By ROBERT JUMPER One Feather Editor   I get it. You are in the river cooling off. You get bored. You see a bunch of cool, smooth, almost symmetrical stone, river rock that has been worn smooth by years of polishing by the rushing waters of the river. First, you...

I just wanted to thank the Cherokee community for all of the hard work that went into the youth trout derby. This was our first year, and I was amazed at what all was put into it for the kids and the families. My boys had an awesome time!   Ashley Nichole Ervin...

Cherokee One Feather Editorial Board   A dark cloud fell over the Qualla Boundary and the entirety of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians on Friday morning as word spread about the tragic death of a young tribal member who was a true champion in life. Anthony...

By REV. TIMOTHY L. MELTON, PASTOR (Transcribed by Myra D. Colgate) Cherokee Pentecostal Holiness Church   Read Haggai 1:14; 1 Corinthians 2:6-16 “God is looking for men and women in whom to stir up in their spirit their righteousness, holiness, and in stirring up...

I am a journalist born in Laurinburg and I now live in Allentown, Pa. where there is legal medical marijuana.  It is grown in the state and provides a lot of jobs. The pot is sold through dispensary locations.  In the state capital, Harrisburg, the Department of...

By ROBERT JUMPER One Feather Editor   I don’t know if it is what you would call a result of premature COVID relief, but if you will peep around the parking lots and commonly walked areas of the Qualla Boundary, you can’t help but notice that there has been an...

By LEW HARDING   Many of us live our entire lives without the privilege of serving with a great leader. I am not one of those. In my 42 years back in my hometown of Cherokee, I have been blessed to know, watch, serve with, and be mentored by extraordinary leaders...

By REV. TIMOTHY L. MELTON, PASTOR (Transcribed by Myra D. Colgate) Cherokee Pentecostal Holiness Church   Read 2 Timothy 3:1-7;  John 14:26 The Church “in having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof:  from such turn away.”  The Church is being built...