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.

Cherokee High School held their annual Academic Awards Banquet on Tuesday, May 19.

Cherokee Seed Corn Inc. has been awarded a $10,123 grant from the Evergreen Foundation based out of Waynesville.

During this year’s daylong Cherokee Day of Caring event held on Thursday, May 14, approximately 250 volunteers stepped forward and assisted families or individuals in particular need.

The second Cherokee Indian Fair meeting for the 2015 Fair took place on Monday, May 18.

Montreat College graduated 125 students during its Spring Commencement Ceremony in Montreat on Saturday, May 9. One of those graduates is from Cherokee.

For this one day each year, Memorial Day, our country pauses to remember the Americans who gave their lives for our country.

The public is invited to the grand opening of the Fly Fishing Museum of the Southern Appalachians set for Saturday, June 6.