Police Commission ready to reset
By JONAH LOSSIAH ONE FEATHER STAFF The EBCI Police Commission came to Tribal Council on Thursday, Aug. 6 to reestablish themselves as an asset to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Ord. No. 208 (2020) was unanimously passed by Council and did just that, offering a boost to the authority of the Police Commission. A mistake on the More...
Tribal Council upholds Chief’s veto of Cardinal Homes MOA legislation
By JONAH LOSSIAH ONE FEATHER STAFF After review, Principal Chief Richard G. Sneed has vetoed a memorandum of agreement between the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and the Kituwah, LLC due to a $2 More...
Lambert sentenced to 45 months for stabbing
ASHEVILLE – George Allan Lambert, 48, of Cherokee, was sentenced on Thursday, Aug. 6 to 45 months in prison and three years of supervised release for stabbing a victim with a knife, announced Andrew Murray, More...
Gov. Cooper announces five more weeks of Phase II
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF The State of North Carolina will remain in Phase II of COVID-19 re-opening for at least five more weeks. Gov. Roy Cooper made the announcement during a press More...
Jackson County reports fifth COVID-19 death in county
The Jackson County Department of Public Health (JCDPH) has confirmed that a recent death in a Jackson County resident is related to COVID-19, bringing the total COVID-19 deaths in the county to five. The More...
EBCI being “strategic and compliant” with millions in CARES Act funds
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) has received millions in CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security) Act funds and related funding – all More...
Fall semester at WCU to get underway with care, caution in place
CULLOWHEE – Fall semester 2020 will look different than anything Western Carolina University has experienced before. Residential living move-in began Saturday, Aug. 1, with carefully coordinated measures More...
Park to receive maintenance backlog funding
SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF The Great Smoky Mountains National Park will soon be able to get to work on some maintenance issues due to federal funding approved in recent bi-partisan legislation. More...
Commercial Gaming Roundtable transcription
ONE FEATHER STAFF REPORT Director of EBCI Communications Chris McCoy sat down with Principal Chief Richard G. Sneed, Vice Chief Alan B. Ensley, Tribal Council Chairman Adam Wachacha, and Council More...
Budget Council overview from Tuesday, Aug. 4
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF Tribal Council tackled an agenda of 14 items, on topics ranging from agriculture to enrollment in the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI), during its Budget More...