The first guests to the Monday, Dec. 6 meeting of the Cherokee Central Schools (CCS) Board of Education were representatives from Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) of Western North Carolina.

An advocacy organization dedicated to Native American rights and sovereignty held its 99th Annual Members Meeting at the Museum of the Cherokee Indian on the afternoon of Saturday, Dec. 4. 

On the evening of Friday, Dec. 3, Cherokee Indian Police Department Officers (CIPD) served a search warrant at 1280 Old Soco Road in Cherokee.

Seven members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) have been selected to participate in the 2022 Remember the Removal Ride which will retrace the northern route of the Trail of Tears from New Echota, Ga. to Tahlequah, Okla.  Justin Lambert, Bubba Aguilera, Emra Arkansas, Laura Blythe, Levi West, Ethan Ledford, and former EBCI Vice Chief Larry Blythe will represent the EBCI during the ride in June. 

Cherokee Cablevision is now under new operating management, and it’s making strides to improve services to customers.

A Graham County sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot a Tennessee man on June 20 has been cleared of any wrongdoing, District Attorney Ashley Hornsby Welch said on Thursday, Dec 2.