by Anthony Brown | Aug 23, 2012 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
Cherokee recently passed legislation during the August Session of Tribal Council which updated the Cherokee Criminal Code and finalized the full implementation of the enhanced sentencing authority granted by the federal Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010. Cherokee...
by Anthony Brown | Aug 23, 2012 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
Hugh Nolan Queen, 48, of Cherokee, was convicted on Aug. 21 in The Cherokee Court in file number 12-CR-1318 for Domestic Violence Assault with a Deadly Weapon Inflicting Serious Injury and Weapons Offense, and was sentenced to two years imprisonment. The sentence was...
by Anthony Brown | Aug 22, 2012 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
CULLOWHEE – Diane M. Styers, assistant professor of geosciences and natural resources at Western Carolina University, won nearly $15,000 in funding for a project that involves analyzing how land use affects national parks. The U.S. Forest Service Pacific Northwest...
by Anthony Brown | Aug 22, 2012 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
ASHEVILLE – Joshua Levi West, 22, an EBCI tribal member from Cherokee, was sentenced Thursday, Aug. 16 to serve 57 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. U.S. District Judge Martin Reidinger also ordered West to serve three years of supervised...
by Anthony Brown | Aug 22, 2012 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
Editor – Rochelle Jones (828) 554-6264, rochjone@nc-cherokee.com Reporter – Scott M. Brings Plenty (828) 554-6264, scotmckie@nc-cherokee.com Subscription Clerk – Elvia Walkingstick (828) 554-6262, elviwalk@nc-cherokee.com The One Feather no longer...
by Anthony Brown | Aug 22, 2012 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF As Gov. Bev Perdue and other state officials looked on, Rebecca Chiltoskie dealt a hand of blackjack to Principal Chief Michell Hicks and Vice Chief Larry Blythe at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino & Hotel on Tuesday, Aug. 21. ...
