by admin | May 6, 2026 | OBITUARIES
Charles “Cotton” Young, 84, was born on April 4, 1942, and passed on Friday, May 1, 2026 peacefully surrounded by the love of his family. Cotton was a man defined by hard work, honesty, and generosity. He spent 56 years as a truck driver. Through decades of...
by admin | May 6, 2026 | OBITUARIES
On Friday, May 1, 2026, Bernadine S. Bradley, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, went to her heavenly home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. She was born to the late J.D. and Nancy Shell Smith on Aug. 2, 1944. She loved the Lord and her Church families...
by admin | May 6, 2026 | General Announcements
GATLINBURG, Tenn. – Great Smoky Mountains National Park is requesting tips from the public to aid in an ongoing investigation of 33 black vultures (Coragyps atratus) dumped on the Foothills Parkway. On April 6 at approximately noon, Great Smoky Mountains...
by admin | May 6, 2026 | OPINIONS
By ROBERT JUMPER Tutiyi (Snowbird) and Clyde, N.C. Our society has lost its ability to rationally and civilly disagree. I know. You are saying, “Well, duh.” But those of us who say that are likely to do so blindly and sheepishly. Because when we get emotional...
by admin | May 5, 2026 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
Submitted by Sequoyah Fund CHEROKEE, N.C. — Sequoyah Fund has been awarded $528,190 from the Cherokee Preservation Foundation to support small business lending, small business support programming, and administrative expenses that strengthen Sequoyah Fund’s...
