NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
Tribal Council votes to remove BIA agency superintendent
Tribal Council passed a resolution unanimously during its regular session on Thursday, Sept. 3 that requests the Superintendent of the Cherokee Agency of the BIA (Bureau of Indian Affairs) be reassigned from his position and away from the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.
Tribal Council approves $3.4 million land purchase for casino property
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) has begun the process to purchase a four-acre lot in the Painttown Community for a price of $3,400,000.
CIHA addresses Dental Clinic concerns
Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority CEO Casey Cooper spoke to Tribal Council during the regular session on the morning of Thursday, Sept. 3 to discuss issues with fully reopening the hospital’s Dental Clinic.
2026 4th of July Powwow
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COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
CHS honors 57 Students for classroom excellence
Cherokee High School held their annual Academic Awards Banquet on Tuesday, May 19.
Evergreen Foundation supports Cherokee Seed Corn Inc.
Cherokee Seed Corn Inc. has been awarded a $10,123 grant from the Evergreen Foundation based out of Waynesville.
250 volunteer for Cherokee Day of Caring
During this year’s daylong Cherokee Day of Caring event held on Thursday, May 14, approximately 250 volunteers stepped forward and assisted families or individuals in particular need.
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
EDITORIAL: Government needs to hear you
Some think that one vote won’t make a difference. If you think that way, the way of the ostrich with his head in the sand, then you deserve the representation you receive.
COMMENTARY: Rez News, Olympics and more politics issues
Sometimes these days, with the swirl, and crime, of the Olympics, the running joke that is called NFL Pre-season, exorbitant contracts for professional athletes, white collar crime on the Rez and the mud, knife, gun fighting that is American politics, an old saying comes to mind.
EDITORIAL: Not just another Fair
Less than a month to go and we will be celebrating a century’s old tradition.
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
BASEBALL: Rose signs letter of intent with Catawba Valley
Dylan Rose, an EBCI tribal member, will continue his baseball career next year at Catawba Valley College Community College in Hickory.
Cherokee Runners Couch to 5K has 35 participants
The Cherokee Runners Couch to 5K program has 35 people registered for its 2013 spring session.
BASKETBALL: Thompson signs with Maryville College
Jordyn Thompson started playing basketball in Kindergarten, and now she’ll continue her career in college. The Cherokee High School senior signed a letter of intent on Thursday, May 23 to play this fall at Maryville College in Maryville, Tenn.
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
John (Johnny) Russell Wolfe Jr.
John (Johnny) Russell Wolfe Jr., age 86, died Monday, April 9, 2018. Johnny was born March 20, 1932 in Hulmeville, Pa. to the late John Russell Wolfe Sr. and Sarah Bradley Wolfe, natives of Cherokee, NC.
Virgil Walkingstick – obituary
Virgil Walkingstick, 86, of Cherokee, passed away on Tuesday, April 10, 2018 after a brief illness.
Henderson Biddix – obituary
Henderson Biddix, 59, of Asheboro, passed away on Wednesday, April 11, 2018.
HAPPENINGS
Upcoming Sequoyah Fund Trainings
Marketing Basics for Small Business. Aug. 8 from 6-9pm in the Sequoyah Fund Office in the Ginger Lynn Welch Complex. This seminar will help you understand how to market your products or services to increase sales and grow a successful small business. You’ll learn...
Disaster Relief Assistance Loans available at Sequoyah Fund
Sequoyah Fund has recently received funding from Cherokee Preservation Foundation for a special loan program to assist businesses affected by the landslide. This funding will enable Sequoyah Fund to make low interest loans (1-4 percent) to local businesses which have...
Mountain Mediation Services holding raffle fundraiser
The “Myrtle Beach Fall Get-Away,” sponsored by Mountain Mediation Services (MMS), gives the winner their choice of fall dates to visit the coast. Raffle tickets are available at several local businesses in the area including: City Lights Bookstore and Jack the Dipper...
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