NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
Single-vehicle crash on the Spur results in passenger fatality
Single-vehicle crash on the Spur results in passenger fatality
Vax for Cash Lottery winners for Nov. 9
Following are the winners in the Vax for Cash lottery held on Tuesday, Nov. 9 and hosted by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. This list is provided to the One Feather by the EBCI Public Health and Human Service Division.
Interior Department announces formation of First Tribal Advisory Committee
The Department of the Interior announced on Tuesday, Nov. 16 the formation of a new Secretary’s Tribal Advisory Committee (STAC), which formally establishes a mechanism for Tribal leaders to engage in routine and robust conversations directly with Secretary Deb Haaland. This important move will further strengthen the Department’s nation-to-nation relationship with federally recognized American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes and their leadership.
2025 Cherokee Indian Fair Countdown
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ONE FEATHER PHOTOS
COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
Tribal program emphasizing car seat safety
According to the most recent statistics from the CDC, “In the United States, 663 children ages 12 years and younger died as occupants in motor vehicle crashes during 2015.” Thirty-five (35) percent of those children were not restrained in a car seat or with a seat belt.
A Cherokee Gardner’s Journal: The Iris Report
Every morning, from mid-April to late May, mom calls at seven in the morning (sometimes earlier). My dear mother gives me her garden Iris Report.
CHS student accepted to University of North Carolina School of the Arts
Cherokee High School rising senior Juanita Paz-Chalacha is one step closer to her dream of becoming a professional musician.

OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Support Mother Town Healing Program
Mother Town does a wonderful job cleaning the graves off for people. They need all the support for what they do. Signed, Dede Davis
SPEAKING OF FAITH: Righteousness, his part…our part, developing holiness
“The Word is Spirit—and is Life. Read His Word for yourself. Be like Him in Spirit and in Truth.
COMMENTARY: North and South Carolina U.S. Attorneys call upon Congress to permanently ban fentanyl analogues
By ROBERT J. HIGDON JR., MATTHEW G.T. MARTIN, R. ANDREW MURRAY, and A. LANCE CRICK In 2017, nearly 50,000 Americans died from an opioid overdose. In 2018, synthetic opioids accounted for over 28,000 overdose fatalities across the United States. Hundreds of...
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
CROSS COUNTRY: Lambert places fourth at state…named All-State
Darius Lambert, freshman member of the Cherokee High School cross country team, has been lighting up courses all year long. He finished his season with a bang by placing fourth overall at the 1A State Championship meet at Ivey Redmon Sports Complex in Kernersville on Saturday, Nov. 7.
FOOTBALL: Braves finish regular season strong at Hayesville
The Cherokee Braves (4-7) finished the 2015 regular season with a strong victory over the hosting Hayesville Yellow Jackets (3-8) on Friday, Nov. 6 with a final score of 45-28.
CROSS COUNTRY: Lambert takes sixth at Regional Meet
Cherokee’s Darius Lambert, Smoky Mountain Conference runner-up, took sixth place at the 1A West Regional Cross Country meet held at Asheville Christian on Saturday, Oct. 31 with a time of 17:18.62.
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
OBITUARY: Annie Bell Welch
Annie Belle Welch, 72, of Robbinsville, passed away, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020 at Graham Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center.
OBITUARY: James “Bo” Parris
James “Bo” Parris, of the Big Cove community in Cherokee, walked through Heaven’s Gates on Monday, Sept. 21, 2020. Bo was born in Tryon, Ga. on Jan. 8, 1935.
OBITUARY: William Paul Owle “Poppy”
William Paul Owle “Poppy”, 86, of Cherokee, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020.
HAPPENINGS
Family of Luther and Elnora Murphy Easter Reunion Dinner
April 20 at 2pm at Bethabara Church fellowship hall. Bring a covered dish and drinks. Info: Deb 736-0065 or Gail 736-1002
Mediation Training offered in Webster
Mountain Mediation Services is offering a Community Mediation Training later this Spring in Webster on May 6-8 from 9 am to 4:30 pm for individuals who wish to learn neutral ways to mediate conflicts in their workplaces, families, churches, community organizations and...
Fundraiser flyer for the Carolina Blue Devils
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