NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
Taylor, Foerst named top students in CHS Class of 2022
Two ambitious and studious young women have been named the top students in the Cherokee High School Class of 2022. Abigail Taylor and Aria Foerst have been named the valedictorian and salutatorian respectively.
Two ambitious and studious young women have been named the top students in the Cherokee High School Class of 2022. Abigail Taylor and Aria Foerst have been named the valedictorian and salutatorian respectively.
Cherokee Tribes come together to celebrate Kituwah
The sounds of people laughing, games being played, songs being sung, and the Cherokee language being spoken filled the valley at Kituwah on Saturday, May 21 as the three federally recognized Cherokee Tribes – the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI), the Cherokee Nation, and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians of Oklahoma (UKB) – came together to celebrate the Mother Town being back under Cherokee control.
Groundbreaking held for “new” Tribal Foods Distribution building
The Tribal Foods Distribution Program of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) will move into its new home next summer. A groundbreaking was held on the warm afternoon of Thursday, May 19 for a project that will see a part of an existing building renovated and part of it torn down and rebuilt as a two-story, nearly 8,000 square feet addition for the Program.
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COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
Fariello receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Author and curator Anna Fariello received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Folk Art Center during the annual meeting of the Southern Highland Craft Guild recently.
EBCI member is a lead designer at Tesla
Jacob Saunooke, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, applied for his job like many do these days. He saw a posting online and threw his name in the hat.
“Our memories will remain”: Cherokee High School graduates 73
Cherokee High School held its annual commencement ceremony on the sunny evening of Thursday, May 23 at Ray Kinsland Stadium.
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
COMMENTARY: Tillis should refuse to confirm Trump’s Supreme Court nominee
When President Trump nominated Amy Coney Barrett to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) did an about-face on his past policy to deny consideration of Supreme Court nominees in an election year.
COMMENTARY: Last Chance
Many thought we would be seeing life return to “normal” by now, but we are fast realizing that normal as it looked in December of 2019 may not be a reality even in the year to come.
COMMENTARY: Don’t let someone die
It seems like we just experienced Domestic Violence Month, yet it is October once again, and it is time to take another focused look at this problem that deserves our year-round attention.
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
JV FOOTBALL: Braves get opening day road win at Hayesville
The Cherokee JV Braves (1-0) got their 2016 campaign started off well on a hot and humid night in Hayesville.
ON THE SIDELINES: Protect your noggin’
If you know me or read my column regularly, you know I’m a huge fan of the Olympic Games.
FOOTBALL: Braves win season opener in Tennessee
Cherokee fans got to see a rainbow, a beautiful sunset, and a season-opening win on Friday, Aug. 19 as the maroon and gold traveled to Tennessee.
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
OBITUARY: Robert Lee Washington Sr.
Robert Lee Washington Sr., 46, of Sylva, passed away on Monday, June 14, 2021.
Memorial Service announcements for Sidney and Linda Myers
The Myers Family are honoring Sidney and Linda’s wishes by celebrating their lives at their childhood churches in Townsend, Tenn.
OBITUARY: Betty Jean Lambert Hawkins
Betty Jean Lambert Hawkins joined her heavenly Father, family and friends on Tuesday, June 1, 2021. Betty was born in Cherokee on Jan. 27, 1934, the child of Leonard and Carrie Lambert.
HAPPENINGS
Diabetic Eye Exam Drive
The Cherokee Indian Hospital Eye Care and Diabetes programs have joined forces to increase the number of Diabetic Retinopathy (eye exam) screening provided in our community. Their goal is to do 500 exams before June 30. If you are diabetic and have not had an exam in...
FASD training in Cherokee
A training on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD), presented by Adrainne Bashista, trainer and founder of FAFASD, will be held on Friday, June 4 from 8:30am – 4pm at the Chief Joyce Dugan Cultural Arts Center. The training, which will include a certificate of...
Strawberry Festival planned in Cherokee for May 17
The North American Indian Women’s Association (NAIWA) Cherokee Chapter will host the annual Strawberry Festival at the Cherokee Indian Fairgrounds on Saturday, May 17 from 9am – 2pm. The event will open at 9am with an opening ceremony and the telling of the Strawberry...
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