by admin | Oct 9, 2024 | OBITUARIES
Christopher Hayes Calhoun “Hayes”, 64, of the Big Cove Community, passed away peacefully Sept. 26, 2024 at Frye Medical Center in Hickory, N.C. He was born July 22, 1960 to the late Walker and Evelyn Hornbuckle Calhoun. Hayes was a very active man who enjoyed being...
by admin | Oct 9, 2024 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. One Feather Asst. Editor WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tina Saunooke, Qualla Boundary Head Start and Early Head Start early education director, represented her program and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) at the National Indian Head Start...
by admin | Oct 9, 2024 | OBITUARIES
Malinda Ann Driver Mahan, 70, of the Birdtown Community (originally from the Big Cove Community), went home to be with the lord on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024, surrounded by family at Tsali Care Center. She is the daughter of the late Jim and Ina Driver. In addition to her...
by admin | Oct 8, 2024 | OPINIONS
By JOSH BLACKMER In 1965 lyricist Hal David and composer Burt Bacharach wrote the song, “What the World Needs Now Is Love”. During that time, the Vietnam War was ramping up, which was the impetus for the song’s chorus. It took them three years to find...
by admin | Oct 8, 2024 | OBITUARIES
Robert Phillip Haire, 88, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024. Phil was born May 1, 1936 in Caretta, W.V., to Herman and Pauline Jackson Haire. His family later moved to West Jefferson, N.C., where he grew up. Phil was a graduate of the University of North Carolina...