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Suspects arrested in Preidt murder
Three people have been arrested and charged in connection with the murder of Barbara E. Preidt, 76, of Shelbyville, IN, that occurred at the Fairfield Inn & Suites in Cherokee on Sept. 30. The Cherokee Indian Police Department and the N.C. SBI obtained and served...
Spa to open at Harrah’s Cherokee next week
Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort announced on Thursday, Nov. 29 the opening of the 18,000-square-foot Mandara Spa will be Monday, Dec. 3. The spa opening is the culmination of the resort's $650 million expansion, creating the Southeast's only world-class luxury resort...
Cherokee’s clover lady
Arlene “Sarge” Samford has amassed a huge four-leaf clover collection in the past six years.
Cades Cove Loop Road to close for spraying operation
Managers at Great Smoky Mountains National Park announced plans to implement a complete closure of the 11-mile Cades Cove Loop Road to all vehicular traffic on Monday, Dec. 3, and to impose a partial closure on Tuesday, Dec. 4. During that time, Park forestry...
Clapsaddle named Foundation’s new executive director
Cherokee Preservation Foundation's Board of Directors announced on Wednesday, Nov. 28 that Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle has been selected to succeed Susan Jenkins as Executive Director of the Foundation, effective Jan. 2, 2013. Clapsaddle, a former member of Cherokee...
Cobell Settlement checks are coming
Elouise Cobell, a member of the Blackfeet Tribe of Montana, decided in 1996 that enough was enough and she was tired of not having a resolution to the Indian Trust Fund situation.
Groundbreaking held for new Cherokee Children’s Home
The Cherokee Children’s Home was established in 1969 and has been the permanent or temporary home for over 1,700 Cherokee youth over the years. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Tuesday, Nov. 27 on a new $2.6 million facility.
Rattler arrested in Tenn. following alleged burglary attempt
A Pigeon Forge, Tenn. man is recovering at UT Medical Center in Knoxville after receiving injuries received during an alleged burglary in progress at his residence late on the night of Monday, Nov. 26. Toby Norton, 33, interrupted an alleged burglary in progress at...
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