CIPD Arrest Report for Nov. 18-24, 2024

CIPD Arrest Report for Nov. 18-24, 2024

The following people were arrested by the Cherokee Indian Police Department and booked into the Anthony Edward Lossiah Justice Center. It should be noted that the following defendants have only been charged with the crimes listed and should be presumed innocent until...
OBITUARY: Marie Taylor Swayney

OBITUARY: Marie Taylor Swayney

Marie Taylor Swayney, 88, of Whittier, N.C., passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024.  A member of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians, she was born Aug. 4, 1936 to the late Larch and Dixie Conards Taylor. Marie was very...
EBCI receives $4.99 million EPA grant

EBCI receives $4.99 million EPA grant

By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. One Feather Asst. Editor   CHEROKEE, N.C. – The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) has received an almost $5 million Climate Pollution Reduction Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).  In all, $300 million was awarded...