National Park offers guided History Hike

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is offering an easy stroll through time from early Bradleytown to the present day Smokemont Campground on Saturday, Sept. 15 and Saturday, Oct. 20. Volunteer Dick Sellers will share with participants how this area transformed from a...

Justin David “Bird” Pheasant – obituary

Justin David “Bird” Pheasant, aka, “Pheezy” 22, of Cherokee passed away unexpectedly on Sept. 9, 2012. He enjoyed playing stickball and had been playing since he was 8 years old.  He was a member of the Wolftown Stickball Players and was looking forward to the games...

Charles Edward Smith – obituary

Charles Edward Smith, 72, of the Yellow Hill Community of Cherokee, NC passed away at the Cherokee Indian Hospital on Sept. 7, 2012 following an extended illness. He was the husband to his loving wife Lucille Smith and son to the late James Budge Smith and Cecilia...