NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
EBCI Primary Election voter turn-out rates
The following voter turn-out information was supplied to the One Feather by the EBCI Board of Elections:
Construction at CCS nearing next milestone
Cherokee Central Schools (CCS) is just a few months away from stage two of a serious makeover of its campus.
Same-sex marriage ordinance dies in Council before consideration
An ordinance, submitted by Tamara Thompson, that sought to amend Cherokee Code Chapter 50 Article I (Marriage) that would recognize same-sex within the tribal jurisdiction of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI), died on the floor without being deemed read and tabled and with no action being taken.
ONE FEATHER PHOTOS
COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
Museum membership manager retires
Joyce Cooper is leaving as the membership manager for the Museum of the Cherokee Indian.
Archaeological discoveries at rare 400-year-old American Indian homestead site
With each gentle scrape of the trowel, the underside of a large broken pottery vessel emerges from the dirt in a peaceful river valley in the Chattahoochee National Forest.
Cherokee Pride initiative launched
Cherokee Pride, an initiative to celebrate superior guest service, launched this month.
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
EDITORIAL: Safety first for the trout derby
For the first time in its 17-year history, the Talking Trees Children’s Fishing Derby was postponed. On the Thursday before the derby, the river was swollen from days of constant and torrential rain.
LETTER: Cherokee veteran thanks Cherokee Indian Hospital
Recently, I had a three-day stay in the Cherokee Indian Hospital at Cherokee. Even though I was very sick, this experience was a high water mark for me.
EDITORIAL – The Downtown Motor Speedway
People are driving too fast, ignoring speed limit signs and pedestrians in crosswalks. The downtown speed limit is 20 mph. It is common to see vehicles traveling through the downtown area at twice that speed.
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
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.
BASKETBALL: LADY BRAVES WIN CONFERENCE TITLE
Taran Swimmer, senior, got the rebound of the game and quite possibly the season when she got a clean board between two Robbinsville players in a game at home on Saturday, Feb. 15. The Lady Braves were up by 1pt (63-62) at the time.
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
Ava Christian Sneed – obituary
Ava Christine Sneed, age 60, of Chapel Hill, Tenn., went to her new home in heaven on March 26, 2019.
Dorothy Shuler Blythe – obituary
Dorothy Shuler Blythe, 88, of the Coopers Creek Community, went home to be with the Lord Saturday, March 23, 2019 at Harris Regional Hospital after a short illness.
Noah Ledford Jr. – obituary
Noah Ledford Jr., 71, of the Birdtown Community in Cherokee, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, March 15, 2019 after a short-term illness.
HAPPENINGS
Volunteers needed at Cherokee Indian Hospital
Cherokee Indian Hospital is seeking volunteers to provide for the spiritual needs of the Cherokee people and others who present to the emergency room and inpatient unit for care. “This is a very rewarding program for those who minister to the spiritual souls,” said...
Cherokee Zombie Run flyer
New Echota Days flyer
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