NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
Cherokee Police Commission meets for first time in 2023
The Cherokee Police Commission met on Thursday, Jan. 19 to address items at the turn of the year and any ongoings issues involving the police department.
Search underway for missing person on Blue Ridge Parkway
National Park Service Law Enforcement rangers are coordinating the efforts of a multi-agency search and investigation underway for a missing person near milepost 410 on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Interior Department completes vote to remove derogatory names from several locations
The Department of the Interior announced recently the Board on Geographic Names (BGN) has voted on the remaining replacement names featuring the word sq___. In September, the Department announced the final vote for nearly 650 features, but completed an additional review for seven locations that are considered unincorporated populated places.
ONE FEATHER PHOTOS
COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
Bradley selected for membership to N.C. Institute of Medicine
The North Carolina Institute of Medicine (NCIOM) helps guide health policies statewide, and now a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) will sit as a member of the organization.
Cherokee Indian Hospital lab working diligently amid pandemic
The laboratory staff at the Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority (CIHA) is aiding in the process of coronavirus (COVID-19) test sample collection and preparation for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) community.
Engineering students triple WCU’s output of face shields for medical worker use in pandemic
Students from Western Carolina University’s College of Engineering and Technology have checked out 3D printers from the university and are using them from home to help produce face shields for use by health care professionals during the global COVID-19 pandemic.
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
SPEAKING OF FAITH: When sensing his presence, it’s his power felt
How many of you have felt, at times, what you thought was an overwhelming sense of His Presence? I came to an understanding in my personal time with the Lord, this week, when His Presence became so strong, I said, “I want to thank You for Your Presence here today.”
COMMENTARY: Living under a rock
By ROBERT JUMPER One Feather Editor I get it. You are in the river cooling off. You get bored. You see a bunch of cool, smooth, almost symmetrical stone, river rock that has been worn smooth by years of polishing by the rushing waters of the river. First, you...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Thanking community for Trout Derby
I just wanted to thank the Cherokee community for all of the hard work that went into the youth trout derby. This was our first year, and I was amazed at what all was put into it for the kids and the families. My boys had an awesome time! Ashley Nichole Ervin...
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
BASKETBALL: Cherokee sweeps Union Academy in first round
The Cherokee Braves (19-8) and Lady Braves (24-2) both won their first round match-ups in the 1A state playoffs against the same school, Union Academy.
WRESTLING: Toineeta wins second ring
Anthony Toineeta (52-2) is the first two-time state champion in Cherokee High School history.
BASKETBALL: Braves win conference tournament, Lady Braves second in girls
The Cherokee Braves (18-8) won their second Big Smoky Mountain Conference tournament title in a row on Friday, Feb. 17.
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
OBITUARY: Loretta Rattler Adams
Loretta Rattler Adams, 65, died peacefully at her home on Monday, Jan. 31, 2022 after battling dementia for several years.
OBITUARY: Hazel Gunter Young
Hazel Gunter Young, 87, of Whittier, passed away Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022.
OBITUARY: John Lewis Bradley
John Lewis Bradley, age 81, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022, after a courageous battle with cancer. John was preceded in death by his parents, Lewis Jim Bradley and Catherine Bowman Bradley; brother, Soloman Dane Bradley; and grandparents, Roy and Grace Rose Bowman and Joe Bradley.
HAPPENINGS
Cherokee Historical, Cultural, Language, and Genealogy Group meeting
June 26 at 5pm at the Ken Blankenship Education Wing at the Museum of the Cherokee Indian. The meeting will include a tour of the “back side” of the Museum acquainting the attendees with many resources of the Museum. Attendees will then be able to use the Museum’s...
American Cornhole Organization Worlds IX qualifier
Park to host “Women’s Work” event
On Saturday, June 21, Great Smoky Mountains National Park will host the annual Women’s Work Festival at the Mountain Farm Museum from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. This festival honors the vast contributions made by the women of Southern Appalachian, and showcases lifeways that...
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