NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
January is highest COVID month for Cherokee
January 2022 has seen the highest number of new COVID-19 cases reported in the Cherokee community out of any month since the pandemic began. And, the month isn’t over yet.
SCOTUS upholds McGirt ruling
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) issued a ruling on Friday, Jan. 21 declining to overturn the McGirt decision from 2020 – a move that tribal leaders are hailing as a victory for sovereignty.
Park sets visitation record with 14.1 million visits in 2021
Great Smoky Mountains National Park experienced the busiest year on record with 14,137,812 visits. Visitation exceeded the 2019 record by 1.5 million visits and 2020 visitation by more than 2 million visits.
ONE FEATHER PHOTOS
COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
Fundraising efforts going well for Warriors’ London trip
Later this year, members of the Warriors of Anikituhwa will travel to London, England as ambassadors of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, and efforts to raise funds for their trip are going well. The trip will total around $30,000 for the group, and so far around $3,000 has been raised.
New Kituwah Academy students plant garden
The Cherokee tradition of raising food is being passed down to the younger generation at the New Kituwah Academy. Students planted kale, mustard greens, creasy greens, and onions in two raised garden beds at the school on the morning of Wednesday, April 18.
Three Cherokee students admitted to prestigious performing arts school
Three students at Cherokee High School have been accepted to one of the most prestigious performing arts schools in the country. Eason Esquivel, a senior, and juniors Jake Sneed and Marianna Hornbuckle have been accepted to study at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) with campuses in New York City and Los Angeles.
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: What next?
As I watched January Council I was very disappointed
SPEAKING OF FAITH: A new life…sin’s power is broken
“Well then, should we keep on sinning so God can show us more and more of his wonderful grace?
COMMENTARY: Will we have a free press, and other constitutional matters
Personally, I don’t want you or the government to tell me what to believe or to control the flow of information to me.
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
FOOTBALL: McCoy signs to play football at WCU
Spencer McCoy, an EBCI tribal member who is a senior at Swain County High School, has agreed to play college football at Western Carolina University.
POKER: Harrah’s Cherokee to host WSOP National Championship
The eleventh season of the WSOP Circuit will wrap up under the bright lights of the ESPN cameras with the 2015 WSOP National Championship.
Toineeta named Citizen-Times Player of the Year
Kendall Toineeta, Lady Braves senior point guard, has been named the Player of the Year in the Citizen-Times All-WNC selections.
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
OBITUARY: John Robert Hornbuckle
John Robert Hornbuckle, 37, of Cherokee, passed away unexpectedly at his residence on Thursday, July 30, 2020.
OBITUARY: Becky Ann Walker
Becky Ann Walker transitioned from this life on Friday, July 31, 2020 at the age of 47.
OBITUARY: Frank Black Miller, MD
Frank Black Miller, MD. November 6, 1947 – July 30, 2020.
HAPPENINGS
Will Kinton to lecture at Sequoyah Birthplace Museum
Feb. 23. Kinton, a Fort Loudoun State Park Ranger, will lecture on the Tellico Blockhouse. He will discuss the uniform and equipment that U.S. soldiers were issued during the time of the Tellico Blockhouse (1794-1807). He will also discuss the impact of the Tellico...
WCU’s College of Education, Allied Professions to hold golf tourney March 29
CULLOWHEE – The College of Education and Allied Professions at Western Carolina University will host its second annual golf tournament on Saturday, March 29, at High Vista Country Club in Mills River. Cost of participation, including box lunches, is $80 for...
Winter Benefit Supper
March 7 at 6pm at the Whittier United Methodist Church. The purpose for this preseason supper is to help replenish funds for the many local Outreach programs in which the Whittier United Methodist Church is involved. Due to the excessively cold weather this winter,...
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