link to this page from your site or blog!:
Cherokee News
Local news for Cherokee, AL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.
- Cherokee hospital uses art to build community
When the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians took over the Cherokee Indian Hospital from the Indian Health Service in 2002, the hospital's administrators faced a challenge.
- Honoring elders
As a tribe steeped in tradition, the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians continued in that vein Thursday by honoring half a dozen of its elders.
- Casteel pens second book
Well-known Limestone County native Dale Lone Elk Casteel recently published his second book, "The Trail that I Traveled." Casteel, 78, is known in the county for his pride in his Native American heritage.
- Pictures: Three Hurt In Wreck On Highway 72 In Colbert County
Three people were flown to area hospitals after a car flipped into the median of Highway 72 Monday afternoon.
- Police: One killed and two injured in school bus accident
A car ran underneath a school bus loaded with students on Highway 72 between Cherokee and Tuscumbia.
- Duke Energy meets with Cherokee leaders
Duke Energy's president on Thursday met with leaders from the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and Oklahoma's United Keetowah Band of Cherokee over the company's plan to build a substation near the Kituwah site.
- Duke should pay respect to Cherokee sacred site
Duke Energy is not having a good year on the Tuckasegee River. It's received a black eye on the public relations front in the eyes of some in Jackson County because of its handling of the Dillsboro Dam issue.
- Cherokee to add resort to casino
Since it opened in 1997, Harrah's Cherokee Casino and Hotel has funneled $1.2 billion in gambling profits to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.
- Cherokee: Duke project threatens holy site
The Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians is fighting Duke Energy's construction of a substation that tribe members believe would desecrate a sacred site.
- Cherokee tribe doesn't want Duke Energy building near ancestral home
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is fighting construction of a Duke Energy electrical station next to a mound that marks the tribe's ancestral home.
- Keetoowah Cherokees mourn the death of Cherokee Traditionalist Hastings Shade
" The United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma join together to mourn the death of Cherokee traditionalist Hastings Shade.
- Cherokees fight Duke Energy substation near sacred site in North Carolina
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is fighting an electric substation that Duke Energy plans to build near Kituwah, the site of a sacred mound near the Tuckasegee River in western North Carolina.
- Ala. man killed in collision with tractor-trailer
State troopers say a 77-year-old Lauderdale County man with no permanent address was killed when his Jeep Cherokee veered into the path of a tractor-trailer. Troopers identified the man as James David Bell Jr.
- New letterpress will be used to print books in Cherokee syllabary
OICA will soon obtain a letterpress that will be used to print books in the Cherokee syllabary.
- Cherokee casino cleans slots every 2 hours to combat virus
Workers are cleaning slot machines with bleach every two hours as a North Carolina casino battles a virus that has sickened nearly 250 people.
- Video shows violent confrontation after Cherokee council meeting
WAFF 48 News was the only station in north Alabama to obtain a copy of a video showing a fight after a city council meeting in Cherokee that involved the mayor's wife, her son, and a neighbor.
- Magazine shines light on Cherokee writers
Last weekend, the Museum of the Cherokee Indian hosted a reading and autograph session for the fall 2009 edition of Appalachian Heritage magazine.
- Church-going Alabama librarian accused of using library credit card for own use
Allison Paige McWilliams of Tuscumbia, a former Cherokee librarian, has been indicted on accusations she wrongfully spent more than $10,000 on a library credit card, according to a report in the TimesDaily newspaper of Florence.
- Man Gets 6 Months In Prison For Selling Bear Gall Bladders
A member of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians has been sentenced to six months in federal prison for trafficking dozens of bear gall bladders against tribal law.
City DescriptionCherokee is a town in Colbert County, Alabama, United States. It is part of the Florence - Muscle Shoals Metropolitan Statistical Area known as "The Shoals". As of the 2000 census, the population of the town is 1,237.
Cherokee is located at 34°45′30″N 87°58′7″W / 34.75833°N 87.96861°W / 34.75833; -87.96861 (34.758297, -87.968549).
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.8 km²), all land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,237 people, 510 households, and 370 families residing in the town. The population density was 552.5 people per square mile (213.2/km²). There were 557 housing units at an average density of 248.8/sq mi (96.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 78.33% White, 20.21% Black or African American, 0.32% Native American, and 1.13% from two or more races. 0.49% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 510 households out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.8% were married couples living together, 16.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.3% were non-families. 25.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.5% had someone living ... Read MoreCity Contained By:- Colbert County
- Alabama
- United States of America
City Contains:Size:
Surrounding Cities
Looking to Purchase Local Web Advertising for Cherokee, Alabama ?
|
