YES to play at Harrah’s Cherokee

    Pioneers of progressive rock YES have achieved worldwide success with a history spanning 45 years and 21 studio albums, bookmarked with their 1983 smash hit “Owner of a Lonely Heart.” The band is known for its expansive songs, esoteric...

Nancy Jane (Blackfox) Bigmeat – obituary

  Nancy Jane (Blackfox) Bigmeat, 70, of the Wolftown Community in Cherokee, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016 at the Cherokee Indian Hospital.  Her family was by her side. Nancy was the daughter of the late Ross Blackfox and Amanda Littlejohn Blackfox.  She...

Tribal Court Docket for Dec. 7

This is the criminal docket for the Cherokee Tribal Court for Wednesday, Dec. 7.  All of the defendants listed have only been charged with the crimes/offenses listed and should be considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Tribal Court Docket for...

Fires raging in Park

  Great Smoky Mountains National Park received notice of a fire 150 yards behind the Twin Creek Picnic Pavilion off Cherokee Orchard Road at around 11:35am on Monday, Nov. 28.  National Park Service firefighters and the Gatlinburg Fire Department have responded...

EDITORIAL: Secrecy in the age of transparency      

  By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR   Every candidate for office in Tribal elections made a point of saying that they believe in open government and the people’s right to know what is going on with regard to the handling of the community’s affairs. From...