NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
Visitors to Great Smoky Mountains National Park spent $2.2 billion in local communities last year
A new National Park Service report shows that 13,297,647 visitors to Great Smoky Mountains National Park in 2023 spent $2.2 billion in communities near the park. That spending supported 33,748 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $3.4 billion.
Flint Gap Fire determined to be caused by lightning
Great Smoky Mountains National Park fire officials and fire investigators have determined that the Flint Gap Fire was started by lightning from a recent summer storm.
Additional resources arrive for Flint Gap Fire
Great Smoky Mountains National Park continues initial attack efforts on the Flint Gap Fire. Two suppression modules are assisting with initial attack today, Thursday, Aug. 29. An additional module will arrive tomorrow.
ONE FEATHER PHOTOS
COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
EBCI Division of Community, Education, and Recreation May 2024 newsletter
Cherokee Indian Hospital celebrates excellence, announces 2024 award recipients
Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority has announced this year’s recipients of its prestigious annual awards. Dr. Winona Houser has been named Employee of the Year, and Lisa Hoyle has earned the esteemed Hayes Award for Quality and Safety.
Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority opens new PRC Customer Service Desk
Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority (CIHA) has announced the addition of a new dedicated Purchased and Referred Care (PRC) Customer Service Desk and staff, aimed at enhancing services for patients needing care outside of CIHA.
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
COMMENTARY: We need to be more like Dave.
Dave Russell is my counterpart at The Sylva Herald and Ruralite. We have a dandy working relationship with the Herald and it sounds like he and I share some commonalities when it comes to managing and reporting.
COMMENTARY – MMIW Profile: The Trail of Tears
The 2024 Remember the Removal (RTR) riders just concluded their 950-mile trek from New Echota, Georgia, to Tahlequah, Okla., tracing the northern route of the Indian Removal, also known as the Trail of Tears.
SPEAKING OF FAITH: Works
Let’s get this ‘works’ issue out of the way. If you didn’t know, you can’t get into Heaven by being good.
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
Smoky Mountain Youth Football results – Saturday, Aug. 26
Smoky Mountain Youth Football results – Saturday, Aug. 26
FOOTBALL: Braves dominate both sides of the ball at Cosby
The Cherokee Braves (1-1) dominated the stat line as they traveled to the Cosby (Tenn.) Eagles (1-1) on the incredibly warm, muggy evening of Friday, Aug. 25. Cherokee put up 302 yards of offense while holding the Eagles to 53 as they got their first win of the young season 47-6.
CROSS COUNTRY: Cherokee competes in Hayesville High Meet
Following are results, per nc.milesplit, of a meet hosted by Hayesville High School in Hayesville, N.C. on Wednesday, Aug. 23.
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
OBITUARY: Claude Ray Sneed
It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of our beloved father, Claude Ray Sneed.
OBITUARY: Tony Steven Taylor
Tony Steven Taylor, 61, passed away Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024, at Cherokee Indian Hospital. Tony was born Nov. 1, 1963 to the late Sandi Taylor Reagan. He loved his Tarheels, his babies, and taking care of his loved ones.
OBITUARY: LilyMay Smith Tucker
LilyMay Smith Tucker, age 87, of the Wolftown/Big Y community, passed away at her residence after an extended illness on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. She is the daughter of the late John and Ollie Smith.
HAPPENINGS
Upcoming Pow Wows for Oct. 19-21
Note: This list of pow wows was compiled by One Feather staff. The One Feather does not endorse any of these dances. It is simply a listing of ones occurring throughout the continent. Please call before traveling.
Concert Celebrating Manco Sneed and Cherokee Fiddle coming to Museum
The Museum of the Cherokee Indian will offer a free concert celebrating the fiddle tunes of Manco Sneed, an EBCI tribal member, at 2pm on Sunday, Oct. 7 in the Multipurpose Room of the Ken Blankenship Education wing.
Upcoming Pow Wows for Oct. 5-7
Note: This list of pow wows was compiled by One Feather staff. The One Feather does not endorse any of these dances. It is simply a listing of ones occurring throughout the continent. Please call before traveling.
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
“Sleepy Hollow” hits the mark for year one
“The Sleepy Hollow Experience” capped off a successful debut year in Cherokee on Sunday, Nov. 3 after running 24 shows.
Indie horror film looks to put North Carolina back on the map
Tommy dos Santos is a serial killer of only clowns. He is flipping the classic trope of horror on its head, and he is also an elaborate coping mechanism.
Tribal member’s work to be featured at Raleigh event
Xavier Davis is an artist, but he is also a storyteller through his artwork.
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