At the 6th Annual Trooper Shawn Blanton Memorial Golf Tournament, held on June 14 at the Sequoyah National Golf Club, the family of Shawn Blanton recognized seven female athletes from across western North Carolina as recipients of the Shawn Blanton Scholarship.

TEMPE, Ariz. - Athletes and American Indian students from Arizona State University will travel to Navajo and Hopi lands this weekend to share in wellness activities and cultural exchanges. The “ASU Tribal Nations Tour” will focus on learning about native communities,...

  OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians was represented in wrestling and golf at the annual Jim Thorpe Native American Games held June 9-15 in Oklahoma City. EBCI tribal members Tavi Rivera, Michael Montelongo and Raymond Taylor competed in...

The Western Carolina War Eagles (5-4) were sent to Kingsport, Tenn. on Saturday, June 15 to play the Tennessee Crusaders (7-3) to see who would play in the Imperial Football League championship game. Coming out of a three week span of not playing a game proved to be a...

Several members of the 2013 CHS track and field teams have been named Honorable Mention in the Asheville Citizen-Times All-WNC track team including: Justice Littlejohn, Stevi Sutton, Kendall Toineeta, Lydia “Le Le” Lossiah, Jordyn Thompson and Avery Mintz.  All...

An EBCI tribal member was drafted by the Kansas City Royals during the Major League Baseball draft on Friday, June 7.

Cherokee Runners Couch to 5K is in its seventh week and will culminate in the group’s 3rd annual Sunset 5K Run/Walk that will be held on Thursday, July 4. The event will include a 1-mile fun run that begins at 7:15pm and the 5K will begin at 7:45pm. The registration fee for the 5K is $15 while the fun run is $10.

The Cherokee Community Wellness Team (CCWT) hosted its 3rd annual Spring Fitness Frenzy on Wednesday, May 22 at the Ginger Lynn Welch Complex