by Anthony Brown | Jan 3, 2014 | Happenings
CULLOWHEE—Ten leaders from across Western North Carolina and beyond will share their personal perspectives on leadership with students in a Western Carolina University master’s degree program course in business administration this spring. Representing a cross-section...
by Anthony Brown | Jan 3, 2014 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By BARBARA DUNCAN MUSEUM OF THE CHEROKEE INDIAN Friends, family, and colleagues gathered on the occasion of Ken Blankenship’s retirement, at the Museum of the Cherokee Indian, on Friday, Dec. 27, 2013 for refreshments and a reception. The program began with an...
by Anthony Brown | Jan 3, 2014 | COMMUNITY sgadugi
By DR. BEVERLY PAYNE Cherokee Central Schools (CCS) has partnered with several community agencies to provide support and resources for parents whose children accumulate excessive school absences. The school system has formed the Truancy Intervention Council (TIC)...
by Anthony Brown | Jan 2, 2014 | Happenings
Due to USET’s Impact Week, February’s Budget Council session will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 11 and Tribal Council will be held on Thursday, Feb. 13. The deadline to submit resolutions, ordinances and requests for time for these sessions will be Thursday, Jan. 30. You...
by Anthony Brown | Jan 2, 2014 | OPINIONS
Dear Dr. Per Cap: I’m a member of a tribe that pays a sizeable monthly per cap. Within the last five years the checks have really gone up, and our community is blessed to have this windfall; however, there have been problems, too. Specifically, we are starting to...