James “Jim” Robert Smith – obituary

  James “Jim” Robert Smith, 85, of Cherokee, passed away Sunday, March 20, 2016 at Memorial Mission Hospital in Asheville. Jim was born Dec. 3, 1930 in Cherokee.  He was a retired veteran of the United States Army and was former owner of Irene’s...

EDITORIAL: Easter  

  By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR   Faith is a very personal thing. By definition, faith requires an individual decision. No one can make you believe anything, it is a personal, free will choice. Now, people may lay out a case for you to believe a...

LETTER: Man challenges “A Demand of Blood”

  “A Demand of Blood: The Cherokee War of 1776” (by Nadia Dean) is nothing more than a revision of former books, with added information from the Colonial records. This author, like all previous authors, has re-created an old folklore and false story about the...