership Program continues to help develop leaders who are making a significant difference in the Qualla Boundary and beyond. Jones-Bowman Fellowships are awarded to undergraduate...