NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
Second busiest year ever recorded at Great Smoky Mountains National Park in 2022
Great Smoky Mountains National Park experienced its second busiest year ever in 2022 with 12,937,633 visits. Last year’s visitation was more than 1.5 million above the park’s ten-year average, and more than the visitation of Yellowstone, Yosemite and Grand Canyon national parks combined.
National Park passes will now be required, how to get yours.
Starting on Wednesday, March 1, visitors to the Great Smoky Mountain National Park (GSMNP) will be required to display a parking pass when on Park property.
CAMPAIGN BIO: Peanut Crowe
(Note: The Cherokee One Feather sought candidate bios and posed several questions to candidates in the upcoming Special Election in the Wolftown Community. Bios are published exactly as they were sent to us with no editing.) Question 1: What qualities,...
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COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
Remember the Removal riders training through quarantine
The 10 riders representing the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) on this year’s Remember the Removal ride are continuing their training during the current COVID-19 quarantine situation.
Bradley named a Bonner Scholar for Carson-Newman
Tierney Bradley, a senior at Cherokee High School (CHS), has been named a Bonner Scholar for the 2020-21 academic year at Carson-Newman University in Jefferson City, Tenn.
Clapsaddle assisting in writers’ scholarship fundraiser
The Hindman Settlement School, which opened its doors in 1902, has developed a reputation as one of the best networks for Appalachian writers.
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Praises care at Cherokee Indian Hospital
This is not something I would normally do, but I want to share my experiences so that it may help someone else.
COMMENTARY: What matters to you?
The battle to inform the public rages in every community. The Qualla Boundary is no exception.
SPEAKING OF FAITH: Jesus, the way, the light, the truth
The Old Testament has taught many of us that God was actually introducing us to His Plan from the very beginning in the book of Genesis.
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
BASKETBALL: Lady Braves win BSMC title outright
The Cherokee Lady Braves (20-1) captured the Big Smoky Mountain Conference title on Saturday, Feb. 4.
BASKETBALL: Swain Co. 87 Braves 68
The Cherokee Braves lost to the Swain Co. Maroon Devils 87-68 in a game at the Charles George Memorial Arena on Friday, Feb. 3.
BASKETBALL: Lady Braves 63 Swain Co. 48
The Cherokee Lady Braves defeated the Swain Co. Maroon Devils 63-48 in a game at the Charles George Memorial Arena on Friday, Feb. 3.
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
OBITUARY: Carroll James Parker
Carroll James Parker, 83, of the Wolfetown Community in Cherokee, went home to be with the Lord Friday, March 4, 2022. A native of Cherokee, he was the son of the late Benjamin and Flora Lambert Parker.
OBITUARY: Chase Crowe
Chase Crowe, 43, made his journey to give Heaven a little hell on Friday, Feb. 25, 2022. He was greeted on the other side with open arms by his daughter, Ah-yo-ka Chaslynn Crowe Calhoun, and the love of his life, Jessica Nicole Calhoun.
OBITUARY: Doyce Stanley “Coach” Cannon Sr.
After a long illness, Doyce Stanley “Coach” Cannon Sr. went peacefully to be with our Lord on Thursday, Feb. 24, at home with his loving wife, Lin, by his bedside.
HAPPENINGS
39th EBCI Pow Wow flyer and schedule
Pow Wow Schedule of Events
EBCI Transit Tanger Outlet Shopping Trip
June 4. Depart Transit office at 9am, Depart Pigeon Forge at 3pm. Arrive back at Transit office approximately 4:30pm. Lunch is on your own. The round-trip fare is $3. Senior Citizens and mobility passengers are free. There are only 18 seats available. To...
WCU free summer concert series starts June 10
Western Carolina University’s annual Summer Concert Series will open with a free show featuring Joe Basile in the Central Plaza on campus on Tuesday, June 10, at 7 p.m.
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