EDITORIAL: The Frog will Swallow the Sun

  By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR   The path of the moon’s umbral shadow-in which the sun will be completely obscured by the moon-during the total solar eclipse of Aug. 21, 2017. The lunar shadow enters the United States near Lincoln City, Oregon, at...

Cherokee Elementary honors grandparents

  The 2017 “Honoring Our Grandparents” event was held at the Cherokee Central Schools (CCS) Joyce Dugan Cultural Arts Center (CAC) on Tuesday, April 18 and presented by the CCS Cultural Department.  Grandchildren wrote commentaries which were shared by Emcee...

COMMENTARY: Some thoughts on parenting

  By VICE CHIEF RICHARD G. SNEED   If there were ever a job that needed an instruction manual included, it’s being a parent.  Parenting in general is a difficult task, and as author and psychologist Dr. James Dobson noted in the title of his 1987 parenting...

Cherokee Heritage Day at Museum planned for Saturday

  Visit the Museum of the Cherokee Indian on Saturday, May 13 for a day of fun activities celebrating Cherokee traditions.  All activities are free of charge to the public, sponsored by the North Carolina Arts Council and the Museum.  Activities are suitable for...