Working group formed to evaluate housing merger

  The leadership within the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) has been evaluating the potential benefits of merging the Qualla Housing Authority within the EBCI Housing Division.  EBCI Resolution #380 (2018) authorized the Housing Division to move forward...

Tribal Court Judgment Summary for Jan. 16

  ARMACHAIN, Patsy French 14-5.4 Filing False Emergency Report – Dismissed, Interest of Justice   BLANTON, Shannon 14-5.2 Communicating Threats – Dismissed, Interest of Justice 14-95.8(d) Drugs: Possess a Seed – Dismissed with Leave to Refile 14-95.6(c)...

Man taken into custody following a stand-off

  Dustin Corey Jones, 26, of Cherokee, was taken into custody following an armed stand-off in the Rough Branch Community on Friday, Jan. 18.  According to information released by the EBCI Division of Public Safety, Jones barricaded himself with a firearm. ...