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WCU professor wins grant for Parks study
CULLOWHEE – Diane M. Styers, assistant professor of geosciences and natural resources at Western Carolina University, won nearly $15,000 in funding for a project that involves analyzing how land use affects national parks. The U.S. Forest Service Pacific Northwest...
Three from Cherokee sentenced to prison
Joshua Levi West, 22, an EBCI tribal member from Cherokee, was sentenced Thursday, Aug. 16 to serve 57 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
One Feather gets new phone numbers
One Feather gets new phone numbers
Live table games officially open at Harrah’s Cherokee
As Gov. Bev Perdue and other state officials looked on, Rebecca Chiltoskie dealt a hand of blackjack to Principal Chief Michell Hicks and Vice Chief Larry Blythe at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino & Hotel on Tuesday, Aug. 21.
Remains found in Park may be linked to missing man
Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced new developments on Tuesday, Aug. 21 in the case of a Michael Giovanni Cocchini, a man thought to be missing in the Park since March of this year. On Friday, Aug. 17, park employees discovered items thought to...
Tribe moving forward on Child Support Program
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is moving forward in its goal of running a child support services program.
Tribe’s THPO to host Cherokee Archaelogy event
A little more than eleven years ago, the Tribe established the EBCI Tribal Historic Preservation Office (THPO). Because of the rigorous requirements imposed by the Department of the Interior for THPO certification, this proved to be a landmark achievement, making the...
WCU’s fearless foliage forecaster predicts good, but spotty, fall colors in WNC
Visitors to Western North Carolina’s mountains can look forward to a good display of color this autumn, although some areas will enjoy brighter hues than others, predicts Kathy Mathews, Western Carolina University’s fearless fall foliage forecaster.
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