I had lived away for some time and had not attended the fair in years. I was very excited to be able to go this year and wanted to experience everything. I enjoyed almost everything. However, the Pretty Legs Contest was unacceptable.

The craziness of the holiday season is upon us. Here at the Tribe, everyone starts gearing up for gearing down around this time. Everyone knows that it is time to line up all those projects that can be processed and implemented before the calendar year ends need to be worked on with a soon endgame in mind, and those with little chance of finishing in 2023 must be prepped for the holiday pause so that they may be cranked back up when critical services like EBCI (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians) Finance return from the holiday break.

By TIFFANY FOSTER Murphy, N.C.   Government agencies such as the Department of Social Services, police and the sheriff's office, are here to help us as civilians to have a better life.  They are here to provide and help guide us with resources to make things...

SPEAKING OF FAITH: Church, We Are To Be The Light

We are called to be courageous Christians. Yes, meek, and humble are traits we should aspire to, but forthright, righteous, and brave as soldiers for Christ are also what Christians should be in the face of evil.

I want to talk a little about road ownership. I imagine the immediate reaction of our readers will be that all of them “own the road”.