It has been 20 years since the Cherokee Youth Center, a venture with the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, opened its doors to youth in Cherokee.

Shiyo! It is always an honor to update everyone regarding the events I have been blessed to be involved with.  And these past two weeks have truly brought some blessings.

Attorney General Josh Stein announced Nov. 20 that EBCI tribal member N.C. Superior Court Judge Bradley Letts and Waynesville Chief of Police Bill Hollingsed received the Attorney General’s Dogwood Award.

While tribal officials of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians have argued for years that donations to political candidates have been necessary to get favorable representation, some have questioned the practice.

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.

The Jackson County Department of Public Health (JCDPH) and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Public Health and Human Services (PHHS) are investigating three cases of Legionnaires’ Disease in people who visited Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort from May to November 2018.