The Musial Theater Department at Cherokee High School and Middle Schools has cast the characters for their production of the Lion King Jr. which will take the stage at the Chief Joyce Dugan Cultural Center on May 5-7 at 7pm.

Long before he became Vice Chief for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Richard Sneed was working with young people.

Si-yo, greetings, I would like to share with you all some of the activities and events that I have attended the month of February and the first part of March.

Three local teens recently completed the Cherokee Youth Council program including Louwana Montelongo, Emily Welch and Hannah Ledford.

For many years, Kenneth Haigler, an EBCI tribal member, helped students in Southwestern Community College’s radiography technology program learn and grow by supervising their clinical rotations at Swain Community Hospital.

The Native American MENtoring Program (NAMP) at Southwestern Community College will present screenings of the award winning documentary “First Language: The Race to Save Cherokee” later this month.

The State Employees Association of North Carolina will offer a total of 47 annual scholarships in 2016 for active SEANC members, their spouses and independent children.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is recruiting volunteers to assist park visitors by roving the Oconaluftee River Trail, Mountain Farm Museum, and fields along Newfound Gap Road near the Oconaluftee Visitor Center.