by Anthony Brown | May 29, 2015 | COMMUNITY sgadugi
By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR Gourd enthusiasts have been attending the annual gourd festival since its inception approximately 12 years ago. For several years, the Gourd Festival producers have chosen Cherokee as their location for this event. The...
by Anthony Brown | May 28, 2015 | COMMUNITY sgadugi
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF After more than 14 years of working with Cherokee farmers and gardeners, EBCI Extension Office agricultural agent Sarah McClellan-Welch is retiring as of Friday, May 29. She came to Cherokee in 2001 from the...
by Anthony Brown | May 27, 2015 | COMMUNITY sgadugi
There’s nothing unusual about neighboring mountain high schools competing for supremacy inside a local gymnasium, but the competition that took place recently at Cherokee High School’s auxiliary gym wasn’t your typical interscholastic contest. This battlefield...
by Anthony Brown | May 21, 2015 | COMMUNITY sgadugi
By AMBLE SMOKER ONE FEATHER STAFF Cherokee High School held their annual Academic Awards Banquet on Tuesday, May 19. Fifty-seven students who held a 90 or better grade point average through the first three quarters of the 2014-15 school year, were...
by Anthony Brown | May 20, 2015 | COMMUNITY sgadugi
By CAROL B. LONG Cherokee Seed Corn Inc. has been awarded a $10,123 grant from the Evergreen Foundation based out of Waynesville. The grant is to help renovate 10 rooms and a kitchen/dining area at the Home Stead Motel to serve homeless veterans. The...
by Anthony Brown | May 20, 2015 | COMMUNITY sgadugi
For many centuries, the Cherokee have assisted members of their tribe who need help, perhaps tending a garden, fixing a roof, lending a hand with painting or yard clean up. During this year’s daylong Cherokee Day of Caring event held on Thursday, May 14,...
