OBITUARY: Florence Addie Reed

OBITUARY: Florence Addie Reed

Florence Addie Reed, also known as “Babe,” beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. Born on May 6, 1965, Babe lived a life filled with love, kindness, and pride in her Native American heritage. She...
OBITUARY: Idalee Inez Huskey

OBITUARY: Idalee Inez Huskey

Idalee Inez Huskey, a faithful servant of the Lord, cherished mother, grandmother, entrepreneur, and beloved pillar of the Cherokee, N.C. community, went home to be with the Lord on June 26, 2025. She was 88 years old. Born (Feb. 20, 1937) and raised in the beautiful...
COMMENTARY: Reservation Dogs (and Cats)

COMMENTARY: Reservation Dogs (and Cats)

By ROBERT JUMPER Tutiyi (Snowbird) and Clyde, N.C.   I routinely travel over Soco Mountain on my commute to and from work. It is a pretty drive during most times of the year, and it is a great time to reflect on and sometimes detoxify from what can be a...
Swain Co. Sheriff Cochran arrested

Swain Co. Sheriff Cochran arrested

Submitted by Office of District Attorney Ashley Hornsby Welch 43rd Prosecutorial District   Agents with the State Bureau of Investigation and police officers with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians arrested Swain County Sheriff Curtis Cochran, 72, on Friday,...