NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
Dogwood Health Trust donates to Center for Native Health
Dogwood Health Trust recently awarded more than $1 million over three years to the Center for Native Health to further strengthen and expand The Medical Careers and Technology Pipeline (MedCaT) for Indigenous and rural Appalachian students. Started in 2010, MedCaT
Cherokee Police Commission talks Tribal X and NRE
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) Police Commission held its monthly meeting on Monday, Oct. 25 and discussed advances in the justice system and a continuing need for manpower.
CIPD arrests two for trafficking controlled substances
The joint efforts of the Cherokee Indian Police Department (CIPD) SWAT team, the CIPD Narcotics Division, Tribal ALE, and Tribal ALE K9 Agent Vader resulted in the arrests of two men – both with trafficking amounts of controlled substances – in the early morning hours of Friday, Oct. 22.
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COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
New Kituwah Academy First Quarter Perfect Attendance and Honor Rolls
New Kituwah Academy First Quarter Perfect Attendance and Honor Rolls
Cherokee Indian Fair Baby Crawling contest winners
The annual Cherokee Indian Fair Baby Crawling contest, hosted by the Vice Chief Alan B. Ensley and the Office of the Vice Chief, was held at the Cherokee Indian Fairgrounds on the morning of Wednesday, Oct. 3. Following are the winners: 6 - 9 months division:...
2018 Cherokee Indian Fair Baked Goods winners
Following are the winners of the 2018 Cherokee Indian Fair Baked Goods competition hosted by the EBCI Cooperative Extension Office:
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
COMMENTARY: Confusion is not helpful…
When I started this episode of the Mr. Bill Show report the major news was the ongoing pandemic and the confusion emanating from the White House.
COMMENTARY: An open letter from Chief Sneed regarding George Floyd’s death
Like all Americans, I was outraged when I saw the video of George Floyd pleading for his life, only to have his pleas fall upon deaf ears and his life snuffed out at the hands of an overzealous government official.
SPEAKING OF FAITH: Every decision impacts your life
Pastor Melton reminds each person, “The Church is here to teach us something that will lead and guide us—that we will be able to take away with us,
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
Cherokee players attend WNC Sports Awards Banquet
The Mountain Amateur Athletic Club held the 55th WNC Sports Awards Banquet at the OMNI Grove Park Inn in Asheville on Sunday, May 15 where the Cherokee Braves basketball team and three individual members of the Braves and Lady Braves were nominated for awards as the best athletes in western North Carolina.
TRACK & FIELD: Cherokee hosts 1A West Regional
Cherokee High School hosted the 1A West Regional Track & Field Championship on Saturday, May 14.
BASKETBALL: McMillan signs with Western Carolina
Jason McMillan, Braves senior point guard, will continue his basketball career this fall at Western Carolina University.
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
OBITUARY: Ah-Yo-Ka “Yoki Bear” Calhoun
Ah-Yo-Ka Calhoun, 5, of Cherokee, passed away tragically on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021 along with her mother, Jessica “Jet” Calhoun, also of Cherokee.
OBITUARY: Jessica “Jet” Calhoun
Jessica Calhoun, 29, of Cherokee, passed away tragically on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021 along with her young daughter, Ah-Yo-Ka Calhoun, 5, also of Cherokee. Known by family and friends as Jet, Jessica was preceded in death by her grandmother, Josephine Kalonaheskie.
OBITUARY: Angelica “Angie” Conseen
Angelica “Angie” Conseen, 67, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 10, 2020.
HAPPENINGS
Park to conduct road striping operations
A contractor for Great Smoky Mountains National Park will perform striping operations in Tennessee beginning Monday, May 5 through Thursday, May 22 along the Spur, Little River Road from Sugarlands Visitor Center to Townsend, the top two miles of Newfound Gap, and...
Week of the Young Child Children’s Fair
May 8 from 4-7pm at the Cherokee Indian Fairgrounds. This event is being hosted by the Cherokee Children’s Coalition and will feature games, food, prizes, bubbles and lots of fun. Local community agencies will also be in attendance to share information about the...
Park to host National Park Career Day
Great Smoky Mountains National Park invites students, recent graduates, and their families to participate in a National Park Career Day on Saturday, May 10 from 9:30a.m. - 2:30p.m. where students will receive a behind-the-scenes look into National Park Service...
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