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.

The federal government has been shut down since midnight on Tuesday, Oct. 1.

Following are the committee assignments for the 2013-15 EBCI Tribal Council.

Note: This report was updated with new information from the Cherokee Indian Police Department at 2:45pm on Friday, Oct. 11.   A Cherokee Indian Police Department officer was involved in a fatal accident involving two pedestrians on the night of Wednesday, Oct. 9.  The...

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Tri-County Community College, Cherokee County’s Economic Development Department and Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort are moving forward to assess the workforce needs of the new Cherokee County casino. As part of that effort, five...

EBCI tribal member Clarence “Ting” Rogers served with the U.S. Army 803rd Engineers in the Pacific Campaign during World War II. He was captured and survived the Bataan Death March and the subsequent sub-human treatment at several Japanese prison camps.