NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
Vaccine event in Cherokee accelerates rollout
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) ramped up COVID-19 vaccine distribution with the first fully public event on Wednesday, Feb. 10.
Cherokee Indian Hospital Laboratory receives accreditation
Last month, the Accreditation Committee of the College of American Pathologists (CAP) awarded accreditation to the Cherokee Indian Hospital Laboratory, based on results of a recent on-site inspection as part of the CAP’s Accreditation Programs.
WCU maintains steady enrollment numbers for 2021 spring semester, adds graduate students
Amid the pandemic and a recession, total enrollment at Western Carolina University has dipped only slightly for the 2021 spring semester, while the number of graduate students enrolled moderately increased over previous years.
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COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
Miss Cherokee report for February and March
Si-yo, greetings, I would like to share with you all some of the activities and events that I have attended the month of February and the first part of March.
Teens complete Cherokee Youth Council Program
Three local teens recently completed the Cherokee Youth Council program including Louwana Montelongo, Emily Welch and Hannah Ledford.
Friends, family endow Kenneth Haigler scholarship through SCC Foundation
For many years, Kenneth Haigler, an EBCI tribal member, helped students in Southwestern Community College’s radiography technology program learn and grow by supervising their clinical rotations at Swain Community Hospital.
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
LETTER: Tribal member upset with media ban
On April 5, the vote taken in Tribal Council to ban all outside media is quite disturbing; all council members voted for the ban except for one.
EDITORIAL: The natural attraction of Cherokee
It is easy to take the place you live for granted. I have lived in the mountains of western North Carolina most of my life. As a good friend and former coworker used to say, I have fished these streams and walked these trails all my life.
EDITORIAL: Freedom of speech takes a step backward
The cause of a free and open press took a hit last week, albeit a symbolic one, in the Tribal Council Chambers on Thursday, April 5.
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
WRESTLING: EBCI well-represented at Regional Tournament
After snow delayed the start of the 1A Western Regional wrestling tournament to Saturday, Feb. 15, eight EBCI tribal members represented three area schools in the tournament held at the Robbinsville High School.
WRESTLING: McCoy wins Regional Championship
It wasn’t a matter of if, but when for Swain’s Spencer McCoy to qualify for the 1A Wrestling State Championships in Greensboro.
BASKETBALL: BRAVES WIN SHARE OF CONFERENCE TITLE
Darius Thompson, senior, hit a perfect jump shot from the top of the key with 1.2 seconds left to lift Cherokee over Robbinsville 74-72 and give the Braves (14-9, 10-2 in conference) a piece of the Big Smoky Mountain Conference title. The game, played at home on Saturday, Feb. 15, was a back-and-forth affair the entire way.
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
Dale Morgan French Sr. – obituary
Dale Morgan French Sr., of Cherokee, passed away Friday, Jan. 4, 2019 at the Cherokee Indian Hospital.
Eli George – obituary
Eli George, 71, of the Snowbird Community in Robbinsville, passed away Friday, Jan. 4, 2019 at his residence.
Wallace Herbert St. Clair Jr. – obituary
Wallace Herbert St. Clair Jr. 64, of Cherokee, went home to be with the Lord, Saturday Dec. 29, 2018.
HAPPENINGS
ZZ Top to play Harrah’s Cherokee
Here's your chance to spend New Year's Eve with ZZ Top! Come party and hear hits like Gimme All Your Lovin, Sharp Dressed Man, Legs, Rough Boy, Sleeping Bag and Velcro Fly. ZZ Top began as a rough-and-ready blues-rock power trio from Texas that became a huge mid-1970s...
November events at the North Carolina Museum of History
All programs are free, unless otherwise noted. Parking is free on weekends. NOTE: The museum will be closed for Veterans’ Day on Monday, Nov. 11, and for Thanksgiving Day on Thursday, Nov. 28. PROGRAMS Make It, Take It: Ribbonwork Saturday, Nov. 2 1-3 p.m. (drop-in...
CHA to host 3rd Annual Haunted Adventures
Halloween activities ranging from fun games to bloody zombies will be available as the Cherokee Historical Association (CHA) hosts its 3rd Annual Haunted Adventures at 7pm nightly Oct. 25 – Nov. 2. It will be closed on Oct. 28-29.
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