The Cherokee Boys Club installed its new Board of Directors on the morning of Monday, Oct. 1 in an event at the Chestnut Tree Inn.  Tara-Reed Cooper, Tiffani Reed, Benny Graves, Ashford Smith, and June Wolfe took the Oath of Office, administered by Principal Chief Richard G. Sneed, as family members and friends held the Bible for them.  The Board members will serve from Oct. 1, 2018 to Sept. 30, 2020. 

While the decision to open a casino on tribal land in Cherokee County was a controversial one, it was a decision that has paid off for the tribe. As the Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River Casino celebrated three years of operations, it has done exceptionally well, and it has exceeded expectations.

I have had the opportunity to meet with many individuals from many different areas these past two weeks.  

It was sure enough an unconventional way to catch a fugitive.

A major law enforcement operation targeting drug trafficking in and around the Qualla Boundary (Cherokee Indian Reservation) has resulted in the arrest of 76 individuals on federal, state and tribal charges, announced Secretary of Interior Ryan Zinke and Andrew Murray, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina on Thursday, Sept. 27.