Tribal Prosecutor elected District Judge

By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF Tribal Prosecutor Roy Wijewickrama was elected a District Judge for North Carolina’s 30th District on Tuesday, Nov. 2.  Defeating Stephen Ellis by more than 4,000 votes, he garnered 53.88 percent of the vote according to the N.C....

Landscape Maintenance Training

By SARAH McCLELLAN-WELCH EBCI Cooperative Extension is holding a landscape training geared for Cherokee’s commercial landscapers and public grounds maintenance staff. The three-hour training is offered free-of-charge, but participants will donate their time to the...

The 411 on Ordinance 401

Q&A on the New Manage Your EBCI Moeny Program   By SHAWN SPRUCE  Are you an enrolled EBCI member who will graduate from high school in 2011?  If so, a new requirement passed by Tribal Council, Ordinance No. 401 (effective April 1, 2011), states: “Any minor member,...