CIPD Arrest Report for April 21-27, 2025

CIPD Arrest Report for April 21-27, 2025

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...
THE GOOD STUFF: Cherokee Rod Run a good time for everyone

THE GOOD STUFF: Cherokee Rod Run a good time for everyone

By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. One Feather Asst. Editor   CHEROKEE, N.C. – American writer E.B. White, author of “Charlotte’s Web”, once said, “Everything in life is somewhere else, and you get there in a car.”  For some people, cars and trucks are utilitarian. They get us...
OBITUARY: Rex Allen Swayney

OBITUARY: Rex Allen Swayney

Rex Allen Swayney, 65, of Sylva, N.C., passed away on Thursday afternoon, April 24, 2025, at Vero Health and Rehab of Sylva, N.C., following an extended illness. Rex was a native of Maryville, Tenn. He served in the U.S. Army and was the son of the late Jesse Lorenzo...
OBITUARY: Blanche Emmaline Teesateskie

OBITUARY: Blanche Emmaline Teesateskie

Blanche Emmaline Teesateskie, age 69, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, surrounded by loved ones. A native of Graham County and a lifelong member of the Snowbird Community, she was the daughter of the late Tom and Jeanette Sue Rattler Teesateskie....