This is the official list of candidates for the 2015 EBCI General Election as provided by the EBCI Election Board.

Principal Chief Michell Hicks proposed the annual budget (FY 2016), the last one of his term, to Tribal Council on Tuesday, July 28.

Travis Smith, of the Birdtown Community, wants the position of Cherokee Chief of Police to be elected by the members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Legislation he submitted which calls for this was discussed in a two and a half hour long work session by Tribal Council on Thursday, July 30.

This is the Tribal Council Calendar for August.

This is the Tribal Court Judgment Summary for July 22.

Close to three million American men and women were exposed to a deadly agent while serving in the Vietnam War.

John Michael Arkansas, 55, was convicted on Tuesday, July 21 in the Cherokee Court for one count of Special Domestic Violence for violating a Domestic Violence Protective Order.

Finding parking in the cultural district of Cherokee can be a challenge, especially in the summer months. During its regular monthly meeting on Monday, July 20, the EBCI Planning Board discussed several options for the construction of a parking garage in the area.