The Cherokee Nation finished its largest translation project to date, adding the Cherokee language to Microsoft Office Web Apps.

Morrow Mountain State Park will participate in a long-term project to relocate white-tailed deer from the park to reservation lands of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, according to the N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation.

The CDC reports that the flu is currently “widespread” in 26 states including North Carolina, Virginia, Georgia and Alabama. Locally, the Cherokee Indian Hospital reports that 56 patients were diagnosed with the flu in December 2013.

Construction on the Cherokee Indian Hospital pharmacy expansion began last month doubling the space currently available in Pharmacy from 2,414 square feet to 4,684 square feet. In 2009, the pharmacy was filling 600-700 prescriptions a day.  In 2013, the pharmacy...

As temperatures across the nation continue to plummet to historic lows, Duke Energy officials are asking the company’s customers to conserve power during the next 24 hours, as extreme temperatures continue.

Due to a power line down on Kenneth Sneed Road in the Birdtown Community, most of that community is without power.  According to Mollie Grant, EBCI Emergency Management, power has been out since around 7:45am.  Grant said her crew is taking water to various households...

Friends, family, and colleagues gathered on the occasion of Ken Blankenship’s retirement, at the Museum of the Cherokee Indian, on Friday, Dec. 27, 2013 for refreshments and a reception.