NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
Cherokee Central Schools approved for $15 minimum wage
EBCI (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians) Tribal Council unanimously approved a budget increase of $1,380,000 for Cherokee Centrals Schools (CCS) during Annual Council on Monday, Oct. 24.
School Board to request $1.4 million budget increase for salaries
The Cherokee Central Schools (CCS) Board of Education addressed a pair of major financial issues at their latest meeting on Monday, Oct. 17.
Jackson Co. man receives life sentence for sexual assaults
A 40-year-old Jackson County man will spend the remainder of his life behind bars for the repeated sexual assault of two young girls, District Attorney Ashley Hornsby Welch said Thursday, Oct. 20.
ONE FEATHER PHOTOS
COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
WCU professor announces annual fall color forecast for mountains
Autumn leaves and the natural beauty of fall colors across Western North Carolina are a seasonal sensation that draw thousands of visitors and locals alike – and prompts an annual prognostication by Western Carolina University biology professor Beverly Collins.
THANK YOU LETTER: SMES thanks Post 143 Auxiliary
Smokey Mountain Elementary School would like to thank the Steve Youngdeer American Legion Post 143 Auxiliary.
FEATURE: Lambert represents Tribe, Indian Country at DNC
The stage and spotlight are nothing new to Cece Lambert.
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
COMMENTARY: Cultural Preservation
From language to artifacts, we say that the preservation of our ancestry is a high priority. We say.
SPEAKING OF FAITH: What’s needed is all of each of us.
The Lord has placed in my heart for the year 2022 that this shall be a year of soul-winning for this church.
COMMENTARY: Show me the commodities!
The Lloyd Welch constitution came from our desire to be free. It was a constitution because we wanted not to be governed, but to govern. Why allow us to then, decades later, throw ourselves under a charter?
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
TRACK & FIELD: Cherokee hosts SMC Middle School Championship
Cherokee Middle School played host to the Smoky Mountain Conference Middle School Championship on Friday, April 27.
Georgia Swarm, Harrah’s Cherokee Casinos renew deal
The 2017 NLL World Champion Georgia Swarm announced on Wednesday, April 25 that Harrah’s Cherokee Casinos and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians has renewed their co-presenting sponsorship of the Swarm for the next three seasons.
TRACK & FIELD: Swain County Invitational results
Swain County High School hosted the Swain County Invitational on the afternoon of Wednesday, April 18. A total of fifteen teams competed including: Cherokee, Andrews, Enka, Hayesville, Highlands, Hiwassee Dam, Murphy, Pisgah, Rabun Gap (Ga.), Robbinsville, Rosman, Smoky Mountain, Swain County, Tri-County Early College, and Tuscola.
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
OBITUARY: Terry Ward Wright
Terry Ward Wright, 53, passed away on Saturday, June 18, 2022, at Memorial Mission Hospital.
OBITUARY: Priscilla George
Priscilla George, age 49, passed away on Monday, June 20, 2022 after a long battle with cancer.
OBITUARY: Rebecca Sue Goings Thompson
Rebecca Sue Goings Thompson, age 67, of Cherokee, formally of Broken Bow, Okla., passed away on Thursday, June 16, 2022 at Cherokee Indian Hospital after an extended illness.
HAPPENINGS
Gadugi Ecology: Attention bear hunters
In an effort to better manage the black bear population on tribal lands, the EBCI Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Management is giving away newly designed EBCI Black Bear Management Team hats to hunters who report harvest data and submit pre-molar teeth for...
Zion Hill Baptist Church 5th Sunday Singing
Aug. 31 at 2pm. The list of special singers includes: Redeemed, Snowbird Songbirds, The Lossiah Kids, God’s Children, and Sammi Leach.
7 Clans Rodeo flyer
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
5th Annual Southeast Tribes Festival
Friday and Saturday September 17-18, 2010
Cherokee Fairgrounds
EPA announces Artwork Contest for Native American Youth
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on Monday, Aug. 30 a poster artwork contest for Native American students aimed at protecting the environment by encouraging the reporting of possible environmental crimes through EPA’s tips and complaints website.
Three Country Stars, One Great Cause
Three of country music’s fastest rising stars-Jason Michael Carroll, Josh Thompson and Lee Brice-are performing at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort Event Center on Thursday, Aug. 26, to raise funds for the Development Foundation of the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching Inc. (NCCAT).
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