Fall is always busy and exciting for our Cherokee community.  October ushers in our Annual Fall Festival, pumpkin hunting, cool weather, and Halloween Events.  I would like to share with you some of the activities I have been involved with this Fall. Like everyone...

Tribal Court Judgment Summaries for Sept. 25 and 26

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officially reopened on Thursday, Oct. 17 under federal funding. The park had been closed for the first two weeks of October due to a lapse in Congressional appropriations The Park and its facilities had originally opened to the...

TULSA, Okla. – The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) elected a new Executive Committee on Thursday, Oct. 17 at the 70th Annual Convention & Marketplace. The Executive Committee is charged with advancing the mission of NCAI to protect and advance tribal...

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians’ Tribal Casino Gaming Enterprise (TCGE) Board of Advisors has announced the design-build team for the new Cherokee County casino project. The TCGE announced at yesterday’s groundbreaking ceremony that; Whiting Turner Contracting...

Principal Chief Michell Hicks and Cherokee Indian Hospital CEO Casey Cooper signed a loan note to acquire the funding for the new hospital in a ceremony at the Hospital on Wednesday, Oct. 16. The 10-year note for $75 million is being financed at a rate of 1.95 percent through First Citizens Bank.

The National Park Service announced that it has entered into an agreement with the State of Tennessee that will allow Great Smoky Mountains National Park to temporarily reopen on Wednesday, Oct. 16, after being closed for 15 days due to the partial government...

A project many years in the making officially got underway on Tuesday, Oct. 15 as ground was broken for the Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River Casino & Hotel in Cherokee County. The $110 million project will include 60,000 square feet of gaming space, a 300-room hotel and several dining options.