The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a tourist mecca.  In fact, it is the most visited national park in the country.  A recent National Park Service (NPS) report states that tourism brought $741 million to communities surrounding the Park in 2012. Smokies acting...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials were joined by Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Senator Lamar Alexander on Monday, March 3, to celebrate the contributions that public-private partnerships have made to the national park to help honor and preserve America’s cultural heritage. Secretary Jewell announced a timeline for the construction of a 13,000 square-foot Collections Preservation Center in Townsend, Tenn. with the solicitation process beginning immediately and construction expected to begin this summer.

Tribal Court Judgment Summaries for Feb. 24 and 26

Photos by Lynne Harlan/EBCI Public Relations The Indian Health Service 2013 Nashville Area Honor Awards and Promotions Ceremony was held on Friday, Feb. 28 in Nashville, Tenn.  Many awards were distributed including some to local service providers as shown in the...

Robert J. Conley is often described as a noted Cherokee author, but a more accurate portrayal would be prolific Cherokee author. The Cherokee Nation citizen, author of more than 80 books, passed away last month and was honored and remembered at a Memorial Service on Saturday, March 1 at the Museum of the Cherokee Indian Ken Blankenship Education Wing.

Tribal Council Results for Feb. 21 and 28

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians – Public Safety Dispatch received a call at 8:13pm on Thursday, Feb. 27 in reference to the Pageant Inn, located at 739 Tsali Blvd, on the Cherokee Indian Reservation. The initial report was smoke coming from the rear of the motel. The...