by admin | Mar 24, 2022 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By JONAH LOSSIAH One Feather Staff Stakeholders from across North Carolina and beyond were present on Tuesday, March 22 to see the Cherokee Indian Police Department presented with an AMBER Alert toolkit. This award comes as part of the AMBER Alert in...
by admin | Mar 22, 2022 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By JONAH LOSSIAH One Feather Staff During renovation projects at Cherokee Central Schools (CCS), construction workers discovered a worrying sign – mold. The remodeling efforts were halted, and an investigation was immediately launched by CCS and EBCI...
by admin | Mar 21, 2022 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By JONAH LOSSIAH One Feather Staff The majority of the EBCI Police Commission’s last meeting was spent in discussion with Cherokee Indian Police Chief Josh Taylor. The principal topic that was addressed by Chief Taylor was staffing and personnel. He said...
by admin | Mar 19, 2022 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
A jury in Swain County found Robert Simpson, 33, guilty Thursday, March 17 of six felony counts of rape and sexual assault, District Attorney Ashley Hornsby Welch and Sheriff Curtis Cochran said in a joint statement. Simpson, a resident of the Alarka community,...
by admin | Mar 18, 2022 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. One Feather Staff A project a long time in the making is coming to fruition as construction will start on Cherokee Indian Hospital’s new Long-Term Care campus by year’s end. “We know that the old facility has served a very important...
by admin | Mar 17, 2022 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. One Feather Staff A proposal currently before Tribal Council would change the dates for per capita distribution to members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI). Ord. No. 135 (2022), submitted by former EBCI First Lady Cyndi...