Man drowns at Abrams Falls 

  Great Smoky Mountains National Park rangers were assisted by multiple emergency response agencies in the recovery of a drowning victim near Abrams Falls on Friday, Aug. 27. Blount Special Operations Response Team (BSORT) divers from the Blount County Sheriff’s...

Fatal motorcycle accident on Foothills Parkway 

  Great Smoky Mountains National Park rangers responded to a fatal motorcycle accident on the Foothills Parkway between Walland and Wears Valley, near mile marker 24, at approximately 11:35 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 28. David Wayne Birdsong, age 57, of Fairview,...

EBCI tribal member wins national award

  Special to the One Feather   Kimberly Smith, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians from the Yellowhill Community, was this year’s only recipient of the National President’s Award at the Virtual Leadership Summit II, hosted by the Federally...