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Frankiewicz named Miss Cherokee 2012
Karyl Frankiewicz has been named Miss Cherokee 2012.
Suspected homicide at Fairfield Inn & Suites
Cherokee Tribal Police are investigating an apparent robbery/homicide at the Fairfield Inn & Suites in Cherokee. The Cherokee Tribal Dispatch received a call at 9:58pm on Sunday, Sept. 30 from a local resident reporting shots being fired near the residences of...
Foundation announces 22 new grants totaling nearly $2M
Cherokee Preservation Foundation (CPFdn) announced on Friday, Sept. 28 it has awarded 22 new grants totaling nearly $2 million. The grants support cultural preservation, economic development, job creation and environmental preservation. They include: A grant to the...
Backcountry changes set for 2013 in Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park will implement changes to its current backcountry reservation and permitting process early next year. As reported last March, the National Park Service approved the Park’s proposal to begin collecting fees for use of the Park’s...
WCU’s Hunter Library posts historic Cherokee fair programs online
Just in time for this year’s Cherokee Indian Fair, Western Carolina University’s Hunter Library, in cooperation with the Museum of the Cherokee Indian, has posted 15 archival fair programs to its online digital collections.
Meet the pageant contestants
Meet this year’s contestants for Little Miss, Junior Miss and Teen Miss Cherokee.
Centenarians chosen for Parade Grand Marshals
Four EBCI tribal members, all 100 years old or older, have been chosen to be the Grand Marshals at the Cherokee Indian Fair Parade on Tuesday, Oct. 2. Following are their bios: Luke Hardin At 100, Luke Hardin lives in Knoxville with his wife of 73...
Wristband, t-shirt and zip line information for the Fair
Children’s Day Wristband Information Per the Fair Committee’s recommendation, the wristbands on Children’s Day, Wednesday, Oct. 3 will be handed out beginning at 1pm until they are gone. Unlimited rides for those with a wristband will be from 3pm-9pm on Children’s...
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