NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
DA upset over upcoming parole of man sentenced to life in prison
There are crimes so cruel and senseless that they echo within a community for years – sometimes, decades – after the fact. In Macon County, father-of-three Derold Garry Ledford’s shooting death ranks among such crimes.
Several renovations ahead at New Kituwah Academy
New Kituwah Academy (NKA), the early childhood to sixth grade Cherokee language immersion school located in the old Boundary Tree Lodge, is readying for several renovations in 2025.
Bill to place Tennessee lands into trust for EBCI introduced again
For the fifth Congress in a row, a bill that would place 76 acres of land, containing several Cherokee historic sites in eastern Tennessee, in trust for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians has been introduced into the U.S. House of Representatives.
ONE FEATHER PHOTOS
COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
Cherokee Elementary School Honor Roll – 4th Nine Weeks Grading Period
3rd Grade Principal’s Honor Roll: Alivia Catolster, Amaya Rodrigues, Arian Teeasateskie, Ariel Crowe, Bryson Beach, Caitlyn Bone, Colton Owl, Connor Thompson, Coralyn Batton, Dahvie Conseen, Dara Codynah, Daryan Smith, Ehko Lossiah, Eli Lane, Eli Simpson, Ella...
Team works to advocate and support Cherokee elders
The Elder Service Peer Navigator program has been working in the community to connect with elders. The program, overseen by the Cherokee Family Safety program, is focused on connecting community members to relevant services.
Kansas returns to Cherokee
After 10 years, prolific rock band Kansas is coming back to the mountains of North Carolina and will play Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort this Saturday, June 25.
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
SPEAKING OF FAITH: We are to be trees of righteousness
Glory to God, He has called us to be Trees of Righteousness, meaning, “We’ve already been pruned and trained,” and that it all now begins to happen in the right way and timing.
COMMENTARY: So, we will not decide.
The Tribal Council has spoken. Even if the Chief were to veto proposed Resolution 627, which was initiated by the Office of the Attorney General to rescind Resolution 559 (2023), the margin of the weighted vote needed to override is there.
SPEAKING OF FAITH: With God, we can know the end, from the beginning…
By REV. TIMOTHY L. MELTON, PASTOR (Transcribed by Myra D. Colgate) Cherokee Pentecostal Holiness Church Read Isaiah 61: verses 3, 2, 1, and 4 What one should now be seeing is what God has begun doing for them. One must realize He’s hoping to get each person...
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
FOOTBALL: Blackhawks edge Braves in season opener
Cherokee and North Buncombe ended the game very even in the stat books and very close on the scoreboard, but the Blackhawks managed to edge it out on the latter.
Cherokee represented at Speed Week
Men have been testing their mettle and their metal in the form of iron horse racing since 1912 at the Bonneville Salt Flats. Speed Week is held Aug. 11-17 at the Flats and Cherokee is being represented by one of the members of the Cherokee Blue Ridge Run event team.
Georgia man wins “life-changing money” at Harrah’s Cherokee WSOP event
Adam Ross, of Roswell, Ga., won $295,970 at the recent World Series of Poker (WSOP) event at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort.
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
OBITUARY: Simpson Queen Jr.
Simpson Queen Jr., 80, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, Aug. 28, 2023 while at Mission Hospitals Memorial Campus.
OBITUARY: Betty Jeanne Tahquette
Betty Jeanne Tahquette, 77, went to her Heavenly Home on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023, after a brief illness.
OBITUARY: Nancy Plemmons
Nancy Plemmons, 81, of Murphy, passed away Monday, Aug. 21, 2023. She was the daughter of the late George Bradley and Tiney “Bigmeat” Thompson.
HAPPENINGS
DNA testing schedule for September
The following dates are available to schedule appointments for DNA collection: Wednesday, Sept. 3 Friday, Sept. 5 Wednesday, Sept. 10 Friday, Sept. 12 Wednesday, Sept. 17 Friday, Sept. 19 Wednesday, Sept. 24 Friday, Sept. 26 Please check with the Enrollment Officer...
Casting Call for Native American teen male
Upcoming Pow Wows for Aug. 22-24
Upcoming Pow Wows for Aug. 22-24
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Native Arts Foundation receives substantial Grant
The M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust in Vancouver, Washington, has awarded the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF) a $225,000 grant for its project titled “Establish Development Program.”
Arneach speaks in Haywood County
Cherokee storyteller Lloyd Arneach, Sr. gave a presentation in Haywood County on Sunday, Jan. 16.
OICA Students’ Work exhibited in Raleigh
Artwork from three Southwestern Community College students has been selected for display at the North Carolina Community College System Office in Raleigh.
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