Res. No. 500 – Request donation for Painttown Community basketball teams – Passed   Res. No. 501 – Sequoyah National Golf Club request Tribe grant a golf cart lease with a financial institution for a term of 60 months – Passed   Res. No. 502 – Authorize to...

Is your medicine cabinet filled with expired medications?  Have your prescriptions recently changed, leaving you unsure what do to with unused medicines?  Or perhaps the death of a family member has left you with a large number of prescription medications needing...

For two days, Bloodroot, a well-used dye for Cherokee artisans, was a topic of conversation and action.

Principal Chief Michell Hicks was presented the William C. Friday Excellence in Leadership and Service Award by The Park Scholars of North Carolina State University Class of 2013 on Monday, April 15.

Melita Saunooke Sneed, known as Lish, was well-known for being a successful business woman in the local area. She was a life-long resident of Cherokee. Along with her businesses, she was an active member of the community with several organizations.

Newfound Gap Road (US 441) through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP) is now officially open. The road, closed by a landslide that occurred in January, was opened on the morning of Monday, April 15 – just 90 days after 90,000 cubic yards of dirt and rock slid off the hill during the slide.

Cherokee County should soon see a much-needed economic boost to their area. Tribal Council voted 11-1 to build a casino on a tract of trust land in the county which has one of the highest unemployment rates (13.5 percent as of Feb. 2013) in the state.