NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
Stamper sentenced for abusive sexual contact of a minor
Forrest Cole Stamper, 28, of Cherokee, was sentenced on Monday, Jan. 31 to 48 months in prison and 15 years of supervised release for abusive sexual contact of a minor in Indian Country, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.
“We are resilient”: Cherokee women bringing MMIW awareness with podcast
According to the U.S. Dept. of Justice, over 84 percent of American Indian/Alaska Native women have experienced violence in their lifetime and they face a murder rate 10 times the national average. Three Cherokee women have started a podcast to bring the issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women (MMIW) to light.
A Tribal prosecutor’s shadow
Imagine working through a docket that consists of 308 cases and talking to 11 different defense attorneys. That’s just Wednesday.
ONE FEATHER PHOTOS
COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
WCU announces new graduates, dean’s/chancellor’s list for spring semester
Western Carolina University has announced its roster of new graduates and released its dean’s/chancellor’s list for spring semester 2018.
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.
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
COMMENTARY: What we see
We should be routinely maintaining our greenways and exploring ways to refurbish or replace the aging stock of buildings in the most prominent and visible areas of the Boundary.
COMMENTARY: Cherokee Year of Caring
When you work in government, you meet a few public servants. That is what government work is-public service.
COMMENTARY: Before you cross the road, look right, then left…
Covid-19, or coronavirus, seems to be a very serious, highly infectious virus that’s hit every continent in the world except Antarctica.
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
Braves Football prepares for the upcoming season
The bleachers inside of the Ray Kinsland Stadium stand barren in the hot summer heat, but only a few yards away inside the Braves Fieldhouse, a special group of young men have put in a summer’s worth of workouts to help build the team and prepare for a very promising upcoming season.
ON THE SIDELINES: End gender pay disparities now
It bugs me to no end to see pay disparities between men and women no matter if it is in the business world or the world of professional sports.
ON THE SIDELINES: We want to beat our opponents, not hurt them
During the summer months, I spend more time in the stands than on the sidelines. This past weekend, while in the stands watching my daughter’s roller derby bout at the U.S. Cellular Center in Asheville I got to thinking about the sportsmanship shown across almost every sport when someone is shaken up or hurt.
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
Dr. King to lecture on The Battle of Horseshoe Bend at Sequoyah Museum
Dr. Duane King will be lecturing on The Battle of Horseshoe Bend, Post-Removal Factionalism and a Cherokee Bandolier Bag at the Sequoyah Birthplace Museum on Sunday, March 16 from 2-3pm.
DNA testing scheduled for April
The following dates are available to schedule appointments for DNA collection: Wednesday, April 2 Friday, April 4 Wednesday, April 9 Friday, April 11 Wednesday, April 16 Thursday, April 17 Wednesday, April 23 Friday, April 25 Wednesday, April 30 The local collection...
Unto These Hills acting audition
March 22 from 2-6pm. Also, if you’re interested in lights, sound, stage crew, etc., stop by the CHA office and fill out an application before March 22. Info: 497-3652
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
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