The family of Sydney Jackson thanks everyone for the outpouring of sympathy during the devastating loss of our beautiful Sydney.

As this election season continues, I believe it is important to educate and provide a venue for young people to participate and voice their opinions.

We would like to say thank you to some very special people and organizations for their help and support including our families

Siyo Nigada! First, I would like to thank the Creator for the wonderful opportunity he has blessed me with as your Miss Cherokee 2014.

We would like to thank all of our members who came out and helped with the Fair booth and the float.

The coordinators of the Miss Cherokee Pageant wish to thank all those responsible for making the 2014 Pageant a success.

The JV Braves concluded their 2014 season much the way they started it; with style. They traveled to Andrews on Thursday, Oct. 9 and came back to Cherokee with a 40-16 win, a second place finish in the Smoky Mountain Conference and redemption.

I would like to express our appreciation to our family, friends and co-workers for all the help, condolences and well wishes.