by Anthony Brown | Feb 19, 2014 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF The EBCI Health and Medical Division is no longer. The new Cherokee Public Health and Human Services Division is taking its place and was officially introduced to the public during an event at the division’s administrative...
by Anthony Brown | Feb 18, 2014 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
CULLOWHEE – Noted Native American scholar and author Robert J. Conley, the Sequoyah Distinguished Professor of Cherokee Studies at Western Carolina University, died Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014, at Harris Regional Hospital after a period of declining health. Conley, 73, a...
by Anthony Brown | Feb 18, 2014 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
SHELBY – The N.C. Department of Transportation has awarded a contract to begin construction on a bridge that will create access to a new casino in Cherokee County. Once completed, the bridge will connect US-19/74/129 near Murphy to the new Harrah’s Casino owned...
by Anthony Brown | Feb 12, 2014 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
Dr. Blythe Winchester, an EBCI tribal member at the Cherokee Indian Hospital, has passed her Geriatric Medicine Examination. This completes the requirements for getting a Certificate of Added Qualifications in Geriatric Medicine. In a joint venture, the American...
by Anthony Brown | Feb 7, 2014 | COMMUNITY sgadugi, Front Page
SYLVA – Wearing her cap and gown for Southwestern Community College’s GED® graduation ceremony, Tonya Hensley, an EBCI tribal member, grinned nervously while recalling the moment she decided to turn her life around. Her son, Calvin, had come to her one evening...
by Anthony Brown | Feb 6, 2014 | COMMUNITY sgadugi, Front Page
WASHINGTON – Student delegations attending the Close Up Foundation week in Washington, joined one another to identify issues and solutions to problems in Indian Country. On Wednesday, Feb. 5, the students debated various issues that have been considered during...
