by One Feather | Jul 30, 2021 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
Principal Chief Richard G. Sneed announced on Thursday, July 29 the appointment of Josh Taylor, shown above, as the new Chief of Police for the Cherokee Indian Police Department (CIPD). (Photo courtesy of Office of the Principal Chief) Principal Chief Richard G. Sneed...
by One Feather | Jul 29, 2021 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By JONAH LOSSIAH One Feather Staff The Cherokee Central Schools (CCS) Board of Education spent a large portion of their Monday, July 26 meeting discussing possibilities for combatting the drug issues on the Qualla Boundary. The Board welcomed to the meeting...
by One Feather | Jul 27, 2021 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. One Feather Staff A sign was unveiled on the warm summer afternoon of Tuesday, July 27 designating a stretch of US 441 from Exit 74 to the intersection of N.C. 19 as the Beloved Man Dr. Jerry Wolfe Highway. The N.C. Board of Transportation...
by One Feather | Jul 27, 2021 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. One Feather Staff After several months of very low case counts of COVID-19 being reported by the EBCI (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians) Joint Information Center (JIC), the Tribe is starting to see an uptick. JIC officials related that 15...
by One Feather | Jul 27, 2021 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
Following a two-week trial, a Graham County jury on Friday, July 23 returned a guilty verdict in 45 minutes against Casey Haney, 39, for repeated sexual assaults of a child, District Attorney Ashley Hornsby Welch said. Haney was found guilty of statutory rape and two...
by One Feather | Jul 27, 2021 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By JONAH LOSSIAH One Feather Staff The pre-trial of Benjamin Cody Long continued Monday, July 26 to resolve an issue between the defense and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) Office of the Attorney General. The representation for Cody Long is Brent...