NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
Supplier of WNC drug network sentenced to 30 years
The supplier of a local drug network has been sentenced to 30 years in prison, announced William T. Stetzer, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, on Thursday, Nov. 4. Matthew Wondra, 34, of Murphy, was also ordered to serve five years of supervised release after he is released from prison.
Big Cove officially has its gym
The Big Cove gymnasium is officially open. Members of Tribal Council and Executive took part in a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday, Nov. 1 for the latest multi-million-dollar project that has been completed on the Qualla Boundary.
CCS removing remote learning option
After discussing a report on Cherokee Central Schools’ (CCS) remote learning, the Board of Education voted to strike it as a learning option following Christmas break.
ONE FEATHER PHOTOS
COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
Cherokee Elementary School 4th, 5th grade Honor Rolls – 2nd Nine Weeks Grading Period
Cherokee Elementary School 4th, 5th grade Honor Rolls – 2nd Nine Weeks Grading Period
Jones-Bowman Fellows complete service project for kids
For the Jones-Bowman Leadership Award Fellows, one of their most important traditions is their annual group service project.
Snowbird Christmas Celebration held
A Christmas party and celebration event was held at the Snowbird Community Center on Tuesday, Dec. 20 for members of the Snowbird and Cherokee County communities, and it ended up being about a lot more than the holidays themselves.
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
EDITORIAL: Adding value to the language
Getting youth engaged in the Cherokee language can be challenging.
COMMENTARY: Rep. Meadows’ reprimand should cause local reflection
Our congressional representative in congress, Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) was recently reprimanded by the bipartisan House Ethics Committee over how he chose to respond to allegations of sexual harassment from his female staffers.
EDITORIAL: A double-edged sword
We, as a Tribe, have taken a position that drug abuse is a sickness or disease. If so, why is it that we maintain a contradictory view of zero tolerance? I can’t think of another illness that will result in immediate termination if you have it even once.
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
BASEBALL: Swain rallies late to defeat Braves
The Cherokee Braves baseball team traveled to Bryson City on Thursday, March 27 to take on the Swain County Maroon Devils in the Smoky Mountain Conference matchup.
FISHING: Bradley sits atop Trout Legend leaderboard
If you’re looking for Michael Bradley on a weekend, a good place to check would be on a river with a fly rod in his hand. The EBCI tribal member has been spending a lot of his weekends since 2012 competing in fly fishing competitions, and he is very successful.
MS TRACK & FIELD: Cherokee travels to Hayesville
The Cherokee Middle School track teams traveled to Hayesville on Monday, March 24 for a four-school meet with Hayesville, Andrews and Hiwassee Dam.
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
Ronald “Ron” Sheridan Haigler – obituary
Ronald “Ron” Sheridan Haigler, 77, born Oct. 12, 1941 passed away peacefully on Oct. 09, 2019 at the Medwest Harris Hospital in Sylva following a period of declining health do to diabetes and COPD.
SPEAKING OF FAITH: The Calling…(continued)
“Josephus, a Roman historian of that era, chronicled Saul as a lost man, a secular man, and many agreed with him.
Alexander Hornbuckle – obituary
Alexander Hornbuckle, 81, of Cherokee, passed away following a period of declining health at the Cherokee Indian Hospital on Oct. 6, 2019.
HAPPENINGS
Benefit for Kim Parton
Oct. 18 from 11am- 1pm at the Cherokee EMS building. She has been in Mission Hospital with a long term illness. Menu: Potato soup, vegetable soup, or chili with cheese toast or bologna sandwich, dessert $5. Drinks $1. Also available 50/50 tickets and raffle for a...
Community Mediation Training
Nov. 12-14 from 9am – 4:30pm in Webster. This is for individuals who wish to learn neutral ways to mediate conflicts in their workplaces, families, churches, community organizations and neighborhoods. The course meets the standards of the Mediation Network of North...
Trail of Tears Symposium flyer
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