by admin | Aug 2, 2019 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF E. Sequoyah Simermeyer is one step closer to being named the new chairperson of the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC). The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (SCIA) approved his nomination during a business...
by admin | Aug 2, 2019 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
At approximately 3 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 1, the northern area of Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Gatlinburg, Tenn. experienced extremely heavy rainfall causing multiple small rock slides, downed trees, and flash flooding along the Spur and Gatlinburg...
by admin | Aug 1, 2019 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF The TERO program of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) is the recipient of the 2019 Governor’s NCWorks Award of Distinction as an “Outstanding Employee”. During the regular session of Tribal Council on...
by admin | Jul 31, 2019 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
After spending four nights lost in the backcountry of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Kevin Mark Lynch was found by searchers. At approximately 4:25 p.m. on Wednesday, July 31, searchers discovered Lynch, alert and responsive, in the southeast area of the...
by admin | Jul 31, 2019 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials continue to search for 58-year-old Kevin Mark Lynch who went missing on Saturday, July 27. Today marks day five of search efforts as more agencies are incorporated into the operation. Over the course of the last...
by admin | Jul 29, 2019 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF One business day after N.C. Governor Roy Cooper signed legislation making sports betting legal for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Harrah’s Cherokee Casinos officials released their plans to get the ball...