Rev. Dinah Welch Oocumma – obituary

  Rev. Dinah Welch Oocumma, 90, of Cherokee, passed away Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017 at the Cherokee Indian Hospital. She was born July 20, 1927 in Cherokee.  She was an Assistant Pastor of the Cherokee Wesleyan Church.  Dinah was a loving wife, mother, grandmother,...

FOOTBALL: Braves win Battle of the Nations

  PHILADELPHIA, Miss. – The Cherokee Braves (2-0) put up almost 500 yards of offense as they won the Battle of the Nations game for the second consecutive year over the Choctaw Central Warriors (0-2) on Friday, Aug. 25.  The Braves’ high-powered offense, which...

EDITORIAL: Who are you betting on?

  By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR   Well, the time has come. Over the past two weeks, I have seen many of our tribal members at the voting stations in the Ginger Lynn Welch Complex come in to cast their votes for the Tribal Council election that will...

James J. Ledford – obituary

James J. Ledford, 59, of Cherokee, went home to be with the Lord, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017. A native of Cherokee, he was the son of the late James and Nellie Goines Ledford. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by one daughter, Angela Jackson...