The Trooper Shawn Blanton Memorial Scholarship Fund held their 7th annual fund raiser at Sequoyah National Golf Club in Jackson County on Saturday, June 14.  .  At the conclusion of the fundraiser, the 2014 Scholarship winners were announced. The winners were selected...

Jeremy Saunooke, an EBCI tribal member and senior at Swain County High School, signed a letter of intent on Friday, June 13 to play college football this fall at Bacone College in Muscogee, Okla.

Cherokee High School shortstop Jason McMillan has been chosen to participate in this year’s Baseball Factory National World Series at Pirate City in Bradenton, Fla. on July 30 – Aug. 3.  Pirate City is the spring training home of the Pittsburgh Pirates, and players...

Swain County High School held its annual athletic banquet on Monday, June 2. Several EBCI tribal members were honored including Valerie Arkansas and Raymius Smith who were named Athletes of the Year.

Dominique Wilkins, known as the “Human Highlight Film”, spoke to the students at Cherokee Central Schools, on Friday, May 30.  He shared with the students his life story and the importance of never quitting.  Hard work and perseverance is what led him to be a...

Cherokee Middle School honored its 2013-14 athletes during a program at the Chief Joyce Dugan Cultural Arts Center on Friday, May 23. Cance Carnes, CMS principal, commented, “I want to thank all of our coaches. They have done a tremendous job.”

Cherokee High School seniors Darius Thompson and Avery Mintz were named the Athletes of the Year at the annual Athletic Awards program held Friday, May 23 at the Chief Joyce Dugan Cultural Arts Center.