NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
Phase II of Road to Soco Apartments opens officially
Tribal officials of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) cut the ribbon to open Phase II of the Road to Soco Apartments officially on the afternoon of Wednesday, April 28.
Pre-trial of Cody Long continued to July
The pre-trial for the case of Benjamin Cody Long has been continued once again, with what seems like the final pre-trial date being set for July 14.
Election case of Amy Anders heard at Cherokee Supreme Court
Amy Anders’ case to run for the Wolftown seat of the Cherokee Central Schools (CCS) School Board has been denied by the Cherokee Supreme Court in a decision delivered on Thursday, April 29.
ONE FEATHER PHOTOS
COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
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.
SCC to present screenings of Cherokee language documentary
The Native American MENtoring Program (NAMP) at Southwestern Community College will present screenings of the award winning documentary “First Language: The Race to Save Cherokee” later this month.
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
EDITORIAL: Living in dependence
I am a student of government. I hate politics, but I gravitate to discussion of public issues, and one leads to the other.
EDITORIAL: Let the Cherokee spirit live
The Cherokee people were a proud people. Known as one of the “civilized tribes”, we were known for our intelligence and industry.
COMMENTARY: Never a dull moment….issue.
I keep writing these things and they keep vanishing, volumes two and three have gotten lost in the ether of the internet and things that I wrote about then are old news now.
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
BASKETBALL: Lady Braves win Holidays on the Hardwood Tournament
The Cherokee Lady Braves (9-1) defeated the Robbinsville Lady Black Knights 78-58 to win the Holidays on the Hardwood Tournament at the Charles George Arena on Monday, Dec. 30. Cherokee led by as many as 40pts in the second half.
BASKETBALL: Tribal members are stat leaders
Several EBCI tribal members are leading the stat boards for WNC including the following: Kendall Toineeta, Cherokee - 4th (tie) with 17.3pts/gm - 4th with 5.4 steals/gm - 5th with 5.2 assists/gm Alea Tisho, Swain - 4th (tie)...
FOOTBALL: Tribal members named to All-Conference
Several EBCI tribal members have been named to the Smoky Mountain All-Conference team including: Derrick Ledford (Cherokee) Cruz Galaviz (Robbinsville) Spencer McCoy (Swain) Raymius Smith (Swain), also named Back of the Year Kobe Toineeta (Swain) Hayden Nadeau (Swain)...
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
Timothy Jeffrey Locust Jr. – obituary
Timothy Jeffrey Locust Jr., infant son of Timothy Jeffrey Locust Sr. and Nalisha Watty Guerrero passed away Saturday, Jan. 5 at Mission Hospital in Asheville.
Winfred Maney – obituary
Winfred Maney, age 84, of the Big Cove Community in Cherokee, passed away at his home on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019.
Bob Owle – obituary
Bob Owle, 94, of the Birdtown Community, went home to be with the Lord Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019.
HAPPENINGS
2014 Costa Rica Eco-Study Tour seeking participants
High school students ages 14 – 17, are you looking for an adventure that takes you out of your comfort zone for 12 days, while learning in an Eco-friendly environment serving people from a different culture? With the goal to help you develop leadership skills, the...
EBCI Transit shopping trip to Tennessee
EBCI Transit is offering a special shopping trip to Pigeon Forge, Tenn. to the Tanger Outlet on Wednesday, Sept. 18. The bus will leave Transit at 4:30pm en route to Tennessee and will leave the Tanger Outlet at 9pm to return to Cherokee. The price is $20 per...
TCP-Inventory Building & Landfill site closing
The TCP-Inventory Building & Landfill site will be closed Thursday, Sept. 19 and Friday, Sept. 20. The Inventory staff will be preparing for the Year-End count and audit. Both locations will also be closed on Wednesday, Sept. 25 from 7:45am – 12:45pm.
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