Pendergraft pleads guilty in Pisgah Inn murder

  ASHEVILLE – U.S. Attorney Andrew Murray announced on Monday, Aug. 26 that Derek Shawn Pendergraft, 22, of Asheville, has pleaded guilty to one count of first degree murder and two counts of aggravated sexual abuse resulting in death. U.S. Magistrate Judge W....

New WCU Chancellor meets EBCI community leaders

  By JONAH LOSSIAH ONE FEATHER STAFF   New Western Carolina University (WCU) Chancellor Kelli Brown was in Cherokee on the evening of Thursday, Aug. 22 as part of her ‘Welcome Tour.’ The event was held at Selu Garden Café at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort....

Hiker fatality in Deep Creek area in Park

Great Smoky Mountains National Park rangers responded to a report of man in cardiac distress near the Deep Creek Campground and Picnic Area at approximately 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 22. Kirk Lazar, age 70, of Evans, Ga. was hiking with his wife on the Juney Whank...

McCoy sentenced to 51 months on federal meth charge

  ASHEVILLE – Timothy Jason McCoy, 47, of Cherokee, was sentenced on Thursday, Aug. 22 to 51 months in prison and four years of supervised release for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, announced Andrew Murray, U.S. Attorney for the Western...