“In terms of having Western and the community involved with each other, I feel like we got a number of things going,” she said.

This year marks the centennial of the National Park Service (NPS), and the most visited unit of the entire system is located less than a mile from the border of the Cherokee Indian Reservation.

Download an application for the 2017 Remember the Removal Ride below. Applications are due in the Cherokee Choices office by Thursday, Nov. 10.

Download the 2016 Cherokee Indian Fair Exhibit Prize List

2016 Cherokee Indian Fair Schedule

Siyo, I want to share with you all some events that I had the honor to attend the month of September.

The Cherokee Rodders Car Club recently awarded the first Bob Smith Memorial Vocational Scholarships. The first recipients of the scholarships funds are: John Jenkins; Chase Crowe; and Ryan Tranter.

Leaf-lookers, stay tuned. The quality of the fall colors in Western North Carolina’s mountains this year will depend on the temperatures recorded from September through the typical peak color weeks of October.