Five years after the completion of the original Fire Mountain biking trail system, EBCI (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians) Operations and EBCI Project Management have started work to more than double the trail network on the Qualla Boundary. The project is slated for a 2-million-dollar investment that will see 12 to 15 miles of new trails and much more.

The Qualla Boundary Head Start and Early Head Start (QBHSEHS) programs recently found out that both have been re-licensed.

State assistant district attorneys in Haywood County Superior Court last week successfully prosecuted five residents for trafficking illegal drugs.

Cherokee Nation citizen Dwight Birdwell, 74, is the first Native American to receive the Medal of Honor for his heroic service during the Vietnam War after President Joe Biden awarded him the military’s highest recognition Tuesday, July 5 at the White House.

Blindsided is one of the only ways to describe Carla Neadeau as she was stepping into her new role.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday, June 29 that states now have the ability to prosecute non-Indians who commit crimes in Indian Country.

The Nikwasi Initiative is looking for new ways to develop the area surrounding the Noquisiyi Mound in Franklin.

The ancestral remains of 86 individuals are being repatriated to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) from the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA).  They are from an archaeological dig in the northern part of Alabama in Lauderdale County.