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National preparedness month kicks off
While the coming of Hurricane Florence may have been an unfortunate coincidence, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians kicked off National Preparedness Month on Tuesday, Sept. 11 in conjunction with the American Legion Steve Youngdeer Post’s Sept. 11 commemoration of the victims of the terrorist attacks and those who risked and lost their lives trying save others.
American Legion honors vets, emergency workers, and 9/11 victims
Members of the American Legion Steve Youngdeer Post 143 paid tribute to the victims of Sept. 11 and to current emergency service workers and veterans on the 17th anniversary of the terrorist attacks during an event held at the Cherokee Indian Fairgrounds on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2018.
Park conducts two-day search, finds body of missing man
Searchers in Great Smoky Mountain National Park found the body of William Lee Hill Jr., 30, of Louisville, Tenn., on Tuesday, Sept. 11 around 1 pm, off Rich Mountain Road, approximately two miles north of Cades Cove.
Tribe completes largest repatriation, reburial to date
The Tribal Historic Preservation Office of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians has completed the largest repatriation and reburial of human remains to date.
Tribe and region prepare for Hurricane Florence
With states of emergency declared in South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia, emergency management officials in the counties in western North Carolina and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians are keeping a watchful eye to ensure that residents are safe with a looming hurricane.
Council passes free press law changes
Tribal Council passed amendments to the Free Press Act, during its regular session on Thursday, Sept. 6., that granted protections for anonymous sources to the paper.
Tribal Court Docket for Sept. 12
This is a criminal docket date for the Cherokee Tribal Court. All of the defendants listed have only been charged with the crimes/offenses listed and should be considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Human Resources ordinance tabled again
Legislation that would take the Division of Human Resources out from under the general purview of the tribal government of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and form it into a separate entity was tabled by Tribal Council again this month.
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