Teresa McCoy, a candidate for Principal Chief in the 2019 election, filed a protest with the EBCI Board of Elections (BOE) on Wednesday, Sept. 11. 

Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. announced Friday, Sept. 27 a $16 million investment in Cherokee language preservation – the largest language investment in the tribe’s history.

Inauguration day in Cherokee is Monday, Oct. 1, and it will see the swearing-in of two new members on the Cherokee Central Schools (CCS) Board of Education. The event will start at 9 a.m. at the Charles George Memorial Arena.

Tribal Court Judgment Summaries for Sept. 23 and 24

At 5:01 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21, Great Smoky Mountains National Park Rangers were notified of a three-vehicle collision on Newfound Gap Road (U.S. 441) south of Carlos Campbell Overlook in Tennessee.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials unveiled a bronzed marker along the Foothills Parkway at the newly dedicated Dean Stone Bridge between Walland and Wears Valley recently.

The following people were arrested by the Cherokee Indian Police Department and booked into the Anthony Edward Lossiah Justice Center. It should be noted that the following defendants have only been charged with the crimes listed and should be presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.  Addresses and those files with no charge data have been redacted.