Early voting starts in Cherokee

By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF        North Carolina will have a primary election on Tuesday, May 8, but voting has already begun in Cherokee.  A one-stop voting precinct has been set up by the Swain County Board of Elections in the Cherokee Life Center. ...

Local woman seeks maker of old pot

  By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF        An old casserole pot is displayed proudly in the BIA Realty office of Darlene Whitetree.  The pot belonged to her mother, Floy Whitetree, and now Darlene wants to return it to the family of the original potter. ...