by admin | Apr 26, 2025 | OBITUARIES
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...
by admin | Apr 25, 2025 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. One Feather Asst. Editor CHEROKEE, N.C. – April is both World Autism Month and National Autism Acceptance Month in the United States. The Jackson, Swain, Qualla Boundary Autism Support Group hosted the 2nd Annual Cherokee Autism Celebration...
by admin | Apr 25, 2025 | OBITUARIES
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....
by admin | Apr 25, 2025 | General Announcements
GATLINBURG, Tenn. – The National Park Service (NPS), in partnership with Friends of the Smokies, is beginning a multi-year rehabilitation of the iconic Bullhead Trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Beginning May 5, the park will close Bullhead Trail...
by admin | Apr 25, 2025 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. One Feather Asst. Editor The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) was one of four federally recognized tribes that founded what would become the United South and Eastern Tribes (USET) – founded originally as the Inter-Tribal Council of...
