NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
EBCI to receive $43.3 million more in ARP than previously expected
Cory Blankenship, EBCI Secretary of Treasury, had some good news for the leaders and members of Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) during a report to Tribal Council on Thursday, Feb. 17. The discussion centered around ARP (American Rescue Plan) funding for the Tribe.
Tribal ABC Store to open in Cherokee
Cherokee will soon have its own ABC store. The Tribal Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission (TABCC) for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) is currently working on the Tribal ABC Store which it hopes to open in early March.
CIPD SWAT arrests Asheville man wanted on numerous drug, firearm warrants
Cherokee Indian Police Department (CIPD) SWAT Team arrested Danquon Shermaine Brown, a 31-year-old male of Asheville, on Wednesday, Feb. 16.
ONE FEATHER PHOTOS
COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
Principal Chief’s Awards given to exceptional EBCI students
The annual Principal Chief’s Awards ceremony was held in the Tribal Council Chambers on the morning of Friday, May 25.
Upward Bound participant and CHS senior selects college
A local student and Upward bound participant, Anya Walsh, is set to begin Appalachian State University in the fall after she graduates from Cherokee High School.
Ray Kinsland Leadership Institute staff visits Santa Fe Indigenous Leadership Institute
The staff of the Ray Kinsland Leadership Institute (RKLI) traveled to Santa Fe, New Mexico earlier this month to meet with the founders and co-directors of the Santa Fe Indigenous Leadership Institute.
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
COMMENTARY: Blind loyalty
Sometimes, we act like crabs in a bucket, mindlessly pulling each other down from our effort to leave the bucket behind for a better life, liberty and pursuit of happiness.
SPEAKING OF FAITH: Holy Spirit empowers to witness, create, build
God, through the Prophet Elijah, using King Ahab, had called all of Israel to a showdown:
COMMENTARY: A call for Democratic overhaul
Was anyone really surprised. I mean, when you decide to do something and the vast majority of the free world is telling you it’s a bad idea, what do you expect.
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
SOCCER: Swain tops Lady Braves 3-0
Storm Ledford, an EBCI tribal member at Swain, got a hat-trick to lead the Lady Maroon Devils over the Lady Braves 3-0 in a game at Swain on Monday, April 27.
GOLF: Ensley leads Braves to Victory at the final match of the season
Christian Ensley shot an 83 to finish first in the individual category and lead the Braves to victory in their final regular season match of the season at Sapphire National Golf Club in Sapphire on Tuesday, April 20.
GOLF: Ensley in third place in SMC tourney after first round
Cherokee High School senior Christian Ensley carded an 80 to lead the Braves to a fifth place finish in the first round of the Smoky Mountain Conference tournament at the Cherokee Hills Golf Club in Murphy on Thursday, April 23.
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
OBITUARY: Lorraine (Deb) Conseen
Lorraine (Deb) Conseen, 55, of Cherokee, went home to be with the Lord Friday, Sept. 11, 2020.
OBITUARY: Michael D. Reed
Michael Dale Wayne Reed, 61, of Cherokee, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2020. The son of the late Wilson and Frances Reed, he is preceded in death by his brothers, Charles Wilson Reed and Allen Huey Reed.
OBITUARY: Roy Bailey
Roy Bailey, 80, of the Stecoah Community, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020 at his residence.
HAPPENINGS
Southern Gospel Singing
March 8 from 5-8pm in the Chief Joyce Dugan Cultural Arts Center. Info: Yona Wade 554-5124
Memorial for Robert J. Conley flyer
Hunter Safety Course
March 3, 4 and 6 from 6-9:30pm at the Shawn Blanton Emergency Operations Center in Cherokee. The EBCI Natural Resource Enforcement, in conjunction with the North Carolina Wildlife Commission, is offering this course. The class is limited to the first 25 to be...
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