by Anthony Brown | Jan 30, 2015 | COMMUNITY sgadugi
SYLVA – Twelve residents of the Qualla Boundary were among the 156 graduates who earned their associate degrees, diplomas and/or certificates from Southwestern Community College in the fall semester. Among the Qualla Boundary graduates, Emma Hope Cotes...
by Anthony Brown | Jan 30, 2015 | Front Page
The American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life kickoff will be held on Thursday, Feb. 5 at 5:30 pm at the Cherokee Central High School library. The Cherokee event is in an elite group of Relay For Life events as it is only one of two events held on tribal...
by Anthony Brown | Jan 29, 2015 | OBITUARIES
Alfred William “Bill” Owl, 60, of 170 Sam Brady Rd. in Cherokee, passed away unexpectedly on Jan. 27, 2015 at the Mission Campus of Mission Hospitals in Asheville. Bill, born in Trenton, NJ, was the son of the late Alfred Gaither Owl and...
by Anthony Brown | Jan 29, 2015 | OBITUARIES
Esther D. Roach, 57, of Cherokee, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015 following an extended illness. Esther is the daughter of the late James A. Screamer and Cornelia Mae Lossiah Rattler. Esther is survived by her children Terrence Howard Roach of Kentucky,...
by Anthony Brown | Jan 29, 2015 | OBITUARIES
Wayford Eugene Saine, 68, of 374 Lucy Long Rd. in Cherokee, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, Jan. 2, 2015 following an extended illness. Wayford was the son of the late Wayford and Helen (Darnell) Saine of Buncombe Co. He is survived by his...