The 2021 Leadership Knoxville (LK) class consists of 54 outstanding individuals working to improve life in Knoxville, and a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) is in that group. 

All six members of SCC Project SEARCH’s 2018-19 graduating class currently have jobs in the region, landing program leaders and coaches a nationwide “Employment Outcome Award.”

This fall, the Cherokee Preservation Foundation awarded 15 grants to partners within Western North Carolina and beyond.

T.J. Holland held a wealth of knowledge about Cherokee history and culture, and he shared that information with anyone interested in learning. 

  The family of Juke (Walter) Bradley would like to thank everyone for their prayers, food donations, wood donations, tobacco for the fire, our very dedicated Fire Keeper who kept the fire going for four days, and kind words during our very hard time. We...

On the wall in her office, Monica Wildcatt has a “Dreams List” of all the things she’d like to see at the Cherokee Children’s Home. 

The Cherokee Studies Program at Western Carolina University will rename its endowed scholarship in memory of T.J. Holland, an alumnus and lifelong leader in the community and Cherokee cultural preservation and revitalization who died recently. 

  The family of the Late Vaughn F. Smith wishes to extend their sincere thanks to all relatives, friends, and neighbors who assisted with his services. Thank you for your words of comfort, flowers, and food. A special thanks to Big Cove Pentecostal Church, Big...