Rachel Hicks named Miss Cherokee

Submitted by Jean Bushyhead          New Miss Cherokee 2009, Rachel Elizabeth Hicks, took over the reigns of ambassador for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians a the Miss Cherokee silver crown was placed on her head by Miss Cherokee 2008, Amanda Awee Wolfe on...

Braves play Hayesville in Youth Football

One Feather staff report       The Cherokee Youth Football teams faced the Hayesville Yellow Jackets at the old Cherokee High School on Saturday, Oct. 10 for Parent’s Night.  The Braves Mites and Midgets are scheduled for a make-up game on Tuesday, Oct. 13 at home...

Man dies in Park following Accident

Submitted by Nancy Gray, GSMNP GSMNP, Tenn. – At 9:36 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 7, Park Rangers at Great Smoky Mountains National Park responded to a single vehicle accident involving a fatality on the Foothills Parkway in Blount County, Tenn.      Tommy Rogers, 50,...

New Kituwah Academy officially opens

By Scott McKie B.P. One Feather staff        “This is a dream come true,” George Byrd, a fluent speaker from the Cherokee Nation said prior to giving an opening prayer during the grand opening celebration of the New Kituwah Academy on Wednesday, Oct. 7.  Byrd was one...

Big Rig Show coming to Cherokee this weekend

Big rigs and antique trucks rumble into Cherokee October 16-18 for the 4th Annual Big Rigs and Antique Trucks Show, where truck enthusiasts of all types gather to show off their custom and original truck restorations, trade stories and ideas, compete for prizes and...