The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) continues to demonstrate its commitment to aiding communities affected by the recent hurricane, as the Tribe has coordinated the intake and distribution of $3.2 million in critical supplies.

The School Board of Cherokee Central Schools (CCS) met on Monday, Oct. 21 in the Central Office Board Room. The meeting was called to order at 4:45 p.m. by Chairperson Jennifer Thompson.

Regina Ledford Rosario, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, has been recognized as a leader in child advocacy in Indian Country.  During a session of Annual Council on the morning of Monday, Oct. 14, Dinilawigi (Tribal Council) passed Res. No. 303 (2024) unanimously which recognizes Rosario as “the founder of the first Child Advocacy Center in Indian County, Heart to Heart”. 

Joyce Dugan, former Ugvwiyuhi (Principal Chief) of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, received a prestigious award on the morning of Monday, Oct. 14 that puts her on a list of distinguished recipients including Winston Churchill, President Dwight Eisenhower, President Ronald Reagan, and others. 

The effects of the devastation that came to western North Carolina from Hurricane Helene has been widespread, and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) has been steadfast in helping its neighbors in the region. 

Robert Garner Gambill, 91, of Sparta, N.C., appeared in federal court in Charlotte on Friday, Oct. 11 and pleaded guilty to killing a bald eagle, in violation of the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.

The Cherokee Police Commission meeting was held on the afternoon of Thursday, Oct. 10 in the Ginger Lynn Welch Large Conference Room.

Amidst the horror of Hurricane Helene, Artiss Barbour was stunned awake by a sound he described as two transfer trucks crashing. He would soon discover the sound to be an onslaught of water and mud flooding his room and the home of his landlord, Stevie Brown, in Swannanoa.