NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
Recovery speaker gets candid with Cherokee community
Addiction to drugs is a complicated, multi-layered thing that is often misunderstood. This was the message delivered by Dr. Stephen Loyd, a recovery speaker from Franklin, Tenn., as he spoke to a crowd at the Cherokee Indian Fairgrounds on the evening of Thursday, Feb. 24.
Kayaker drowns in Oconaluftee River near Smokemont
Great Smoky Mountains National Park rangers were assisted by emergency responders from Cherokee Fire & Rescue, Cherokee Tribal EMS, and the Cherokee Indian Police Dept., in the recovery of drowned kayaker, Megan Thompson, age 34, of Cleveland Heights, Ohio on Thursday, Feb. 24.
The bridge on the river, why?
A project to bring a new pedestrian bridge and main sewer line to downtown Cherokee made significant progress this week.
ONE FEATHER PHOTOS
COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
Cherokee High School graduates largest class in school history
A total of 76 Cherokee High School students crossed the stage and received their diploma at Ray Kinsland Stadium on the morning of Saturday, June 2. The CHS Class of 2018 is the largest class in school history.
Cherokee High School names its top students
Cherokee High School has named its top students for the Class of 2018. Scarlett Guy is this year’s valedictorian and Robin Reed is the salutatorian.
Cherokee Elementary School Awards List (1st – 4th grades)
Cherokee Elementary School Awards List (1st – 4th grades)
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: We still need the sidewalk
My husband and I believe that a sidewalk was promised for the roadside from the old Holiday Inn to Fisher Branch in the Birdtown Community.
COMMENTARY: Opportunity knocks
It is time to nag you about voting again. This time we are looking at federal, state, and local elections.
SPEAKING OF FAITH: Holiness is our reward and a stronghold
“Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
TRACK & FIELD: Cherokee hosts SMC Championship
It was a cold, windy and rainy day, but it didn’t dampen the competitive spirit as Cherokee hosted the Smoky Mountain Conference Track & Field Championship on Wednesday, April 29.
MS TRACK: Cherokee boys take second place at Conference
The Cherokee Middle School track teams traveled to the Smoky Mountain Conference Championships at Hayesville on Monday, April 27. The boys team took second place overall with a score of 85.5.
GOLF: Ensley named All-Conference, Braves clinch Regionals Berth
Cherokee High School junior, Christian Ensley, was named All-Conference at the conclusion of the Smoky Mountain Conference tournament at the Sapphire National Golf Club on Monday, April 27.
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
OBITUARY: Perry Dean Sequoyah
He was born in Cherokee to the late Gilbert Smith and Jesse Kay Sequoyah.
OBITUARY: Jody Mark Davis
Jody Mark Davis, 47 of Cherokee, never met a person he didn’t like, and everyone who met him loved him.
OBITUARY: Johnny Michael McCarter
Johnny Michael McCarter, age 85 of Barnesville, Ga. passed away at home Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020.
HAPPENINGS
Ed Jackson Family Reunion
March 8 at 1pm at the Birdtown Community Building. Info: Jennifer Jackson 269-7702, Lou Jackson 735-1126 or Shirley Oswalt (828) 479-8375
Howe to speak at Sequoyah Birthplace Museum
March 2 from 2-3pm at the Museum in Vonore, Tenn. Tyler Howe, EBCi tribal historic preservation specialist, will be lecturing on “Cherokee Americanization Program”. This free lecture is open to the public and is sponsored in part from a grant from the East Tennessee...
Robin Thicke show postponed until March 14
The Robin Thicke show scheduled for Harrah's Cherokee Event Center for Tuesday, Feb. 25 has been postponed to Friday, March 14. All tickets purchased for the concert will be honored for the rescheduled date and full refunds are also available through Ticketmaster....
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