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Park Deputy Superintendent, Kevin FitzGerald, to retire
Kevin FitzGerald, Great Smoky Mountains National Park Deputy Superintendent, will retire on Thursday, Jan. 3 from 34 years with the National Park Service. He has served in the park as Deputy Superintendent since June 2006, and has had day to day responsibility for...
Park announces renovations to Sugarlands Visitor Center
GATLINBURG, Tenn. - Sugarlands Visitor Center will remain open to the public as it receives much needed renovations Jan. 7 – March 31. The renovations will improve the layout of the main lobby and visitor contact area to better serve the 850,000 visitors that come...
Harrah’s HEROs pack 4,000lbs. of rice for Food Bank
Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort HERO (Harrah's Employees Reaching Out) Program volunteered to test an onsite project for community partner Manna Food Bank. Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort and Manna Food Bank have partenered since 2000 on events, sponsorships and...
Tribal Council Agenda – Jan. 3, 2013
9:00 a.m. William Harris, Jr. request for time to discuss Juanita H. Hornbuckle will 9:10 a.m. NC Cooperative Extension request for time to make Tribal Council aware of Cooperative Extension’s Environmental Scan/Needs Assessment process 9:20...
Biodiesel facility opens in Cherokee
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is making its own biodiesel fuel from waste oil and grease in a new facility located behind the Cherokee Transportation Center.
N.C. Supreme Court upholds video sweepstakes ban
The North Carolina Supreme Court unanimously upheld a state law banning video sweepstakes in a decision issued Friday, Dec. 14.
Miss Cherokee report for November 2012
By KARYL FRANKIEWICZ MISS CHEROKEE 2012 Si-yo! I’d like to wish everyone a late Happy Thanksgiving and a Merry Christmas from my family to yours. This month has been busy because this month was Native American month and a special holiday, which is Veterans Day....
Chief Hicks releases statement on Connecticut school shooting tragedy
“I want to express my sincere condolences to the people and families of Newtown, Conn. The loss of so many young lives and the loss of the teachers who dedicated their lives to children in this senseless act is tragic. The prayers of our Tribal nation are with these...
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