EBCI tribal member Spencer McCoy, a junior at Swain County High School, won the White & Williams Co. Award for the top 1A/2A Male Athlete in an Olympic Sport at the 53rd Annual MAAC (Mountain Amateur Athletic Club) Awards Banquet.

Rain, rain, go away, come again another day. Well, it didn’t go away, but that didn’t stop almost 135 people, including 91 runners, who braved the pouring rain to participate in the annual Cherokee Choices Mother’s Day 5K on Saturday, May 10 at the Acquoni Expo Center.

On an unusual cool and windy day, the American Flag towering high over the Linville Golf Club clubhouse thrashed violently in the wind as members of the Cherokee Braves golf team approached the first tee. The practice round from a day prior confirmed the challenge these young men would face on the sloping fairways and crowned greens, reminiscent of the famous Pinehurst #2 course.