NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
Council puts the brakes on Indiana casino purchase
The purchase of a casino in southern Indiana, being dubbed ‘Project Hoosier’, has been put on hold for the time being.
Dr. Bunio and Secretary Bradley discuss the COVID-19 vaccine
Chris McCoy, director of EBCI Communications, interviewed Dr. Richard A. Bunio, Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority executive clinical director, and Vickie Bradley, Secretary of EBCI Public Health and Human Services (PHHS), about the arrival of the COVID-19 vaccine in Cherokee.
COVID-19 cluster identified at local Cherokee church
On Monday, Dec. 14, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Public Health and Human Services (PHHS) and Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority identified a COVID-19 cluster at the Old Antioch Missionary Baptist Church located at 2868 Wrights Creek Road in Cherokee.
ONE FEATHER PHOTOS
COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
Cherokee Elementary School 4th and 5th Grade Honor Rolls – 2nd Nine Weeks
Cherokee Elementary School 4th and 5th Grade Honor Rolls – 2nd Nine Weeks
Miss Cherokee report for January and February
Si-yo, this New Year is going by pretty fast. January is already gone and we are half way through the month of February.
Eastern Band Community Foundation announces scholarship availability
The board of advisors of the Eastern Band Community Foundation announces the availability of the Bill Taylor Memorial Scholarship and many other statewide scholarships, according to Carla Jamison, board president.
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
EDITORIAL: Road Kill
When it comes to crosswalk safety on the Boundary, the Tribe and Department of Transportation have made significant progress over years past.
COMMENTARY: Find your own ocean…and, make it crab-free
Recently, there has been much discussion in the Cherokee community about crabs – not the kind in the ocean, but the kind who drag others down.
EDITORIAL: Loving the land, water, and wind
We are blessed to live in some of the most beautiful land in the world. Next to our people, it is our most valuable and cherished resource.
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
BASKETBALL: Cherokee rolling, sweeps Murphy
The Lady Braves (20-2) and Braves (13-9) kept their 2014 swagger going as they swept Murphy in key away games on Friday, Feb. 7. The Lady Braves won 69-57 and the Braves won big 83-58.
CMS Braves win tournament championship
Congratulations to the Cherokee Middle School boys basketball team who won the Smoky Mountain Conference tournament at Murphy High School on Thursday, Feb. 6. More details to come on Monday. (Photo contributed)
BASKETBALL: Cherokee teams both top 80pts in wins
On a cold, slightly snowy night, Cherokee’s varsity basketball teams warmed up the Andrews High School gym on Thursday, Feb. 6 by scoring a combined 168pts in their wins.
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
Kevin B. Smith – obituary
Kevin B. Smith, 46, of Cherokee, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, Dec. 10, 2018. He was the son of Cindy Queen Taylor and Gary Dean Smith.
Norma R. Molina Bigmeat – obituary
Norma R. Molina Bigmeat, age 67 of Flint, Mich., passed away Dec. 2, 2018 at Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit.
Tracy Renee Swimmer – obituary
Tracy Renee Swimmer, a resident of the Big Cove Community, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018.
HAPPENINGS
Support Breast Cancer Awareness Month at football game
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The Cherokee High School Booster Club is asking everyone who plans to attend the Cherokee vs. Murphy varsity football game at Ray Kinsland Stadium on Friday, Oct. 4 to wear pink and show your support in the fight against...
VAWA play to premier at NCAI Convention
Production to feature EBCI tribal member Billie Jo Rich The National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center (NIWRC) will sponsor the Oklahoma premier of Sliver of a Full Moon – a new play by Mary Kathryn Nagle which documents the reauthorization of the Violence Against...
2014 Cherokee Lions Club Birthday Calendar
The Cherokee Lions Club is collecting names for their annual birthday calendar. The cost of putting your loved one’s birthday, memorial, or anniversary is still $.25. Please see any Lions Club member before Tuesday, Oct. 15. Members include: Butch Sanders, Frank...
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