by Anthony Brown | Jun 1, 2016 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF The disbursement of the Minor’s Trust Fund, aka the “Big Check”, has been a source of debate and controversy for some years now. In recent years, as the Fund has grown and the checks have gotten larger, the tax...
by Anthony Brown | Jun 1, 2016 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
Item #1 – Ord. No. 245 – Garnishment for Criminal Fines and Fees be amended – DEEMED READ AND TABLED Item #2 – Budget Amendment, Transit – addition of Receptionist position – PASSED Item #3 – Budget Amendment, Emergency Management – Adjust...
by Anthony Brown | May 20, 2016 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
Note: This is a schedule for Tribal Court, and defendants are scheduled to appear on the dates listed. It should be noted that the following defendants have only been charged with the crimes listed and should be presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of...
by Anthony Brown | May 20, 2016 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
ASHEVILLE – Pattie Sue Bradley, 43, an EBCI tribal member of Cherokee, was sentenced on Thursday, May 19 to 120 months in prison for killing her husband, announced Jill Westmoreland Rose, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. U.S....
by Anthony Brown | May 19, 2016 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
The Cherokee Indian Police Department (CIPD) partnered with the western North Carolina chapter of MADD and the N.C. State Highway Patrol to conduct multiple checking stations on the Qualla Boundary on Saturday, May 14. During these checkpoints, a “Highly...
by Anthony Brown | May 19, 2016 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF The Georgia Tribe of Eastern Cherokee, Inc., a state-recognized tribe in Georgia, does not meet the criteria for federal recognition according to a notice posted in the Federal Register on Friday, May 13. The group,...