NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
Tabled Ordinances for October 2019
Following are tabled ordinances, per the TOP Office, for the month of October: Tabled Ord. No.1 (2019) Tabled Ord. No.18(2019) Tabled Ord. No.21(2019) Tabled Ord. No.25(2019)
Grandparents Rights ordinance introduced in Council
The traditional role of grandparents in Cherokee culture and society is addressed in a new Grandparents Right ordinance (Ord. No. 25 – 2019) that was submitted to Tribal Council in an Annual Council session on Thursday, Oct. 17.
Tribe’s Cannabis Commission a no-go for now
Legislation establishing the Cannabis Commission of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) was approved (Sept. 12), vetoed (Oct. 2), and re-introduced and subsequently tabled (Oct. 17) all within the span of a little more than a month.
ONE FEATHER PHOTOS
COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
CCS announces School Board chairperson and vice–chairperson.
Cherokee Central Schools has announced the selection of their chairperson and vice-chairperson for the 2013-2015 term of office.
CHS students attend WNC High School Media Day
Cherokee High School Publications students joined students from all over the region at the WNC High School Media Day hosted by the North Carolina Scholastic Media Association at UNC-Asheville on Thursday, Oct. 10.
Student Opportunities: Student financial planning
How fortunate are we, the students of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, to have the benefit of our Minor’s Fund along with the funding and incentive support provided by our Higher Education Office. These funds have the ability, if responsibly planned for, to...
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
THANK YOU: Ephesians 5:20 In everything give thanks:
It is with these words from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ that the family of, Jayda Elizabeth Dugan Toineeta, can thank God for helping us through one of the most difficult times of our lives. God blessed us with twelve years of time with Jayda. Although she...
LETTER: Stop fracking now
The NC Senate and House voted to lift the moratorium on fracking, and Governor Pat McCrory is signing the bill. The bill will not allow cities to ban/limit fracking and does not require the companies to disclose the chemical content of the fracking fluid. I realize a...
Thank you from the Owle family
Our hearts are full of gratitude when we say many thanks to family members, sisters, brothers, cousins, Davey’s co-workers from the park, Mt. Mediation, court staff, singers, pall bearers, friends and neighbors for all acts of kindness and sympathy including: food,...
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
Sovereign Sportsman series wins Emmy
Sovereign Media Group, LLC, (SMG) originator and producer of the nationally televised hit sportsman’s television series “The Sovereign Sportsman”, took center stage at the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences annual Emmy Awards gala on Saturday, March 17.
Local team wins NAYO
The NRBQ2 (Nothing Really Beats Quality) basketball team took the championship in the 12-14 year old division at the NAYO tournament held in Atmore, Ala. on April 6-7. There were 15 teams in their age division, and the NRBQ2 team went undefeated throughout the...
Cherokee Flight wins AAU Super Regionals
The Cherokee Flight Boys Basketball team traveled to Charlotte for the AAU Super Regionals on March 23-25. There were 22 teams in the 8th grade division from all over the East Coast, and the Flight won the championship and a bid to the AAU Nationals Tournament at Disney’s Wide World of Sports in Orlando in July.
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
Darrell “Disco” Dwight Ross – obituary
Darrell “Disco” Dwight Ross, 57, of Cherokee, passed away Thursday, May 12, 2016.
Janet Long Beck – obituary
Janet Long Beck, 81, of Cherokee, went home to be with the Lord, Friday, May 13, 2016.
John Sidney Ferguson – obituary
John Sidney Ferguson, 65, of Sylva, passed away May 9, 2016 at his residence.
HAPPENINGS
Snowbird Health and Informational Fair rescheduled
April 24 from 10am - 2pm. Door prizes, blood pressure checks, health information and much more. Any program that would still like to participate, contact Jennifer Wachacha or Stephanie Key at 554-6990 or 554-6991.
Risky Teen Behaviors meeting
April 16 at 6:30pm at the Fine Arts Center at Swain County High School. This meeting, sponsored by the Swain County Sheriff’s Office, will be conducted by Lisa Mayhew, MS, who is a child death investigator/trainger from the North Carolina Office of the Chief Medical...
Volunteers needed for 12th Annual Talking Trees Children’s Trout Derby
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