Qualla Enterprises, LLC, has announced the grand opening of the Great Smoky Cannabis Company will occur on Saturday, April 20 at 10 a.m.

Lively Crüe Colindres, an 8-month-old baby girl and member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI), was murdered in February 2022.

Cherokee Tribal Court Disposition Summary (Jan. 1 to March 1, 2024)

RezHOPE held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Gadugi House, a men’s transitional living home in Tsisqwohi (Birdtown), on the morning of Friday, March 22. RezHOPE is a Cherokee-based non-profit organization that supports people in recovery from substance use disorders.

On the morning of March 18, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) Planning Board met in the Tribal Council chambers to provide project updates. A major project of discussion was an agricultural center on the old Cherokee High School grounds that could also be used as a recreational sports facility.

The Cherokee Police Commission was held on the afternoon of March 18 in the Ginger Lynn Welch Large Conference Room.

The Cherokee Police Commission meeting was held on the afternoon of Feb. 8 in the Ginger Lynn Welch Large Conference Room. The meeting was called to order at 12 p.m. by Chairperson Gene Tunney Crowe.

On the morning of Thursday, March 7, the Tribal Council of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) passed Res. No. 131 (2024) recognizing March as Indigenous Languages Month, and March 27 as Indigenous Languages Day.