11 now confirmed dead in Tenn. fire

   GATLINBURG, Tenn. – There are now a total of 11 confirmed fatalities and 80 injuries along with 700 confirmed structures (300 in Gatlinburg and 400 in other parts of Sevier County) lost to the Chimney Tops 2 Fire.  The fire was first reported in Great Smoky...

Council agrees to fund Imagination Library

  By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF   In an effort to increase interest in reading by Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians students, Tribal Council has passed legislation funding a local program of the Dolly Parton Imagination Library.  The legislation,...

Mary Owl Melquist – obituary

  Mary Owl Melquist, an enrolled member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, was born on March 17, 1936 and died in Bellingham, Wash. on Oct. 31, 2016.  She was the daughter of the late Frell and Gladys Owl, and beloved sister of Frela Owl Beck of Cherokee....