by admin | Dec 16, 2016 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF The former executive director of the Sequoyah Fund has been sentenced to 27 months in prison after pleading guilty to embezzling nearly $1 million from the organization. Nell Leatherwood, who pleaded straight up...
by admin | Dec 12, 2016 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
This is the criminal docket for the Cherokee Tribal Court for Wednesday, Dec. 7. All of the defendants listed have only been charged with the crimes/offenses listed and should be considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Tribal Court Docket for Dec....
by admin | Dec 12, 2016 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF The EBCI Water & Sewer Department is about to start replacing over 2,000 water meters to improve services to its customers. The water meter exchange program will involve replacing outdated Badger positive...
by admin | Dec 8, 2016 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
GATLINBURG, Tenn. – The Chimney Tops 2 Fire, which was first reported in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Gatlinburg on Wednesday, Nov. 23 at approximately 5:20pm, is now 82 percent contained according to Park officials. There are now a total of 14...
by admin | Dec 7, 2016 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
CANNON BALL, N.D.—The following letter from Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Chairman Dave Archambault II was released Tuesday, Dec. 6: I know we have prayed and continue to do so. Now you must believe in your prayer. Energy Transfer Partners cannot cross the...
by admin | Dec 7, 2016 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
ASHEVILLE – Raymond Neal Swayney, 31, of Cherokee, appeared in federal court in Asheville on Monday, Dec. 5 and pleaded guilty to intentionally setting fires on Indian lands, announced Jill Westmoreland Rose, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of...