by admin | Oct 13, 2016 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF A project to aid those in need of immediate help from mental health or addiction issues will begin soon thanks to funding approved by Tribal Council. The design phase of the Crisis Stabilization Unit, which will be...
by admin | Oct 11, 2016 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
MURPHY – Cherokee County Sheriff Derrick Palmer announced that during a joint investigation with the Cherokee Indian Police Department on Friday, Oct. 7 that Matthew Crackle, 32, and Alison Hope, 23, both of Cleveland Tenn., were arrested for violations of...
by admin | Oct 11, 2016 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF Cherokee’s water supply is fine despite the fact that the reservation is located in two of seven western North Carolina counties classified as being in a “severe drought” by the N.C. Drought Management Advisory...
by admin | Oct 10, 2016 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF Qualla Housing Authority (QHA) is under investigation “regarding possible criminal conduct” according to a letter sent from the Department of Justice to various QHA officials dated Tuesday, Oct. 4. The letter...
by admin | Sep 30, 2016 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF A faulty power pole caused a fire in the Big Cove Community on April 27, 2009 that burned for a week. That fire, which damaged a total of 2,300 acres, has resulted in a settlement between the Eastern Band of...
by admin | Sep 24, 2016 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF ASHEVILLE – James Spratt had a dream to sculpt an American hero. He fulfilled his dream. Spratt, a U.S. Navy veteran and long-time patient at the Charles George VA Medical Center (CGVAMC), was the sculptor on a...