NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
Jackson County announces 2022 Visitor Impact
Ideally situated in the western North Carolina mountains and comprised of the distinctive towns of Cashiers, Sylva, Dillsboro and Cherokee, Jackson County announced on Friday, Aug. 25 an increase of 3.5 percent in visitor spending during 2022. Domestic and international visitors to and within Jackson County spent $452.57 million last year, up from $437.41 million in 2021.
One Feather wins 12 N.C. Press Association awards
The Cherokee One Feather won a total of 12 awards in the 2022 North Carolina Press Association Editorial & Advertising Awards contest announced on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023.
Taylor sentenced for trafficking methamphetamine
U.S. District Judge Martin Reidinger sentenced a Cherokee, N.C. man on Thursday, Aug. 24 for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Edward Dwayne Taylor, who is 35-years-old and a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, was ordered to serve 87 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release.
ONE FEATHER PHOTOS
COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation to host webinar on motorcycling the scenic route
Hit the open road virtually with Hawk Hagebak at 11 a.m., Tuesday, March 2, for his humorous take on motorcycling up and down the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Ask Dr. Per Cap: Return fraud
Someone approached me online with an offer to buy my Amazon account.
NASA extends partnership with SCC for five more years
Two years before a total solar eclipse left area residents breathless in 2017, Southwestern Community College started working with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in an effort to bring advanced Science, Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) education opportunites to Western North Carolina.
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
SPEAKING OF FAITH: What does your life tell us?
By REV. TIMOTHY L. MELTON, PASTOR (Transcribed by Myra D. Colgate) Cherokee Pentecostal Holiness Church Read Acts 16:16-34 I remember when I was a kid. I had always wanted to be a fireman. The Lord had given me that dream. So, I ended up working for the...
COMMENTARY: It is just a pet.
I recently posted a picture of Smoky, a chihuahua that was a part of my family for 13 years. He was eight weeks old when we got him. I have a picture of him in my hand on his first day with us. From head to tip of tail, he fit between my index finger and wrist, a tiny ball of fur, flesh, and bone. A tiny life.
SPEAKING OF FAITH: One’s testimony can ignite a revival
Paul and Silas are walking the land. They’re doing the work that they were called to do, watching over the the flock and planting churches. They were also setting demon possessed people free. That’s what actually gets them into trouble.
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
ON THE SIDELINES: Tribe should be proud of college signees
Thousands of students across the country signed to play at different colleges and universities, and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians should be proud that a total of seven young tribal members signed that day.
WRESTLING: Three Braves qualify for state meet
Three members of the Cherokee Braves varsity wrestling team have qualified for the upcoming state meet after placing in the 1A West Regional meet held at Avery County High School on Saturday, Feb. 10.
ON THE SIDELINES: You honor Mr. Kinsland by honoring yourself
During a home basketball game in the Charles George Memorial Arena on the evening of Tuesday, Feb. 6, Ray Kinsland was recognized for his 59 years of service to the Cherokee community and especially Cherokee Central Schools athletics.
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
OBITUARY: Lambert G. Wilson
Lambert G. Wilson, 68, of Bryson City, went home to be with the Lord tragically on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022.
OBITUARIES: Regina Watty
Regina Watty, age 54, of Cherokee, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, at Mission Hospital.
OBITUARY: Jon Tanoli Jessan George
Jon Tanoli Jessan George, age 35, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022, at Mission Hospital.
HAPPENINGS
Advance tickets now available for N.C. Mountain State Fair
The N.C. Mountain State Fair will return to the Western N.C. Agricultural Center for another run of family fun Sept. 5-14, and advance tickets are now available.
Volunteers needed for Relay For Life of Cherokee
The American Cancer Society Relay For Life is seeking volunteers in Cherokee – walkers, cancer survivors, caregivers, community leaders, anyone wanting to make a difference – to organize and recruit fundraising teams, garner community support, coordinate logistics,...
Cherokee High School Booster Club meeting
Aug. 5 at 5:30pm at CHS. New officers will be elected at this meeting.
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Trudell shines in "Lines from a Mined Mind"
A review of Santee Sioux John Trudell’s latest poetic work “Lines from a Mined Mind.”
'Nawlins meets Native
Dr. Honey Dawn Karima Pettigrew, Ph.D, One Feather contributor, interviews Cocoa Crappel, lead singer of Cannes Brulees.
Videographer: A Portrait of Nathan Young IV
“I absolutely love my job and feel like I’m one of the luckiest people in the world,” states Pawnee filmmaker, Nathan Young IV, during a recent interview.
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