NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
Kituwah, LLC seeks funding for Puy du Fou partnership
The Kituwah, LLC will be requesting approximately $31 million from Tribal Council to launch a new partnership project with award-winning French entertainment company Puy du Fou.
Swimmer sentenced to 365 months in prison for second degree murder
A Cherokee, N.C. man convicted of second degree murder by a federal jury was sentenced to 365 months in prison on Thursday, March 3, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Shane McKinley Swimmer, 22. was also ordered to serve eight years of supervised release after he completes his prison term.
Public defender and victims’ rights ordinances passed in Council
Thursday morning (March 3) EBCI Tribal Council passed Ordinances 139 and 143, two items that look to reshape the experience in the tribal justice system.
ONE FEATHER PHOTOS
COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
Cherokee High School Honor Rolls – 4th Quarter
Cherokee High School Honor Rolls – 4th Quarter
Remember the Removal riders finish journey
Cyclists from the 2018 Remember the Removal Bike Ride arrived in Tahlequah Thursday, June 21 finishing their three-week trek that retraced the northern route of the Trail of Tears.
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.
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
COMMENTARY: Covid-19 and toilet paper hoarding…
Covid-19 is running amok among us. It’s been in the USA since early February 2020 after the Chinese first reported it to the WHO in December 2019.
SPEAKING OF FAITH: The great mystery of holiness
“This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.”
SPEAKING OF FAITH: Peace only comes with Holy, right-thinking
…“God blesses those who are merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
ON THE SIDELINES: Championships are won during the summer
There’s the old saying that “Champions are made in the offseason”. Well, for high school and college athletes, the offseason is definitely during the summer.
TRACK & FIELD: Cherokee results from 1A West Regional
Several members of the Cherokee boys and girls track and field teams traveled to Appalachian State University in Boone on Saturday, May 9 for the 1A West Regional meet.
ON THE SIDELINES: Do student-athletes make better students?
This past Friday, I was taking photos at the annual Tribal Council Awards Day. As I was there, I began to notice a trend – a lot of the high school students receiving awards were also athletes.
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
OBITUARY: Jeremy Justin “Jarvis” Raby
Jeremy Justin “Jarvis” Raby, 40, of the Wolftown Community, passed away at Mission Hospital on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020.
OBITUARY: Mary J. Kazhe
Mary J. Kazhe, of Cherokee, went to her eternal Heavenly home on Oct. 13, 2020. She transitioned from this life to the next, with friends and family by her side.
OBITUARY: Amy Smoker
Amy Smoker, 91, a Cherokee Language fluent speaker of the Snowbird Community in Robbinsville, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020 at The Elizabeth House in Hendersonville.
HAPPENINGS
Upcoming meetings of the N.C. Commission of Indian Affairs
Commission of Indian Affairs Section 8 Housing Committee meeting. March 6 2:30-3:30 p.m. by teleconference. The purpose of the meeting is to hear and review normal business in conjunction with the 39th Annual NC Indian Unity Conference. Info: David Grigsby (919)...
WCU to host annual Gender Research Conference on March 6
CULLOWHEE – Western Carolina University will host its 13th annual Gender Research Conference on Thursday, March 6. Themed “Women and Gender in the 1960s: The Beginning of a Revolution,” the event will be held in the Blue Ridge Conference Room of Balsam Hall from 10...
Sallie Smith Bradley birthday flyer – new location
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