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Cherokee man arrested after body found in Smokies - The discovery of a Cherokee woman’s body in Great Smoky Mountains National Park has led to murder charges against a Cherokee man. Members of a Florida church who were hiking in the Deep Creek area on Jan. 15 found the body of 18-year old Tammie Seay off Toms Branch Road. The discovery launched an investigation that involved law enforcement officials....
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 Grand Jury indicts former Sylva official - A Sylva official who unexpectedly resigned her post in October was indicted Monday (Jan. 23) by a local Grand Jury. Former town board member Anne Cabe, who was on the November ballot but gave up her seat and ended her candidacy two weeks before the election, stands accused of stealing more than....
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 Residents join environmentalists to fight planned USFS timber sale - Some local citizens have joined with conservation groups to fight a proposed timber sale in the Tilley Creek area. The sale is part of a larger project that U.S. Forest Service officials say will lead to improved forest health. It is the by-product of a study of potential management of 15,400....
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 Air Force Band to land at WCU - Three months after the United States Marine Band stormed the stage of Western Carolina University’s Fine and Performing Arts Center, another musical ensemble representing the nation’s armed forces is set to land in Cullowhee when the United States Air Force....
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 Learning the language - Ethan Clapsaddle and son, Tawodi are welcomed into the new Cherokee language immersion classroom by Principal Chief Michell Hicks. The blocks used for play have the Cherokee syllabary invented by Sequoyah for the Cherokee over a century ago. The language immersion program provides a standard curriculum for children so their educational process is enhanced rather than hindered by a second language. Past generations were punished for speaking the Cherokee language and that....
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Library officials discuss design ideas with county commissioners - Despite recent confusion among county officials, Library Board leaders told commissioners Jan. 12 they do know what kind of building they want for a new library. “We’re in need of library based on national averages,” Sylva architect and Library Board Design Committee member Odell Thompson said. “We do know about how big it should be and about how much it should cost.” According to documents presented....
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School leaders OK building plan - County school leaders have updated their five-year building plan, and it calls for work at three of the seven schools. The plan – which was presented to school board members Jan. 23 by Assistant Superintendent Steve Jones – is based on a facility needs assessment completed by school officials and mandated by the N.C. State Board of Education. It calls for renovations and/or additions at Cullowhee Valley, Fairview and Smoky Mountain High....
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