by admin | Mar 15, 2020 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF Arecent Department of the Interior (DOI) decision to take land into trust effectively gives the Catawba Indian Nation the green light to open a gaming operation in North Carolina. The official decision, granted on...
by admin | Mar 14, 2020 | Front Page, Health, NEWS ka-no-he-da
ONE FEATHER STAFF REPORT Following nationwide closings and cancellations of events due to the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper issued an executive order this afternoon, Saturday, March 14, that all North Carolina public...
by admin | Mar 13, 2020 | Front Page, Health, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By JONAH LOSSIAH ONE FEATHER STAFF If you drive up to the Cherokee Indian Hospital and see tents outside of the entrances, don’t be alarmed. In an effort to increase screening for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), they have added these stations...
by admin | Mar 12, 2020 | Front Page, Health, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By JONAH LOSSIAH ONE FEATHER STAFF Thursday morning, March 12 marked the first meeting of a Joint Information Center (JIC) that was called for by EBCI Public Health and Human Services. The group has been formed to ensure consistency and quality in all...
by admin | Mar 11, 2020 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By JONAH LOSSIAH ONE FEATHER STAFF Asecond arraignment hearing was held in the case of Benjamin Cody Long on Wednesday, March 11 at 2 p.m. Tribal prosecutors brought seven new charges to the case, all of which are the same offense at different dates....
by admin | Mar 6, 2020 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF Tribal Council approved two land purchases for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) during its monthly Budget Council session on Tuesday, March 3. The purchases were approved through the passage of Res. No....