Cherokee Preservation Foundation (CPFdn) announced on Tuesday, March 19 it has awarded 21 new grants totaling $1 million that support cultural preservation, economic development, job creation and environmental preservation.  They include: A grant to the Junaluska...

There are over 2.3 million Total Rewards card members in a 180-mile radius of Cherokee, but only 20 percent have ever visited Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort. The Tribal Casino Gaming Enterprise (TCGE) hopes that building a casino near Murphy in Cherokee County would help the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians get some of their gaming revenue.

North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory has donated campaign funds he received from an Oklahoma man who has been accused of violating Florida’s gaming laws.  Chase Burns gave McCrory a campaign donation of $4,000 which the governor has donated to the Durham (NC) Rescue...

Betty Craig Dupree, a long-time manager at Qualla Arts & Crafts who passed away last year, was honored during an event at the store on Thursday, March 14. Not only did she help advance Qualla Arts & Crafts, but she took Cherokee crafts worldwide, literally.

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is the first American Indian tribe to receive a disaster declaration directly from the President under the newly amended Stafford Act. Now, local businesses are being encouraged to compete for federal contracts involving the disaster relief and beyond.

Amanda Smoker, an EBCI tribal member, has pleaded guilty to one count of embezzlement from a tribal organization according to the U.S. District Attorney’s Office.  She faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. She was originally indicted on...

Steve Senior, 65, of Bridgenorth, Ontario passed away at 11:22pm on Monday, March 11 as a result of a canoe accident above The Sinks area in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.   Senior was visiting the area to attend the “Ain’t Louie Fest” which includes a series of...