Crowe found guilty of breaking into a home

  Macon County jurors found a man guilty last week of breaking into a home in December 2019 in the Nantahala community, District Attorney Ashley Welch said. After being found guilty, Andrews resident Jon Crowe, 47, received an added sentence enhancer for habitual...

Kayaker drowns in Oconaluftee River near Smokemont

  Great Smoky Mountains National Park rangers were assisted by emergency responders from Cherokee Fire & Rescue, Cherokee Tribal EMS, and the Cherokee Indian Police Dept., in the recovery of drowned kayaker, Megan Thompson, age 34, of Cleveland Heights, Ohio...

The bridge on the river, why?

  By JONAH LOSSIAH One Feather Staff   A project to bring a new pedestrian bridge and main sewer line to downtown Cherokee made significant progress this week. Three cranes and the entire workforce for Owle Construction were on site to set the 90,000-pound...