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Tornado Watch in effect for area until 10pm tonight
The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch in effect until 10pm this evening.
Qualla 2020 action plans presented at Forum
Eleven action plans for diversifying and growing the Cherokee economy were presented at a Qualla 2020 Community Forum meeting at the Chief Joyce Dugan Cultural Arts Center on Monday, Oct. 13.
Tramper sentenced to three years for domestic violence
Kenneth Lee Tramper, 35, was convicted on Wednesday, Oct. 1 in The Cherokee Court for Domestic Violence Assault Inflicting Serious Bodily Injury and was sentenced to three years imprisonment.
Federal Sentencings on Thursday, Oct. 9
James Harley Maney Jr. and James Maney were sentenced to federal prison in separate cases on Thursday, Oct. 9.
Rattler sentenced to 70 months in prison on drug trafficking conspiracy
U.S. District Judge Martin Reidinger sentenced Taryn Krista Elizabeth Toineeta Rattler, 26, of Cherokee, to 70 months in prison on Friday, Oct. 10 on drug trafficking conspiracy charges.
Jeremy Hyatt joins SCC board of trustees
A few years have passed, but Jeremy Hyatt, an EBCI tribal member, vividly and fondly recalls the faculty and staff members who helped him start his higher education at Southwestern Community College shortly after he graduated from Swain High School.
SCC instructor to use grant to further syllabary printing
Frank Brannon, a book artist from Dillsboro and adjunct instructor at Southwestern Community College, has been selected for the first Mary B. Regan Residency Grant for a project to revitalize the Cherokee language through his artistry as a letterpress printer.
Single car wreck on Spur in Park results in fatality
Great Smoky Mountains National Park rangers responded to a single-car wreck on the northbound Spur at approximately 2:15 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 9, near Beech Branch Road.
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