Park records most October visits in 27 years

    The Great Smoky Mountains National Park recorded the highest October visitation in 27 years with 1,261,104 people visiting the park. October is traditionally the second busiest month of the year for the national park, driven by visitors coming to see the...

Veteran’s Day Ceremony held at Fairgrounds

    By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF   Veterans of all branches of the armed forces were honored during a ceremony in Cherokee held on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.  The Steve Youngdeer American Legion Post 143 hosted...

HOSPITAL TOPPED OFF

      By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF   In a construction tradition dating back hundreds of years, an evergreen tree was attached to the final steel beam of the new Cherokee Indian Hospital building, and it was lifted into place during a...