by admin | Mar 27, 2020 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF The Senate passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (H.R. 748) by a vote of 96-0 on Wednesday, March 25. The $2 trillion coronavirus relief bill, which is Phase III of the federal...
by admin | Mar 25, 2020 | Front Page, Health, NEWS ka-no-he-da
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is reporting the first COVID-19 associated deaths. A person from Cabarrus County died on March 24 from complications associated with the virus. The patient was in their late seventies and had several...
by admin | Mar 24, 2020 | Front Page, Health, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority (CIHA) officials are urging members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) to self-isolate, especially while awaiting results from any coronavirus (COVID-19) testing. ...
by admin | Mar 24, 2020 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials have announced that all park areas, except the Foothills Parkway and the Spur, will close at noon on Tuesday, March 24 through Monday, April 6, in a continuing effort to support federal, state, and local efforts to...
by admin | Mar 23, 2020 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF North Carolina public school students will be out of school for at least two more months due to the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper signed an executive order on Monday, March 23...
by admin | Mar 20, 2020 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
CULLOWHEE – In response to the ongoing global coronavirus pandemic, Western Carolina University is postponing all spring commencement ceremonies originally scheduled for May 8 and 9, and will announce by April 3 plans for rescheduling the events. The decision...