The Purple Warrior Foundation, founded in 2013 by former Miss Cherokee Taylor Wilnoty, started as an avenue to help educate EBCI tribal members about Epilepsy. 

For the first time in the school’s history, the New Kituwah Academy will be represented at the North Carolina Science and Engineering Fair. 

In recent months, Southwestern Community College’s Educational Opportunities department has partnered with the Mother Town Healing Project through the Tribal Employment Rights Office (TERO) of the Qualla Boundary to provide employability skills training, career opportunities and additional support to tribal members recovering from addiction.

This January has been one for the books. I started my fourth semester at Carson-Newman University, and I have been preparing for my upcoming travel with my board.

Cherokee Indian Hospital has announced that Dr. Christine Shook, who joined the staff in July 2016, has been selected as the new Chief Dental Director.

Kallup McCoy II, an EBCI tribal member, is a busy man.  He can be found each day training for extreme running challenges, working on a podcast, and educating people about the reality and dangers of substance abuse. 

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials have announced the completion of a solar energy project at Cades Cove that will annually reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 23 tons and reduce fuel costs by $14,000.

More than 165 students made the president’s list, and 158 others made the dean’s list for the fall semester at Southwestern Community College.