by Anthony Brown | Aug 1, 2016 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
On Wednesday, July 27 at approximately 6:56 am, Cherokee Indian Police Department Officers responded to a report of a male subject that had discharged a firearm in a public area. Upon arrival, CIPD officers placed Israel Weeks under arrest and transported him...
by Anthony Brown | Aug 1, 2016 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
Principal Chief Patrick Lambert has announced Monday, Aug. 15 as the official launch date of a newly redesigned Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Government Website https://nc-cherokee.com. The new EBCI Government Website is set to replace outdated information...
by Anthony Brown | Jul 26, 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 pleaded guilty to embezzling nearly $1 million from the organization. Nell Leatherwood pleaded straight up (guilty to all charges) to all 50 counts in a Bill of...
by Anthony Brown | Jul 21, 2016 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF The mother of three Cherokee children who allegedly kidnapped them and took them to Mexico has been formally indicted on kidnapping charges. Arrested and taken into custody in June, Shira Elizabeth Mattocks, 27, aka...
by Anthony Brown | Jul 21, 2016 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF A week after ground was broken on the future Snowbird Residential Treatment Center, the construction of a Crisis Stabilization Unit to further help those struggling with substance abuse was discussed in Health Board...
by Anthony Brown | Jul 20, 2016 | Health, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF Hepatitis C virus (Hep C or HCV) is a viral infection that affects the liver. The disease, transmitted “primarily through large or repeated percutaneous – passage through the skin – exposures to infectious blood”...
