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Cherokee Cinemas & More announces remodel
Kituwah, LLC has begun a remodel at the Cherokee Cinemas & More complex that will include converting the existing seating in all the auditoriums to heated, recliner-style seating with table-trays for food and beverages.
CBO releases cost estimate on EBCI Historic Lands Reacquisition Act
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has released its report on a piece of legislation that would place 76 acres of land and another 19.9 acres in easements of land containing several historic sites in eastern Tennessee in trust for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI).
Cherokee Central School continues mask mandate and lunchroom closure in marathon School Board session
The Cherokee Central Schools (CCS) Board of Education met for nearly six hours on Thursday, Feb. 24, spending two and a half hours in closed session.
Crowe found guilty of breaking into a home
Macon County jurors found a man guilty last week of breaking into a home in December 2019 in the Nantahala community, District Attorney Ashley Welch said.
Recovery speaker gets candid with Cherokee community
Addiction to drugs is a complicated, multi-layered thing that is often misunderstood. This was the message delivered by Dr. Stephen Loyd, a recovery speaker from Franklin, Tenn., as he spoke to a crowd at the Cherokee Indian Fairgrounds on the evening of Thursday, Feb. 24.
Kayaker drowns in Oconaluftee River near Smokemont
Great Smoky Mountains National Park rangers were assisted by emergency responders from Cherokee Fire & Rescue, Cherokee Tribal EMS, and the Cherokee Indian Police Dept., in the recovery of drowned kayaker, Megan Thompson, age 34, of Cleveland Heights, Ohio on Thursday, Feb. 24.
The bridge on the river, why?
A project to bring a new pedestrian bridge and main sewer line to downtown Cherokee made significant progress this week.
Tribes to receive $1.7 billion to fulfill Indian Water Rights Settlements
Following a trip to the Gila River Indian Community with members of the Arizona congressional delegation on Tuesday, Feb. 22, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced the Department’s plan to fulfill settlements of Indian water rights claims using historic funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
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