The Bureau of Indian Affairs reported over the weekend a total of three separate fires on the Cherokee Indian Reservation.  Since Tuesday, Nov. 20, there have been fires at three different locations. A fire on Lambert Branch burned an estimated six acres and was 100...

WNC Communities announced the winners of the 63rd Annual Honors Awards Program at a luncheon held at The Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa in Asheville on Saturday, Nov. 17.

Park Resource Managers recently confirmed the Smokies first backcountry emerald ash borer (EAB) infestation. According to Great Smoky Mountains National Park Biologist, Glenn Taylor, “The emerald ash borer is a 1/2 inch-long metallic green beetle that lays eggs on the...

Fire management personnel at Great Smoky Mountains National Park reported on Tuesday, Nov. 20 that the Raven Fork Fire is now 100 percent contained. Firefighters from the Park and the Bureau of Indian Affairs worked jointly to manage the wildfire which was first...

Principal Chief Michell Hicks has organized his top initiatives for the Fiscal Year 2013. These initiatives were developed by the executive staff and have integrated comments and concerns from community members. The administration will work diligently to address each...

EBCI college students participating in the Jones-Bowman Leadership Award Program established by Cherokee Preservation Foundation have been developing their leadership skills over the past month by going north to Alaska and east to Greensboro and Chapel Hill.  The...