NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
One Feather wins 16 N.C. Press Awards including first place in community coverage
The Cherokee One Feather won a total of 16 awards at the North Carolina Press Association’s annual convention and banquet held in Raleigh on Thursday, Feb. 27.
Exclusion powers of Tribe discussed in work session
The ability of leaders of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) to exclude people from its territory was discussed during a work session of Tribal Council on Wednesday, Feb. 26.
White indicted, charged with distributing fentanyl in overdose death
A federal grand jury sitting in Charlotte returned a criminal bill of indictment on Thursday, Feb. 20, charging Shannon White, 42, of Cherokee, with distributing fentanyl that resulted in an overdose death
ONE FEATHER PHOTOS
COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
Cherokee Nation honors citizens, organizations
The Cherokee Nation honored 16 citizens and four community organizations who made significant contributions over the past year during the recent 2014 State of the Nation Awards Banquet.
FEMA reminds September is National Preparedness Month
ATLANTA – September is National Preparedness Month, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) encourages everyone to make disaster preparedness a priority.
Big Cove Community news
We are off to a busy start for the fall season. We finished up our paperwork and scrapbook for the Community Judging Competition. This year the scrapbook was dedicated to our wonderful and devoted chairman Samuel Panther. He has been our chairman for 10 years.
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
Thank you from the family of Catherine Oocumma Gentry
The Family of Catherine Oocumma Gentry would like to thank the following for their dedication for helping her during her need of care
Writer saddened by Allison’s passing
I was deeply saddened to hear the news about Brad Allison’s passing.
Thank you for support
I would like to extend my sincere appreciation and thanks to all those who have supported my family after my son’s passing.
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
Swain, Murphy advance to state finals
The Swain Maroon Devils and the Murphy Bulldogs both advanced to the state finals in their respective divisions with wins on Friday, Nov. 23. Both are set to defend their state titles on Saturday, Dec. 1 at N.C. State’s Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh. Swain (14-0)...
BASKETBALL: Cherokee boys, girls rout Nantahala in opener
Cherokee basketball is off to a great start as both the boys and girls varsity teams routed Nantahala in the season opener on Tuesday, Nov. 20. Led by Dustin Johnson with 17 points, the Braves (1-0) won 97-8. The score was 42-3 after the first quarter and 64-4 at...
Cherokee Choices 5K honors Betty Dupree
A total of 67 runners and walkers came out to support the Cherokee Choices 5K on Saturday, Nov. 17.
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
Luzene L. Thompson – obituary
Luzene L. Thompson, 79, of the Big Y community, went home to be with the Lord Saturday, April 1, 2017.
Rod Cooper – obituary
Rodreques “Rod” Charles Cooper, 44, of Cherokee, passed away Monday, March 27, 2017 at Mission Hospital surrounded by family after an eight-and-a-half-year battle with ALS.
Nancy Edwina Jumper Poncho – obituary
Nancy Edwina Jumper Poncho, 59, of Cherokee, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, March 19, 2017 at the Cherokee Indian Hospital.
HAPPENINGS
EBCI Transit weekly shopping trips
Cherokee Transit is offering trips to Sylva and Waynesville shopping centers each week. * Every Tuesday, the bus leaves the Transit office at 4:30pm for Waynesville and returns to Cherokee at 7:15pm. * Every Wednesday, the bus leaves the Transit office at 10:30am...
Grow It! Seminars by the Sequoyah Fund
The following seminars are sponsored by the Sequoyah Fund and will be held in their offices in the Ginger Lynn Welch Complex. You can register for each class by visiting https://www.sequoyahfund.org/classes.html. Info: Russ Seagle, Sequoyah Fund, (828) 359-5003 •...
Benefit for Buddy Johnson during his disability absence by Edith-Momma Doo
June 14 at 11am at the Yellow Hill Community Building. Indian dinners $8: bean bread or biscuit, chicken, fat back, cabbage & potatoes. Indian taco $7 & frybread with chili $6. Drinks $1. Call in orders until 10am. Walk ins welcome. Help needed to cook, take...
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
No Results Found
The page you requested could not be found. Try refining your search, or use the navigation above to locate the post.
Call
(828) 359-6262
Address
801 Acquoni Road • Cherokee, NC 28719
Hours
Mon – Fri • 7:45am – 4:30pm