LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Warns against encroaching kudzu

Whether we like it or not, tourism sustains a quality of life for all western North Carolina residents. This tourism naturally comes from living in area with a bounty of visual beauty that people come to see and experience. Fall is just one great example of this...
COMMENTARY: CIPD’s lack of transparency unacceptable

COMMENTARY: CIPD’s lack of transparency unacceptable

By JESSICA WEBB Smoky Mountain Times Editor   It’s been a frustrating week here at Smoky Mountain Times because despite our efforts, we have come up short on getting more information as to what happened at El Camino Motel this past Thursday. We know from trusted...

SPEAKING OF FAITH: Rich or poor, eternity is forever

By TIMOTHY L. MELTON, PASTOR (Transcribed by Myra D. Colgate) Cherokee Pentecostal Holiness Church Read Luke 16:19-31; 1 Corinthians 3:11-16 Pastor Melton’s Prayer: “Father, I pray You’d give me the Unction of the Holy Ghost. Father, pour Your Word inside of me that I...

SPEAKING OF FAITH: Church, Be the salt of the Earth

By REV. TIMOTHY L. MELTON, PASTOR (Transcribed by Myra D. Colgate) Cherokee Pentecostal Holiness Church   Read 2 Kings 2:19-22 “Father, we thank You today for the Word.  I thank You Lord for Your Ability to heal the waters, the Ability to fix a barren land. ...
COMMENTARY: Second-class citizens?

COMMENTARY: Second-class citizens?

By ROBERT JUMPER One Feather Editor   When the Tribe decided to enter the world of adult gaming, the tribal leadership made a prevision in the law that basically said that every tribal member would receive a portion of the per capita distribution. The government...