New hours for Kituwah

     The gates at Kituwah are now open Monday through Friday from 9am – 3:30pm.  This action to limit access in the evenings and weekends is necessary to help prevent vandalism and damage from “off-roading” and driving on soggy farm roads.      If access is needed at...

TEFAP Distribution for Cherokee Reservation

     The TEFAP Distribution for this quarter will be held Tuesday, Feb. 28 from 9-11:45am and 1-3:45pm.  This distribution will be held at the Commodity Building on Old Mission Road.  Foods will be served on a first come, first serve basis.  This TEFAP distribution is...

New Cherokee Tribal Court Costs

The below schedule of Court Costs is approved and promulgated effective March 1.  COURT COSTS: * Criminal/Traffic/Infraction Court Costs – $190 * Probation Fee – $200 * Civil Filing Fee (Custody, Divorce, Money Owed $5,000 and over, etc.) – $150 *...

Tribal members sentenced to Prison

     George Lee Hernandez, 21, an EBCI tribal member, of Cherokee, was sentenced on Friday, Feb. 2 to serve 46 months in prison for robbery related charges, announced Anne M. Tompkins, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.      In January 2011,...