Western Carolina University honored its fall and summer graduates during a Saturday, Dec. 13 commencement ceremony that went on as planned after a bomb threat necessitated the relocation of the event from Ramsey Regional Activity Center to E.J. Whitmire Stadium.

Cherokee Central Schools has launched its district wide fundraiser for the Manna Food Box Project.

Forty years ago, on Dec. 3, 1974, park rangers from Great Smoky Mountains National Park rescued 15-year old Eric Johnson and a companion who had been trapped deep in the park’s backcountry by a chest-deep snow storm.

This is a listing of meetings for Tribal Council for December 2014.

Bids are being accepted for the 2015 EBCI pageant crowns for Teen Miss Cherokee, Junior Miss Cherokee and Little Miss Cherokee.

Cherokee Tribal Child Care Services is having a Christmas Blessing Tree to help some of the area needy families during the holiday season.

This is the Cherokee Lights and Legends Christmas Entertainment Schedule.

WNC Communities celebrated 65 years of community achievement through the WNC Honors Awards Program held on Saturday, Nov. 22 and six communities with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians were honored.