NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
Cherokee begins sales of adult-use (21+) cannabis for all
Ben Cordell, of Greenville, S.C., got in line at the Great Smoky Cannabis Co. at 1 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024 to be the first in line as the business was opening later that morning for adult-use (21+) sales to all for the first time. The line of more than 1,000 people snaked through the parking lot.
Santa from Santa’s Land arrested on child sex abuse charges
Bevier Hasbrouck Sleight III, 78, who was employed as Santa at Santa’s Land Fun Park & Zoo in Cherokee, was arrested by Cherokee Indian Police Department on Aug. 29 for 13 child abuse charges:
From Darkness Into Hope: Tribe hosts mental health awareness/suicide prevention event
Over 300 people attended the “From Darkness Into Hope” Mental Health Awareness and Suicide Prevention Event held on the Oconaluftee Island Park in Cherokee, N.C. on the afternoon of Wednesday, Sept. 4.
ONE FEATHER PHOTOS
COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
2021 Reservation Wide Christmas Lighting Contest winners
The EBCI Cooperative Extension Community Development Department, in partnership with the EBCI Commerce Department, hosted the 2021 Reservation Wide Christmas Lighting Contest.
Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle capitalizing on momentum
Fresh off winning the Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary award, Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle looks to build on her success.
Tribal member to serve as a delegate to Congress of Future Medical Leaders
Seshadri Pratama, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and a sophomore at Rabun Gap Nacoochee School, is a delegate to the Congress of Future Medical Leaders on March 26-27, 2022.
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
SPEAKING OF FAITH: Resurrection Day 2023
By REV. TIMOTHY L. MELTON, PASTOR (Transcribed by Myra D. Colgate) Cherokee Pentecostal Holiness Church Continuation… Read: Matthew 28:1-10; Mark 16:1-20; John 20: 12, 18-23 “I wonder if we realize the Power of the Words that begin to come out of our mouths...
COMMENTARY: A perspective on Tribal Constitutions and Grand Councils
I had just finished preparing some documents concerning records relating to the term Grand Council in the proposed Constitution when I saw the new controversy over it. In 2019 I made comments concerning the misinterpretation of the Grand Council to the Constitution Committee.
SPEAKING OF FAITH: Resurrection Day of 2023
In Mark is given some of the women’s conversations as they headed to the tomb, talking about the spices they were carrying, needing to anoint the body of Jesus, and whom they might get to move the stone from the entrance of the tomb. The real problem is they all underestimated Jesus. Don’t underestimate Jesus.
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
BASKETBALL: Cherokee girls take second place in NAYO tournament
In what one organizer dubbed one of the most successful NAYO tournaments yet, a team representing the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians took second place in the weekend-long event held in Cherokee.
Cherokee High, EBCI athletes receive WNC Sports Award nominations
The Cherokee Braves 2017 varsity football team has been nominated for a WNC Sports Award which will be presented at the 57th Annual banquet to be held Sunday, May 6 at the Omni Grove Park Inn in Asheville.
RUNNING: McCoy tackles BADWATER 50, earns buckle
Kallup McCoy, an EBCI tribal member, went to the beach recently and came back with a belt buckle. But, to earn that buckle he had to complete a 51.4 mile run most of which was on a wet beach.
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
OBITUARY: April Dawn Bird
April Dawn Bird, 44, of the Painttown Community in Cherokee, N.C., passed away unexpectedly on Friday, June 2, 2023 at her residence in Cherokee.
OBITUARY: Julius Francis “Sonny” Taylor
Julius Francis “Sonny” Taylor, 50, of the Big Cove community of Cherokee, passed away Saturday, June 3, 2023. A native of Cherokee, he was the eldest son of Nellie Armachain Taylor.
OBIT – Shawn Michael Savage
Shawn Michael Savage was born May 1, 1977 at the Alice Hyde Hospital, located in Malone, N.Y. He and his family relocated to western North Carolina where he remained until his death on May 31, 2023.
HAPPENINGS
Cherokee Idol flyer
Transportation Advisory Committee of the Southwestern Rural Planning Organization (RPO) meeting
Aug. 21 at 5:30pm at the Southwestern Commission office at 125 Bonnie Lane in Sylva. The meeting will include a special public comment period related to final approval of the Southwestern RPO Transportation Prioritization project list. Accommodations for persons...
Upcoming Pow Wows for Aug. 14-17
Upcoming Pow Wows for Aug. 14-17
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
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).
New Events Center on schedule to open at Harrah’s Cherokee
The new Events Center at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino & Hotel is on schedule to open in late August.
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