by Anthony Brown | Aug 12, 2016 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF The exhibit hall at the Cherokee Indian Fairgrounds was built in 1980 with the current food booths being added in 1995. With both structures being decades old, and the food booths having fallen out of state Code...
by Anthony Brown | Aug 5, 2016 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF The TERO (Tribal Employment Rights Office) of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is now an independent entity and no longer a program of the tribal government. During its regular session on Thursday, Aug. 4,...
by Anthony Brown | Aug 2, 2016 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF People caught in possession of any controlled substance on the Cherokee Indian Reservation will now be subject to additional civil fines. Tribal Council passed the Controlled Substances Civil Penalty Fee legislation...
by Anthony Brown | Aug 1, 2016 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By PRINCIPAL CHIEF PATRICK LAMBERT Hello everyone! I hope your summer has been a good one so far. The month of July has been incredibly successful. Over the past month, we have continued the serious work of making Tribal Government work for Cherokee...
by Anthony Brown | Jul 26, 2016 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF The former executive director of the Sequoyah Fund has pleaded guilty to embezzling nearly $1 million from the organization. Nell Leatherwood pleaded straight up (guilty to all charges) to all 50 counts in a Bill of...
by Anthony Brown | Jul 20, 2016 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF Next fall, Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort will not only be filled with the sounds of gaming machines, a portion will be filled with the sounds of bowling pins being knocked around. Officials and leaders from the...