It may not have been as cold as International Falls, Minn., but Cherokee and the surrounding area was hit with bitterly cold weather starting on Sunday, Jan. 5. Temperatures dipped below zero on many parts of the Cherokee Indian Reservation causing pipes to freeze and power to go out in places.

Cherokee had a blast of winter weather on the week of Jan. 6. These photos are from various places on the reservation including the Oconaluftee River, Mingo Falls, etc.

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...