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Tribe receives grant for Little Free Libraries
Abbott Owle, an 11-month-old member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, grabs a copy of “We love you Moms and Babies” from the Little Free Library at the Dora Reed Qualla Boundary Head Start/Early Head Start Center on the morning of Wednesday, Sept. 8.
Cherokee Central Schools committed to remaining open
In their meeting Tuesday night (Sept. 7), members of the Cherokee Central Schools (CCS) Board of Education made it clear that they would be doing everything possible to stay open amid raising numbers of COVID-19 on the Qualla Boundary.
Hiwassee Dam firefighters welcome new station
After 27 years and a few too many cramped meetings, the Hiwassee Dam Volunteer Fire Department opened the doors to a new facility in Cherokee County over the weekend.
Franklin man sentenced for helping rob and beat another man
A Franklin man will spend at least 118 months and up to 128 months in prison after admitting in court to helping rob and beat another man.
Florida man sentenced in Macon Co. for evading in a stolen vehicle
A man who sped in a stolen vehicle through Franklin last year in a botched attempt to evade law enforcement will spend 51 to 74 months in the N.C. Division of Adult Correction, District Attorney Ashley Hornsby Welch said.
Cherokee Cablevision preparing for overhaul
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) became 100 percent owners of Cherokee Cablevision last November. Now, stakeholders are gathering resources for a complete renovation of the business and its services.
Cherokee woman sentenced to 10 years for trafficking meth and other narcotics
Chief U.S. District Judge Martin Reidinger sentenced Lillian Elaine Brady, 53, Cherokee, to 10 years in prison and five years of supervised release on Thursday, Sept. 2 for trafficking methamphetamine, fentanyl and other narcotics, announced William T. Stetzer, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.
Agendas for Budget Council (Sept. 7) and Tribal Council (Sept. 9)
Following are the agenda, per the TOP Office, for the Budget Council Session on Tuesday, Sept. 7 and the Tribal Council Session on Thursday, Sept. 9:
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