Smokies officially reopens

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officially reopened on Thursday, Oct. 17 under federal funding. The park had been closed for the first two weeks of October due to a lapse in Congressional appropriations The Park and its facilities had originally opened to the...

NCAI elects new officers

TULSA, Okla. – The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) elected a new Executive Committee on Thursday, Oct. 17 at the 70th Annual Convention & Marketplace. The Executive Committee is charged with advancing the mission of NCAI to protect and advance tribal...

Loan note signed for new hospital

By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF   Principal Chief Michell Hicks and Cherokee Indian Hospital CEO Casey Cooper signed a loan note to acquire the funding for the new hospital in a ceremony at the Hospital on Wednesday, Oct. 16.  The 10-year note for $75...

Park to reopen for five days

The National Park Service announced that it has entered into an agreement with the State of Tennessee that will allow Great Smoky Mountains National Park to temporarily reopen on Wednesday, Oct. 16, after being closed for 15 days due to the partial government...