by Anthony Brown | Jan 28, 2013 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
CULLOWHEE – Logging long stretches in the backcountry of the Cataloochee Valley area of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Western Carolina University biology graduate student Elizabeth Hillard is performing research that will help park personnel manage resources in...
by Anthony Brown | Jan 28, 2013 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
Harrah’s HEROs provided over 12,000 hours of volunteer service in 2012 Over the past twelve months, employees at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort have given back to their community by plowing dirt, donating blood, participating in Relay for Life and...
by Anthony Brown | Jan 24, 2013 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials have been working with the Federal Highways Administration (FHWA) to assess damage to Newfound Gap Road (U.S. 441) as a result of a Jan. 16 landslide. The FHWA has completed their field survey work, and are now in...
by Anthony Brown | Jan 23, 2013 | COMMUNITY sgadugi, Front Page
At a meeting held on Friday, Jan. 11, the Tribal ABC Commission presented Lori Blankenship, Cherokee School Board chairman, a check in the amount of $125,000 to be used for Cherokee Central Schools’ operations. This payment fulfills half of a $250,000 commitment to...
by Anthony Brown | Jan 23, 2013 | COMMUNITY sgadugi, Front Page
CULLOWHEE – Western Carolina University has announced its graduation and dean’s lists for fall semester 2012. The university in December conferred degrees on 638 students who completed their studies during the fall semester. A total of 182 undergraduate students...