Congressman Mark Meadows (R-NC) visited Cherokee on Friday, March 22. During his stay, he met with Tribal Council, visited the Cherokee Central Schools and attending the grand opening event for the $650 casino expansion at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino.

Ground was broken on the third hotel tower for Harrah’s Cherokee on July 10, 2009. That event marked the beginning of the $650 million expansion which is now complete and culminated in a grand opening event on Friday, March 22.

The North Carolina Press Association held its annual awards ceremony on Thursday, March 21, and the Cherokee One Feather will have five new plaques to hang up.  Reporter Scott McKie Brings Plenty won four awards in the 2012 News, Editorial, and Photojournalism Contest...

The Cherokee Indian Police Department (CIPD) received a BOLO from Clark County, Arkansas on Wednesday, March 20 in reference to a missing/endangered person.  The missing person was reported to have been with a suspect that was wanted in connection with an armed...

Senator Kay Hagan (D-NC) welcomed Vice Chief Larry Blythe to a meeting hosted by the Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee on Wednesday, March 20.

“Native Americans have the third highest rate of HIV in the U.S.,” read a placard at an event hosted by Cherokee Community Health at the Acquoni Expo Center on Thursday, March 21 to celebrate Native HIV Awareness Day. The official day was Wednesday, March 21, but Cherokee’s celebration was held a day later so that special guests from the University of Tennessee – Knoxville nursing program could attend.

Bears and three local bear zoos were the hot topic at a Tribal Council work session and public meeting held on the night of Tuesday, March 19.