Veteran dies by suicide at the Charles George VA Medical Center
ASHEVILLE — On Sunday, Aug. 4, at approximately 8:48 a.m., a veteran died by suicide in the visitor parking lot of Charles George VA Medical Center. The Asheville Police Department is investigating the incident. “We are saddened by this loss and extend our deepest condolences to the Veteran’s family, friends and caregivers,” Charles More...
Tribal Court Docket for Aug. 7
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...
Senate Committee approves Coharie tribal member’s nomination as NIGC chair, now onto full Senate
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF E. Sequoyah Simermeyer is one step closer to being named the new chairperson of the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC). The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs More...
Heavy rainstorm results in rock slides, downed trees, and motorist fatality on Spur
At approximately 3 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 1, the northern area of Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Gatlinburg, Tenn. experienced extremely heavy rainfall causing multiple small rock slides, downed More...
TERO recipient of Governor’s NCWorks Award of Distinction
During the regular session of Tribal Council on Thursday, Aug. 1, officials from the Oconaluftee Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center (JCCCC), the nominating agency, recognized the TERO program as the 2019 recipient More...
Lynch found alive in Park after four nights missing
After spending four nights lost in the backcountry of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Kevin Mark Lynch was found by searchers. At approximately 4:25 p.m. on Wednesday, July 31, searchers discovered More...
Search efforts continue in Park for missing Kevin Lynch
A grid team navigates dense vegetation in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park while searching for Kevin Lynch who has been missing since Saturday, July 27. (National Park Service photos) Great Smoky Mountains More...
Hitting the ground running: Harrah’s Cherokee working on sportsbooks
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF One business day after N.C. Governor Roy Cooper signed legislation making sports betting legal for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Harrah’s Cherokee Casinos More...
Park searching for missing person in North Carolina
Drivers License photo of Kevin Mark Lynch The attached photo was taken of Lynch on the day he was last seen. He was wearing a brown colored shirt and hat. (Photo provided by NPS) Great Smoky Mountains National More...
Gov. Cooper ratifies Tribe’s sport betting bill
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF The ability to place bets on sports games and off-track horse racing at the two casinos operated by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) is now legal. North More...