SCC’s human services tech grads honored

    SYLVA – Six graduating students in Southwestern Community College’s human services technology program were honored recently with a pinning ceremony at the Jackson Campus. The graduates were presented with pins by their instructors, and each received a stone...

Council recognizes Warriors of Anikituwah

   Tribal Council recognized the Warriors of Anikituwah during its regular session on Thursday, Jan. 7.  Painttown Rep. Marie Junaluska gave a presentation on the Warriors in which she stated, “Over the past ten years, they have inspired Cherokee people with...

SCC launches Minority Male Mentoring Program

  SYLVA – Among Native American males enrolled at Southwestern Community College during the 2012-13 academic year, 40 percent left the college without graduating. That’s just one of many trends Earle Dixon, an EBCI tribal member, hopes to reverse as Southwestern’s new...