Culminating a day of activities during Children’s Day of the Cherokee Indian Fair, Juakina Perez was crowned the new Teen Miss Cherokee.

On the first night of the 106th Cherokee Indian Fair, Mystikal Spirit Walela Armachain was crowned the 52nd Miss Cherokee. 

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials have entered the sixth full day of searching for Mitzie Sue “Susan” Clements, 53, who was last seen in the Clingmans Dome area of the park on Tuesday, Sept. 25.

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.