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Tribal Council Results for Tuesday, Oct. 21
These are the Tribal Council Results for Tuesday, Oct. 21.
HOSPITAL TOPPED OFF
In a construction tradition dating back hundreds of years, an evergreen tree was attached to the final steel beam of the new Cherokee Indian Hospital building, and it was lifted into place during a topping-out ceremony on Friday, Oct. 24.
Asheville Initiative wins HIDTA Award for drug enforcement on EBCI lands
The Cherokee Indian Police Department, part of a multijurisdictional team, has won the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) Program Award for Outstanding Enforcement on Tribal Lands.
Barricaded subject surrenders to police in Big Cove
The Cherokee Indian Police Department attempted to serve a US Marshal Warrant for the arrest of Timothy Ray Smith, a 45 year-old, male, for a probation violation on the morning of Thursday, Oct. 23.
Maney sentenced to 20 months in prison for sexual contact with minor
Brian Dallen Maney, 50, of Cherokee, was sentenced on Wednesday, Oct. 22 by U.S. District Judge Martin Reidinger to serve 20 months in prison for engaging in sexual contact with a minor
Welch sentenced to 51 months in prison on felony gun charge
Anthony Keith Welch, 29, of Cherokee, was sentenced on Thursday, Oct. 16 to 51 months in prison, announced Anne M. Tompkins, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.
Parker: Roundabout in Cherokee increases safety, traffic flow
Drivers on Acquoni Road may notice increased traffic flow near the Charles George Bridge due to the installation of a new roundabout, the first of its kind in Cherokee.
Internal Audit recognizes tribal programs with SOAR Awards
The EBCI Office of Internal Audit recognized those programs of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians which have demonstrated fiscal excellence during the 2nd Annual Success in Operations, Accountability, and Reporting (SOAR) Awards which were given out during Annual Council on Monday, Oct. 13.
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