Tribal Court Docket for Oct. 22

  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...

Tribe says no to fracking

  By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF   The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians has joined other governments in the mountains of western North Carolina in opposing the practice known as fracking.   But, being a sovereign nation, the Tribe, unlike area...

Tribal Court Judgment Summary for Sept. 25

  DRIVER, Joseph Martin 14-60.30 False Pretenses – Dismissed, Settled in Mediation 14-60.30 False Pretenses – Dismissed, Settled in Mediation, $200 restitution ordered 14-60.32 Worthless Checks – Dismissed, Settled in Mediation   FEATHER, Jonathan Dane...

Prescribed burning season to begin

The U.S. Forest Service National Forests in North Carolina plans to conduct prescribed burns in the Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests later this month and into November if weather conditions are favorable.   The agency will conduct burns on approximately 4,000...