NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
COVID-19 cluster identified at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort
The Jackson County Department of Public Health (JCDPH) and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Public Health and Human Services (EBCI PHHS) have identified a COVID-19 cluster in a local business.
CIHA employee tests positive for COVID-19
The Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority has received notification of an employee of the Cherokee Indian Hospital who has tested positive for COVID-19. This employee has not been working in the hospital since Thursday, July 16.
Swain County Schools needs community input
Like all public schools in North Carolina, Swain County is scrambling to gather all possible information in preparation for one of the most questioned semesters in recent history.
ONE FEATHER PHOTOS
COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
WCU researcher measures the intensity of college football rivalries
As the 2014 NCAA football season is winding down, some of the fiercest rivalries on the college gridiron are heating up. And so are the arguments about which rivalry is the most intense in all of college football.
Volunteers continue 18-year tradition of Park service in Cosby
Y-12’s Help the Smokies team continued their 18-year tradition of stewardship in Great Smoky Mountains National Park by renovating 26 campsites at Cosby Campground.
Reservation-Wide Christmas Lighting Contest info
The Annual Reservation-Wide Christmas Lighting Contest will be sponsored again by the EBCI Division of Commerce and EBCI Cooperative Extension Office.
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
LETTER: Park will close if government shuts down
If Congress fails to reach a federal budget resolution by midnight, Sept. 30, Great Smoky Mountains National Park and hundreds of other National Park Service sites in America will close to the public indefinitely.
LETTER: Post 143 raising money for Charles George Memorial Fund
The American Legion Steve Youngdeer American Legion Post 143 formed a project committee composed of Post members and EBCI community members to raise the necessary funding to have two bronze statues of Medal of Honor recipient Pfc. Charles George made.
LETTER: Cherokee Indian Hospital CEO addresses maternity ward question
I was pleased to see last week’s question about the potential maternity ward in the new Cherokee Indian Hospital.
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
Little League sign-ups underway
Little League signups. Sign-ups for Little League are currently underway and will end on Saturday, Feb. 2. Baseball (7-8, 9-10, 11-12) and Softball (7-8, 9-10, 11-12). Sign up at any Cherokee recreation center, and they are entering in a draft with Bryson City.
WRESTLING: Cherokee takes 3rd at Saunooke tournament
The Cherokee varsity wrestling team took third place at the Osley B. Saunooke Wrestling Invitational held at Cherokee High School on Saturday, Dec. 15.
Holidays on the Hardwood tournament schedule
Holidays on the Hardwood tournament schedule
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
Charles Steven (Chuck) Lambert – obituary
Charles Steven (Chuck) Lambert, 54, of Bryson City, went home to be with the Lord, Thursday October 12, 2017.
Rev. Dan Lambert – obituary
Rev. Dan Lambert, 90, of the Tow String Community went home to be with the Lord Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017 at Cherokee Indian Hospital.
Woodrow O. Sneed II “Woody” – obituary
Woody O. Sneed II, beloved son of Woodrow B. Sneed and Rose Marie D. Steele and his step-mother, Mercedes Flores; beloved brother of Lucianne Khalaf, Jonathan B. Sneed and Matthew D. Sneed; and beloved uncle of seven nephews and a niece passed away in his home in Alexandria, Va. on April 10, 2017.
HAPPENINGS
Park event showcasing traditional women’s work
June 15 from 10am – 4pm at the Mountain Farm Museum in the Great Smoky Mountains Park. As part of the celebration, demonstrations among the historic Mountain Home buildings will include hearth cooking, soap making, cornshuck crafts, sewing, and traditional mountain...
Bike Ride
Sept. 14 from 9am – 12pm in Cherokee. Cherokee Choices is sponsoring the event. Expect to see a lot of people riding bikes on that day and the days leading up to it, so please be safe and respectful and allow three feet between you and the bike if you need to pass. ...
Summer Entrepreneurship Camp
July 22-25 at Wolftown Gym. Sequoyah Fund is sponsoring this event for 10-14 year olds. Space is limited. The camp cost is $100, but full sponsorships are available. Participants will be involved in hands-on activities focused around creativity, starting and...
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
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