Tribal Court Docket for Dec. 7

This is the criminal docket for the Cherokee Tribal Court for Wednesday, Dec. 7.  All of the defendants listed have only been charged with the crimes/offenses listed and should be considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Tribal Court Docket for...

Fires raging in Park

  Great Smoky Mountains National Park received notice of a fire 150 yards behind the Twin Creek Picnic Pavilion off Cherokee Orchard Road at around 11:35am on Monday, Nov. 28.  National Park Service firefighters and the Gatlinburg Fire Department have responded...

EDITORIAL: Secrecy in the age of transparency      

  By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR   Every candidate for office in Tribal elections made a point of saying that they believe in open government and the people’s right to know what is going on with regard to the handling of the community’s affairs. From...