Cherokee Indian Police Department report for October 2017

  Calls for Service                 1,444 Arrests                                    77 Traffic Citations                    108 Traffic Accidents                     53   Drugs Seized 29.5 gr. Methamphetamine – $3,540.00 35.5 gr. Heroin – $14,080.00...

December 2017 per capita amount released

  During the regular Tribal Council meeting on Thursday, Nov. 2, Painttown Rep. Tommye Saunooke announced the following amounts for the December 2017 per capita distribution for EBCI tribal members: Before taxes: $6,392 Mandatory tax: $119 After mandatory tax:...

Motorcycle fatality along Newfound Gap Road in Park

  Great Smoky Mountains National Park Rangers responded to a trike-motorcycle accident with two riders on Newfound Gap Road just north of Newfound Gap near Morton Overlook on Friday, Oct. 27 at 2:10pm. A male rider and female rider, both age 71, of Knoxville,...