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Long hearing continues; motion to dismiss denied...     There will be one final hearing in the case of Benjamin Cody Long before heading to trial. That trial date is tentatively set for Monday, Aug. 9. This final pre-trial hearing was set for Wednesday, July 14, but after a short consultation was continued to Monday, July 26. The issue stemmed from a motion to quash presented by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians’ Office of the Attorney General. The representative from the Attorney General’s office was not present at Court, and after a phone conversation with Attorney General Michael ...

Tribe issues first childcare licensures on Qualla Boundary   Tina Saunooke, center, early education director of QB HS & EHS, is presented with Dora Reed Center childcare licensure by Tim Tripplet, RCD Quality Improvement coordinator, left, and Brandy Davis, RCD Lead Compliance officer. (EBCI PHHS photos) EBCI Public Health & Human Services Division (EBCI PHHS) Regulatory & Compliance Department (RCD) team members presented the division’s first official childcare licenses on Wednesday, May 19 to Qualla Boundary Head Start & Early Head Start (QB HS & EHS) centers, Dora Reed Center and Big Co...

Council changes tribal law on marijuana     Tribal Council made changes to drug code for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians when dealing with small amounts of marijuana.  Ord. No. 380 was submitted by Principal Chief Richard G. Sneed; Jeremy Wilson, EBCI governmental affairs liaison; and Joey Owle, Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources, and passed 11-1. Changes were made to Cherokee Code Sec. 14-95.5 (Possession of a controlled substance) that changed the amount of marijuana one could possess before being charged with a class C penalty from one-half of an ounce to one ounce.  I...

Tribal members seek to reverse casino purchase In addition to slots and table games, Caesars Southern Indiana offers sports betting. Laurencio Ronquillo photo A group of 14 tribal members that includes two sitting Tribal Council members and a former principal chief has entered a resolution aiming to reverse a Dec. 17 vote to purchase the gaming operation at Caesars Southern Indiana Casino for $250 million.  The protest letter and proposed resolution claim that the decision and the meeting in which it was made violated the tribe’s Charter and Governing Document — its highest...