Judge orders Redskins trademark cancelled

  By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF   A federal judge ruled on Wednesday, July 8 that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) cancel the Washington NFL football team’s “Redskins” trademark.  U.S. District Court Judge Gerald Bruce Lee said in his...

Man dies following kayak accident in Park

  Great Smoky Mountains National Park rangers responded to a report of a kayak accident at approximately 6:20pm on Thursday, July 2 in the Middle Prong of the Little Pigeon River in the Greenbrier section of the Park. Kenneth C. Worthington, age 53, of Apex, capsized...