by admin | Feb 20, 2022 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
WASHINGTON — As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s work to prioritize equity and inclusion across the federal government, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland today established the first-ever Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA) Council to...
by admin | Feb 19, 2022 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. One Feather Staff Cory Blankenship, EBCI Secretary of Treasury, had some good news for the leaders and members of Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) during a report to Tribal Council on Thursday, Feb. 17. The discussion centered...
by admin | Feb 17, 2022 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. One Feather Staff Cherokee will soon have its own ABC store. The Tribal Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission (TABCC) for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) is currently working on the Tribal ABC Store which it hopes to open...
by admin | Feb 16, 2022 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
Cherokee Indian Police Department (CIPD) SWAT Team arrested Danquon Shermaine Brown, a 31-year-old male of Asheville, on Wednesday, Feb. 16. CIPD received a tip that Brown was a guest at a local hotel and that there were numerous warrants for his arrest out of...
by admin | Feb 12, 2022 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
Great Smoky Mountains National Park firefighters responded to a small, 1.7-acre wildfire along the Foothills Parkway at 4:19 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 11. Pigeon Forge Fire Department, Sevier County Emergency Service, Tennessee Division of Forestry, and volunteer...
by admin | Feb 11, 2022 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. One Feather Staff The waters of Soco Creek in Cherokee were up and raging on Friday, Feb. 4 following heavy rainfall in the area. After his younger brother accidentally fell in the water behind the Soco Creek Townhomes in the...