NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
Swimmer sentenced to 365 months in prison for second degree murder
A Cherokee, N.C. man convicted of second degree murder by a federal jury was sentenced to 365 months in prison on Thursday, March 3, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Shane McKinley Swimmer, 22. was also ordered to serve eight years of supervised release after he completes his prison term.
Public defender and victims’ rights ordinances passed in Council
Thursday morning (March 3) EBCI Tribal Council passed Ordinances 139 and 143, two items that look to reshape the experience in the tribal justice system.
Cherokee receives first electric school bus in North Carolina
Thanks to efforts by the Cherokee Boys Club (CBC) and EBCI Air Quality Program, North Carolina’s first fully electric school bus has arrived in Cherokee.
ONE FEATHER PHOTOS
COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
VETERAN’S CORNER: Lt. Col. Lewis H. Harding retired after 32 years of service
Lt. Col. Lewis H. Harding Jr. (Ret.) retired from the U.S. Air Force on Jan. 6, 2016 after 32 years of service.
Brian Clowdus looks to bring a new Halloween tradition with Sleepy Hollow
The Sleepy Hollow Experience is coming to Cherokee starting this Thursday, Oct. 17.
Harrah’s Cherokee receives Readers’ Choice award from ConventionSouth
ConventionSouth Magazine has presented Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort with a 2019 Readers’ Choice Award.
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
COMMENTARY: “Green Eggs” and racial stereotypes…
It appears that Dr. Seuss was a racist. Or, he was simply a product of his times. The debate is raging, well, it’s raging at Fox News anyway.
COMMENTARY: Downtown revitalization – It’s a smart thing.
I applaud the members of the One Feather Editorial Board for taking a pro-economic growth and pro-safety stance on the issue of parking downtown.
SPEAKING OF FAITH: Maturing of the Church, It’s Thinking and Ways
We are each to function with the amount of individual preparation work being done.
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
Cherokee Life Recreation league practice schedule (Dec. 14, 18, 20)
Thursday, Dec. 14 Birdtown Gym 5pm - Tune Squad and Dropping Dimes 5:45pm - Jammers and Buckets 6:30pm - Breakers and Elite 7:30pm - Fly Girls and Above the Rim 8:30pm - Shockers and Kryptonite Painttown Gym 5pm - Nothing But Net and MonStars 5:45pm -...
Cherokee Life Recreation basketball schedule (Dec. 16)
Saturday, Dec. 16 Birdtown Gym 9am - Showstoppers vs Jammers 9:30am - Stunners vs Dream Team 10am - MonStars vs Tune Squad 10:30am - Swish vs Nothing But Net 11am - Rainmakers vs Buckets 11:30pm - Hoop There It Is vs Queens of the Court 12:15pm - We Get...
Tribal member to run Benge Route of Trail of Tears
Around 1,200 Cherokee people walked from an area near Fort Payne, Ala. to Oklahoma on what is known as the Benge Route of the Trail of Tears. Kallup McCoy II, an EBCI tribal member, is going to run that route this spring.
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
OBITUARY: Stacy “Bessie” Wallace
Stacy “Bessie” Wallace, 74, of Cherokee, passed away at the Tsali Care Nursing Center on Saturday, July 17, 2021 following a brief illness.
OBITUARY: James Vernon Loftis
James Vernon Loftis, 56, of the Alarka community, went to his eternal home Saturday, July 17, 2021. He was the son of Doyle and Shirley Loftis of the Alarka community.
OBITUARY: Ned Carl “Bunky” Morgan
Ned Carl “Bunky” Morgan, age 61, passed away on Saturday, July 3, 2021 at Harris Regional Hospital after an extended illness.
HAPPENINGS
Learn “How to Start a Business” at SCC this fall
Over the approaching weeks and months, Southwestern Community College will offer several free opportunities for aspiring entrepreneurs to attend a class entitled “How to Start a Business.”
Raymond Jackson and Furman Wilson Memorial Brush Arbor Gospel Singing
Aug. 22-23 at 7pm at the Singing Grounds in Snowbird past the Jacob Cornsilk Community Center. Featured singers include: Walking By Faith (NC), Old path Quartet (Ga.), Styles Family (NC), Wilson Family (NC), Shining Pathway Qt. (NC), Cougnell Family (NC), Welch...
N.C. Commission of Indian Affairs Recognition Committee meeting
Aug. 12 from 10am – 3:30pm in the Governor’s Crime Commission Offices, 1201 Front Street, Raleigh. The purpose of the meeting is to review the state recognition process and review and discuss genealogical, vital records, and membership information submitted by the...
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Northern Cree stays True Blue on latest Release
Northern Cree has built a reputation for being one of the most powerful drum groups on the circuit today.
Canyon Records releases Two New Peyote Albums
Canyon Records, out of Phoenix, Arizona, has released two new Native American Church song albums; “Awakening of Life,” by Cheevers Toppah and Kevin Yazzie and “Rhythms Within a Turquoise Dream,” by Louie Gonnie.
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