NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
Cherokee Central Schools scheduled to reopen in January
The Cherokee Central Schools (CCS) Board of Education has voted 5-1 to reopen its schools to students starting Jan. 5, 2021.
State, Tribe come to agreement on sports betting
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is now one step closer to being able to offer sports and off-track horse race wagering at its two casinos.
TCGE Chair voted out by Tribal Council
The Tribal Council has passed Res. No. 330 (2020) that calls to remove Jim Owle from his position as Chairperson of the Tribal Casino Gaming Enterprise for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.
ONE FEATHER PHOTOS
COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
Cherokee hosting Gourd Artist Gathering
Gourd enthusiasts have been attending the annual gourd festival since its inception approximately 12 years ago. For several years, the Gourd Festival producers have chosen Cherokee as their location for this event.
EBCI Extension agricultural agent retires
After more than 14 years of working with Cherokee farmers and gardeners, EBCI Extension Office agricultural agent Sarah McClellan-Welch is retiring as of Friday, May 29.
CHS hosts SCC’s robotics competition
There’s nothing unusual about neighboring mountain high schools competing for supremacy inside a local gymnasium, but the competition that took place recently at Cherokee High School’s auxiliary gym wasn’t your typical interscholastic contest.
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
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.
EDITORIAL: Making ourselves more attractive
The Qualla Boundary has been a tourist attraction since before the 1950s when it became our primary source of income. Our land and people have been the object of curiosity seekers for decades, even as much as a century.
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
TRACK & FIELD: Cherokee opens season at Murphy
Spring had not quite sprung yet as Cherokee opened its 2013 track and field season at Murphy on Wednesday, March 20. The chilly meet featured five teams including: Cherokee, Murphy, Swain, Rosman, and Hiwassee Dam.
Lady Braves postseason honors piling up
The Lady Braves won 28 games this season and came within one game of playing for the state championship. Now, several of their players and their coach have earned postseason honors for their season in which the team won the Smoky Mountain Conference regular season title and tournament, their third straight Sectional Championship and were runner-up in the Region.
Cherokee Youth Wrestling Club back in action
The Cherokee Youth Wrestling Club is back in action
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
Clarence Welch – obituary
Clarence Welch, 84, of Cherokee, went home to be with the Lord, Tuesday May 8, 2018. A lifelong resident of Cherokee, he was the son of the late Theodore Anthony “Tony” and Hattie Welch.
David James Kalonaheskie – obituary
David James Kalonaheskie, 87, of the Wolftown Community in Cherokee, passed away Sunday, April 29, 2018 at Harris Regional Hospital in Sylva after a brief illness.
Henry Wyman Huskey – obituary
Henry Wyman Huskey, 82, of Cherokee, passed away Thursday, April 26, 2018 following an extended illness.
HAPPENINGS
Unto These Hills Performing Arts School seeking fall semester students
If you have an interest in acting, singing and theatre world, then join the Unto These Hills Mountainside Theatre Performing Arts School located at 564 Tsali Blvd. in Cherokee. This is located across the street from the Museum of the Cherokee Indian. Applications...
2nd Annual Youth Track Meet flyer and applications (updated with new age groups)
The 2nd Annual Youth Track Meet is scheduled for Aug. 1-2 at the Acquoni Expo Center track.
DNA testing schedule for August 2013
The last day to be DNA tested in time for the Sept. 16 deadline will be Friday, Aug. 30 The following dates are available to schedule appointments for DNA collection: Friday, Aug. 2 Thursday, Aug. 8 Friday, Aug. 9 Wednesday, Aug. 14 Friday, Aug. 16 Wednesday, Aug. 21...
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