NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
Tribe’s sports wagering bill passes House, headed to Gov. Cooper
The ability to place bets on sports games and off-track horse racing at the two casinos operated by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) is one step closer.
CCS Board reviews teacher salaries in latest meeting
The primary topic of discussion had to do with the pay of CCS Teachers. Guests Ashford Smith and William Lowe worked with Howard Wahnetah to present a CCS financial update and pay scale presentation.
Chairperson Saunooke drops out of School Board race
Cherokee School Board Chairperson Charlotte Saunooke announced on Monday, July 22 that she is dropping out of the Painttown School Board race. She has notified the EBCI Board of Elections of her decision.
ONE FEATHER PHOTOS
COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
Flu Clinics at Cherokee Central Schools
Sept. 23 from 1-4, Middle School students (parent consent forms must be returned back to the school by the morning of the clinic or parent/guardian be present at time of injection) Sept. 25 from 2-4pm, Staff (set-up in Elementary Health Office) Sept. 26 from...
New faces in CHS JROTC program
This year’s Bravo Company is shaping up with three new members in its corps of cadets.
Student Opportunities: Your College Entrance Essay, the words that define you
You’ve heard it before from most English teachers in school; write a 1000 word essay of your choice. You begin to scramble for ideas, clever approaches, and interesting slants on the subject provided, but this time… the subject is YOU. Most colleges ask for these...
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
Thank you from Jaime Lossiah-Lassiter
Hello, as many of you may recall on Jan. 28 we had a big snowstorm. Well, that evening my 4-year-old daughter Jayanna Thompson fractured her elbow horse playing with her sister and cousin in their room. I would like to express my appreciation for Tribal DOT, Tribal...
LETTER: Remembering “Gramus”
Today, I am remembering Feb. 19, 2014. To most people, it is just another day, but for my family it is the one year anniversary of my “Gramus”. It has been a year of firsts without her, but nonetheless a year of laughing, loving and remembering, just the way she...
Thank you from the Castorena family
Thank you for all the prayers, kind words, texts, emails, Facebook messages, phone calls, visits, flowers, plants, cards, and food given/sent to us at the loss of our dad, Joe Castorena. The overwhelming generosity by people of all communities showed such respect...
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
Cherokee Runner to run Great Wall
By GERRI GRADY CHEROKEE RUNNERS Chad Bowman, a founding member of Cherokee Runners, will be traveling to China on May 13 to run in the Great Wall Marathon. He has been training for the last several months for the challenging run that includes the 5,164 steps...
CES holds 7th Annual Mile Invitational
All students in grades 3-5 at Cherokee Elementary School are tested each year for the Presidential Fitness test. Those students with qualifying times are then invited to the Invitational. The following students were invited and ran in the Invitational:...
Tribal member signs with UT softball
Brooke Coggins, a Swain County High School senior and EBCI tribal member, signed a letter of commitment on Thursday, May 3 to play softball next season at the University of Tennessee – Knoxville.
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
Diamond Brown Jr. – Obituary
Diamond Brown Jr., 59, of Snowbird, renowned Cherokee educator, cultural leader, and former EBCI Council representative joined the creator in the early morning hours of Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016.
William Franklin Vickers Jr. – obituary
William Franklin Vickers Jr., 71 of Sevierville, Tenn., passed away Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016.
Frances Lorene (Hornbuckle) Wahnetah
Frances Lorene (Hornbuckle) Wahnetah, 75, of Cherokee, passed away in her home on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016 following an extended illness.
HAPPENINGS
George Jones to play Harrah’s Cherokee
Fifty-six years after being named the Most Promising New Country Vocalist of 1956, audiences still flock to hear country's finest, most indescribable voice. George Jones is a legend in music history. Throughout his long career, Jones was known as much for tales of...
Jackson County Board of Social Services meeting
May 7 at 9:30am at the Ginger Lynn Welch Building.
Elk Eco-Tour to be held in May
May 3 from 5-9pm in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The eco-tour of the Cataloochee Valley will be conducted by master naturalist Esther Blakely of Cataloochee Valley Tours. Current members of the Friends of the Smokies may attend for $30. For non-members,...
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