by Anthony Brown | Mar 22, 2013 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF Ground was broken on the third hotel tower for Harrah’s Cherokee on July 10, 2009. That event marked the beginning of the $650 million expansion which is now complete and culminated in a grand opening event on Friday,...
by Anthony Brown | Mar 22, 2013 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
The North Carolina Press Association held its annual awards ceremony on Thursday, March 21, and the Cherokee One Feather will have five new plaques to hang up. Reporter Scott McKie Brings Plenty won four awards in the 2012 News, Editorial, and Photojournalism Contest...
by Anthony Brown | Mar 22, 2013 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
The Cherokee Indian Police Department (CIPD) received a BOLO from Clark County, Arkansas on Wednesday, March 20 in reference to a missing/endangered person. The missing person was reported to have been with a suspect that was wanted in connection with an armed...
by Anthony Brown | Mar 21, 2013 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
WASHINGTON – Sen. Kay Hagan (D-NC) welcomed Vice Chief Larry Blythe to a meeting hosted by the Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee on Wednesday, March 20. Sen. Hagan invited Vice Chief Blythe to attend the meeting, which brought together Senators and American...
by Anthony Brown | Mar 21, 2013 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF “Native Americans have the third highest rate of HIV in the U.S.,” read a placard at an event hosted by Cherokee Community Health at the Acquoni Expo Center on Thursday, March 21 to celebrate Native HIV Awareness Day. The...
by Anthony Brown | Mar 20, 2013 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF Bears and three local bear zoos were the hot topic at a Tribal Council work session and public meeting held on the night of Tuesday, March 19. Following the USDA shutdown of the Chief Saunooke Bear Zoo for multiple violations,...