NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
US441/Newfound Gap Road closed until further notice due to road damage
US441/Newfound Gap Road in Great Smoky Mountains National Park is closed until further notice due to road damage.
Chief Report for June 2025
June was a month of continued progress, service, and reflection. From honoring our history and strengthening our government relationships to celebrating the hard work of our youth and public servants, we stayed focused on building up our Tribe together.
CCS School Board holds July meeting
The School Board of Cherokee Central Schools (CCS) met on Monday, July 21 in the Central Office Board Room. The meeting was called to order at 3:58 p.m. by Chairperson Jennifer Thompson.
ONE FEATHER PHOTOS
COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
CCS school board receives strategic innovation planning winter update
The School Board of Cherokee Central Schools met on Monday, Dec. 4. The meeting included the CCS (Cherokee Central Schools) strategic innovation planning winter update, updates on the CCS lacrosse team, resolution approvals and salary adjustments.
EBCI ARTIST PROFILE: Jody Bradley Lipscomb
For Jody Bradley Lipscomb, her art is a way to connect with and educate others about her heritage. A member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI), she has shown her paintings in numerous exhibits and shows and currently has several pieces in the “This Land Calls Us Home” at the Atlanta Airport.
121 Holes: Check out cribbage group in Cherokee
Most enthusiasts consider it the best two-person card game there is. It has the combinations of poker, the strategic thinking of bridge, the luck of Crazy Eights, the math you wished you had learned in high school, and some of the best interaction between players of any game.
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
COMMENTARY: Don’t be ignorant about wildlife
The Qualla Boundary is a wonder of nature. We are a gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Blue Ridge Parkway. While Gatlinburg and Tennessee have successfully marketed themselves as the “Gateway to the Smokies”,
EDITORIAL: Eagle feathers are a sign of sovereignty
Eagle feathers are federally regulated and prohibited from possession by anyone but federally recognized Native American tribes.
SPEAKING OF FAITH: “10 or 28” Resurrections are looked at
Christianity is never to be thought of as being “just a religion”.
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
ON THE SIDELINE: Santa Maria leads with a calm intensity
Sterling Santa Maria is one of those rare athletes that plays and leads with a calm intensity.
WRESTLING: Catolster, Pheasant win conference titles
Cherokee High School played host to the Smoky Mountain Conference High School and Middle School Wrestling Tournament, and two of its varsity wrestlers walked away with championship medals around their necks.
Wolfe named to Special Olympics North Carolina Board
One of the most active members of the Qualla Boundary Special Olympics program has been named to the state board.
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
OBITUARY: Larry Douglas Armachain Jr
Larry Douglas Armachain Jr., 42, of Cherokee passed away July 28, 2024, after an extended illness. He was born Jan. 31, 1982, to the late Larry Armachain and Pearl Wolfe. He was a crafter who was very adept at carving, and beadwork.
OBITUARY: Rose Marie McCullough
Rose Marie McCullough, 69, of Cherokee, passed away on Thursday, July 25, 2024, at Memorial Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C., after a period of declining health.
OBITUARY: Gregory Allan Panther
Gregory Allan Panther, age 58, passed away on Thursday, July 25, 2024 at his residence surrounded by his Family. He is the son of Reginald Long and Katherine “Nora” Panther.
HAPPENINGS
Park to host meeting on firewood pests
Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials are hosting public meetings to provide information about firewood pests and forest threats. Meetings will be held on Monday, Dec. 8 from 5-6p.m. at the Oconaluftee Visitor Center Administrative Building near...
The Cherokee Fitness Complex Thanksgiving Holiday Hours
The Cherokee Fitness Complex will be open on the following days as listed below: 11/26/14 5:00am-4:00pm (weather permitting) 11/29/14 9:00am-2:00pm If you have any questions please call (828)-554-6494.
Harrah’s Cherokee to host WSOP Circuit Event
Two seats to the WSOP (World Series of Poker) Circuit National Championship are up for grabs as Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort will host a Circuit Event from Nov. 27 – Dec. 8.
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Scott McCreery returning to Harrah’s Cherokee
Since coming into the national spotlight in 2011, Garner, NC native Scotty McCreery quickly emerged as country music's most successful new artist. McCreery's first studio album, Clear As Day, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 and Top Country Albums charts,...
WCU’s Mainstage Season includes musicals, tragedy – and zombies
A series of theatrical productions designed to keep audiences on the edge of their seats is scheduled for the 2013-14 Stage and Screen Mainstage Season at Western Carolina University – and one features a new role for a Broadway actor.
Lynard Skynard to play Harrah’s Cherokee
WHO: Legendary rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd delivered a fiery slice of Southern style guitar rock heaven in Last of a Dyin' Breed, their most recent release on Roadrunner/Loud & Proud Records from August, 2012. It is the kind of record guaranteed to feed the needs of...
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