by admin | Mar 4, 2022 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By JONAH LOSSIAH One Feather Staff The Kituwah, LLC will be requesting approximately $31 million from Tribal Council to launch a new partnership project with award-winning French entertainment company Puy du Fou. Mark Hubble, CEO of the Kituwah, LLC,...
by admin | Mar 4, 2022 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
ASHEVILLE – A Cherokee, N.C. man convicted of second degree murder by a federal jury was sentenced to 365 months in prison on Thursday, March 3, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Shane McKinley Swimmer, 22. was...
by admin | Mar 3, 2022 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By JONAH LOSSIAH One Feather Staff Thursday morning (March 3) EBCI Tribal Council passed Ordinances 139 and 143, two items that look to reshape the experience in the tribal justice system. Ord. No. 143 adds criminal defense to the duties of the Legal...
by admin | Mar 3, 2022 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By JONAH LOSSIAH One Feather Staff Thanks to efforts by the Cherokee Boys Club (CBC) and EBCI Air Quality Program, North Carolina’s first fully electric school bus has arrived in Cherokee. The bus, which will serve Cherokee Central Schools (CCS), is part...
by admin | Mar 3, 2022 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. One Feather Staff A man known for his love of Cherokee history and work at the Sequoyah Birthplace Museum has been made an Honorary Member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI). Tribal Council passed Res. No. 187 (2022)...
by admin | Mar 2, 2022 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
The boots-on-the-ground investigation into the disappearance of Jackson County resident Aaron Fortner, 25, is ending, at least for now, after state and local agencies combed miles of terrain for more than a week. “We are not giving up,” Jackson County Sheriff...