Tsali Care officially merges with Cherokee Indian Hospital
By JONAH LOSSIAH ONE FEATHER STAFF A celebration for the merger of the Tsali Care Center and the Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority (CIHA) was held on Tuesday, Oct. 1 at the Center located in the Birdtown Community. Casey Cooper, CIHA chief executive officer, talked on the numerous benefits of the shift. “I think it’s significant for More...
Tribal Court Dockets for Oct. 2, 3
This is a criminal docket date for the Cherokee Tribal Court. All of the defendants listed have only been charged with the crimes/offenses listed and should be considered innocent until proven guilty in More...
McCoy files protest against Board of Elections members
Teresa McCoy, a candidate for Principal Chief in the 2019 election, filed a protest with the EBCI Board of Elections (BOE) on Wednesday, Sept. 11. The protest, which met the legal timeline for submission More...
Cherokee Nation Chief announces largest language initiative in Tribe’s history
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. announced Friday, Sept. 27 a $16 million investment in Cherokee language preservation – the largest language investment in the tribe’s More...
Ledford-Rosario and Reed-Cooper prepare for School Board seats
By JONAH LOSSIAH ONE FEATHER STAFF Inauguration day in Cherokee is Monday, Oct. 1, and it will see the swearing-in of two new members on the Cherokee Central Schools (CCS) Board of Education. The event More...
Legionnaires’ disease investigation focuses on attendees of N.C. Mountain State Fair
The Buncombe and Henderson County Health Departments, in conjunction with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, are investigating multiple cases of Legionnaires’ disease reported in More...
Tribal Court Judgment Summaries for Sept. 23 and 24
Judgment Summary for Sept. 23 Cline, Dawn Lee 14-95.6(b) Drugs: Manufacturing, Selling or Delivering, Possessing with intent to sell or deliver schedule I, II, III, IV, and V – Guilty Plea, 9 months More...
Motor vehicle collision results in two fatalities on Newfound Gap Road
At 5:01 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21, Great Smoky Mountains National Park Rangers were notified of a three-vehicle collision on Newfound Gap Road (U.S. 441) south of Carlos Campbell Overlook in Tennessee. Rangers More...
Park dedicates Dean Stone Bridge
Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials unveiled a bronzed marker along the Foothills Parkway at the newly dedicated Dean Stone Bridge between Walland and Wears Valley recently. “Dean Stone was one More...
CIPD Arrest Report for Sept. 16-23, 2019
The following people were arrested by the Cherokee Indian Police Department and booked into the Anthony Edward Lossiah Justice Center. It should be noted that the following defendants have only been charged More...