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Indians' dispute before court
A bitter dispute has divided the state's smallest Indian tribe, creating an identity crisis that will have to be settled in court.
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Motive behind Cherokee fire remains mystery
An apparent arson fire that burned the Tribal Operations Program building in Cherokee in the early morning hours of Dec.
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Ela hydroelectric dam on the Oconaluftee River generates power based on stream flow, which was healthy last week.
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Have mission, will travel
What are you going to do with your Christmas vacation? If you said traveling to Asia on a service mission you'd be in the minority, but that's exactly what five Powhatan High School seniors are embarking on ...
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Cherokee Fire
The Tribal Operations Program building caught fire early Saturday morning in Cherokee, NC.
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Trooper shot dead Tuesday night
An N.C. State Highway Patrol trooper was killed in a shooting during a traffic stop on Interstate 40 near Canton on Tuesday night, authorities said.
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WCU helps sustain traditional Cherokee art
Carol Motsinger * CMotsinger@CITIZEN-TIMES.com * published December 12, 2008 12:15 am CULLOWHEE In the past six years, more and more members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians have rekindled interest in ...
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Baymont Inn Cherokee Smoky Mountains Review
Find >> Travel >> Baymont Inn Cherokee Smoky Mountain... Embed: Font The Baymont Inn Cherokee Smoky Mountains is located just outside of the hustle and bustle of downtown Cherokee, North Carolina, yet is still ...
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DA partners with community colleges for safe driving classes
Sylva District Attorney Michael Bonfoey is partnering with the community colleges of Western North Carolina to launch a Safe Driving Education Program.
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Cherokee police arrest eight in drug raid
Jon Ostendorff * JOstendorff@CITIZEN-TIMES.com * published December 5, 2008 11:47 am Cherokee The Cherokee Indian Police Department SWAT team found 20 pounds of marijuana and cash during a raid of a home on the ...
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Vance theater shows off new celestial theme
ASHEVILLE The auditorium of Vance Elementary has been transformed into a 'planetorium.' Now hanging from the ceiling are scale replicas of the nine planets in the solar system.
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Cheers and Jeers: Rum and Leftovers FRIDAY
Unfinished business [ Urp. ] 'Scuse me. I trust you had a nice Thanksgiving, and that you won all the political arguments you either started or got pulled into.
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Cherokee legacy staple of mountain history
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WCU think tank launches new Web initiative
CULLOWHEE Western Carolina University's Institute for the Economy and the Future is launching WNC Pulse, a new Web-based initiative, to help solve regional problems by identifying Western North Carolina's major ...
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Swain gets lofty with recreation wish list
Swain County recently unveiled its master recreation plan, a 10-year roadmap of how the county hopes to expand and improve its recreation offerings.
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American Indian Heritage Celebration
Native Americans in North Carolina never lived in teepees. They wear regalia, not costumes, for their traditional dance.
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Cherokee tales are now his life
Lloyd Arneach will be telling stories at the American Indian Heritage Celebration at the N.C. Museum of History at 5 Edenton St.
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Basket weavers pass on tradition
Carrie Grayson is a living example of Cherokee tradition. Grayson, a member of the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians, learned to weave baskets as a child and is passing along those skills to her ...
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County economy bleak
SCOTT WALLACE/Cherokee Scout A group of recently unemployed workers watch a video presentation in the N.C. Employment Security Commission office in Murphy on Monday.
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Poison ivy has its place in ecosystem
If you like native plants that are variable and adaptive, have interesting natural histories with abundant associations in both Cherokee and early white settler folklore, add immeasurably to the fall landscape ...
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