by Anthony Brown | Oct 16, 2013 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF Principal Chief Michell Hicks and Cherokee Indian Hospital CEO Casey Cooper signed a loan note to acquire the funding for the new hospital in a ceremony at the Hospital on Wednesday, Oct. 16. The 10-year note for $75...
by Anthony Brown | Oct 16, 2013 | Front Page, Happenings
Over 600 runners from across the mountains and Southeast are expected in Cherokee on Saturday, Oct. 19 for the second Cherokee Harvest Half Marathon & 5K. The event is presented by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and Harrah’s Cherokee Casino and benefits the...
by Anthony Brown | Oct 16, 2013 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
The National Park Service announced that it has entered into an agreement with the State of Tennessee that will allow Great Smoky Mountains National Park to temporarily reopen on Wednesday, Oct. 16, after being closed for 15 days due to the partial government...
by Anthony Brown | Oct 15, 2013 | COMMUNITY sgadugi, Front Page
By JEAN JONES ONE FEATHER EDITOR Cherokee Central Schools has announced the selection of their chairperson and vice-chairperson for the 2013-2015 term of office. In a recent school board meeting, John D. “Dick” Crowe was selected to be the chairperson for the...
by Anthony Brown | Oct 15, 2013 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF MURPHY – A project many years in the making officially got underway on Tuesday, Oct. 15 as ground was broken for the Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River Casino & Hotel in Cherokee County. The $110 million project...
by Anthony Brown | Oct 14, 2013 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF The federal government has been shut down since midnight on Tuesday, Oct. 1. Congressman Mark Meadows (R-NC) who serves western North Carolina said in a statement following the shutdown, “I am willing to do whatever it...