OBITUARY: Amanda Sue Lambert

OBITUARY: Amanda Sue Lambert

Amanda Sue Lambert, 62, of Cherokee, N.C., passed away on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, at Tsali Care Center in Cherokee, N.C., after an extended illness. Amanda was born on April 8, 1963, to the late Ronald and Bernice Welch Lambert. During her early years, she worked as...
CIPD Arrest Report for Jan. 12-18, 2026

CIPD Arrest Report for Jan. 12-18, 2026

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: John Wesley Raby “John Bug”

OBITUARY: John Wesley Raby “John Bug”

John Wesley Raby “John Bug”, 40, of the Wolftown Community passed away on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026. John Bug is preceded in death by his paternal grandparents Ted and Evelyn Raby; maternal grandparents, Boyd and Helen Jackson; John’s mother, Lawanda Jackson Raby “Sue”;...
Police Commission holds January meeting

Police Commission holds January meeting

By BROOKLYN BROWN One Feather Reporter   CHEROKEE, N.C. – The Cherokee Police Commission held their monthly meeting in the Ginger Lynn Welch building on the afternoon of Jan. 13. Chairperson Anita Lossiah called the meeting to order at 12:02 p.m....