Cherokee News

Our freedom has been preserved at great cost. As Independence Day approaches, it is fitting to look at a small sampling of those we have depended on to keep our liberty.

While this is obviously NOT a "new" photo, it is a favorite of mine. It's me and my sister "playing Indians" at Cherokee, NC.

It looks like blob of wriggling pudding staring out through a single, puckered eye.

The Museum of the Cherokee Indian is well on its way to raising enough money for an expansion in the North Carolina mountains.

By Jamie Jones SPRING PLACE - Under the unyielding Georgia sun, 10 cyclists of Cherokee descent began a 23-day, 900-mile quest to retrace the brutal path their ancestors made in the late 1830s - The Trail of Tears.

There are great roads. There are great cars. Is it possible to choose a car that's just right for a particular great stretch of road? Wheels columnist Jim Kenzie gives it his best shot, with the promise that if you find yourself on any of these roads in almost any car, you're bound to have a memorable drive.

Many of us here at GoSmokies have visited the GSMNP before, and many times over.

'special guest' at the free Downtown After Five street show on Lexington Avenue .

A high-fiving bear, a dancing white dog, a cave, stories about God, scavenger hunts and adventure were all part of recent Vacation Bible Schools at three Island churches.

* Danny Stiles, 30, 5 Shull Circle, Canton, was charged June 5 with driving while license revoked.

Small theme parks and family attractions dotted the landscape of Western North Carolina long before the advent of supersized amusement parks.

TULSA, Okla. An upcoming Gilcrease Museum exhibition will provide unique insights into how British and Cherokee societies viewed each other by first-time observers during the pre-Revolutionary war era.

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park celebrated its official 75th anniversary today.

TULSA, Okla. An upcoming Gilcrease Museum exhibition will provide unique insights into how British and Cherokee societies viewed each other by first-time observers during the pre-Revolutionary war era.

Ghost Town in the Sky opened daily today through Sept. 8, and the full park will remain open Fridays through Sundays until Nov.

Remember the Asheville Tourists manager who called a trick play to strike out Pete Rose and win the game for the T's? Or the time a famous local racecar driver started at the back of a 36-car race at old McCormick Field facing the wrong way and then wheeled around and won? How about the Rev.

Beer, wine and cocktails could hit the gaming floor at Harrah's Cherokee Casino within six months, a gambling board member said Tuesday.

PETA press release here : This morning, on behalf of PETA, former The Price Is Right emcee and TV icon Bob Barker sent a letter to Michell Hicks, principal chief of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Nation in Cherokee, N.C., requesting a meeting to discuss ending the town's displays of bears in pits and cages, which are used as tourist attractions.

If you've been reading the paper, you know that this is a big year for Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

A Tuckasegee man wanted on kidnapping and other charges was found and arrested early this morning in Whittier.