OBITUARY: Sherry Daniels Pheasant

OBITUARY: Sherry Daniels Pheasant

Sherry Daniels Pheasant, 64, of the Big Cove Community of Cherokee, N.C., passed away Sunday, May 17, 2026, after a long battle with cancer. Born June 13, 1961, in Huntington, W.V., she was the daughter of the late Donna Jean Harless Daniels and Leo Edward Daniels Sr....
COMMENTARY: The Sound of Silence – Information Requests

Cherokees in the Revolutionary War – May 1776

By BARBARA R. DUNCAN   Cherokee people today serve in the United States military, pay taxes, vote, and have American citizenship as well as tribal membership.  But during the American Revolution, Cherokees had differing opinions about whether to support Great...
OBITUARY: Dustin Thomas Smith

OBITUARY: Dustin Thomas Smith

Dustin Thomas Smith, age 21, of Cherokee, N.C., passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, May 14, 2026. Dustin was born on Dec. 8, 2004, in Sylva, N.C., to his parents, the late T.J. and Dusty Lyn Jones Smith. He was an amazing father and partner. He was an amazing son,...