NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
Cherokee Indian Hospital starting drive-thru COVID-19 testing
The Cherokee Indian Hospital is starting drive-thru coronavirus (COVID-19) testing beginning Thursday, April 2.
Trump signs CARES Act, includes billions for Indian Country
President Trump signed into law H.R. 748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) on Friday, March 27 following a voice vote in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Tribal officials report first case of COVID-19 on Qualla Boundary
Tribal officials of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians announced the first confirmed case of coronavirus (COVID-19) on the Qualla Boundary during a press conference on Friday, March 27.
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COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
Park plans prescribed burns in Cataloochee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park fire management officials are planning prescribed burns in the Canadian Top Knob, Mathews Branch, and Noland Mountain areas adjacent to Cataloochee Valley in North Carolina.
WCU faculty to discuss Ebola crisis risk and response at Nov. 4 event
A panel of Western Carolina University faculty members, including an environmental health professor who has studied the spread and control of infectious agents such as Ebola for more than two decades, will take part in a discussion about the virus on Tuesday, Nov. 4.
WNC economic development summit set for Nov. 12 at WCU
Leaders from government, business and nonprofits across Western North Carolina will gather with economic development experts and others to discuss solutions leading to sustainable economic and community development at LEAD:WNC, a one-day summit set for Wednesday, Nov. 12, at Western Carolina University.
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
LETTER: Thank you Yogi Crowe Scholarship
I would like to extend my sincerest appreciation to the Board of Directors, the President, and all of the donors of the Yogi Crowe Scholarship Foundation
GUEST COMMENTARY: Observations and random thoughts II
There used to be an old saying that puzzled me whenever I heard it. It pertained to finding a lost object. People said, or still say…“It was in the last place I looked”…Of course it was. I’ve always wondered if anyone would continue to look after they found it. Hmm…..
LETTER: Reader unhappy with “creepy crawlers”
Once again, the general public has been made aware that a personnel file containing compelled, personal information pertaining to a candidate for Principal Chief, was stolen from Tribal records and distributed to the public in an internet social medium form.
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
WRESTLING: Cherokee beats Hayesville, Towns County
Cherokee won two matches on Friday, Jan. 11. The Braves defeated Hayesville 52-27 and Towns County, Ga. 48-31. Individual results from both matches are shown below: Cherokee 52 Hayesville 27 106lb. – Michael George (Ch) won by forfeit 113lb. – Steven Bair (H) won by...
BASKETBALL: Lady Braves beat Hayesville, Braves fall
The Lady Braves (13-1) had one of their closest games of the season on Friday, Jan. 11 against Hayesville, but they managed to stay undefeated in the Smoky Mountain Conference with a 48-40 win. Kendall Toineeta led Cherokee with 18pts followed by Alexis Maney with 13....
BASKETBALL: Mintz scores 1,000th point
CHS junior Avery Mintz scored the 1,000th point of her high school career during a game against Highlands on Tuesday, Jan. 8. She has been playing basketball since she was five years old. Her father, Chris Mintz, coach of the Lady Braves, has been coaching Avery...
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
James Edward Ledford – obituary
James Edward Ledford, 51, of Cherokee, passed away on Wednesday, June 28, 2017 at St. Joseph Hospital in Asheville.
Starlenn Estrella Hernandez – obituary
Starlenn Estrella Hernandez, infant daughter of Martin Hernandez and Rebecca Jenkins, passed away Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at Harris Regional Hospital in Sylva.
Lida Fay Locust – obituary
Lida Fay Locust, 60, of Cherokee, passed away unexpectedly following a short illness on Friday, June 23, 2017 around midnight at Mission Hospital in Asheville.
HAPPENINGS
New Kituwah Parents Association Silent Auction & 50/50 Raffle
Retirement party for Eddie Huskey (corrected date)
June 21 from 11:30am – 1:30pm at the Cherokee Indian Fairgrounds exhibit hall.
EBCI tribal employee picnic flyer
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