Cherokee man arrested in cold case murder

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Wednesday, 29/11/2023

Nearly a decade after 26-year-old Marie Walkingstick Pheasant’s body was found in a burned-out vehicle in Cherokee’s Big Cove community, her husband Ernest Dwayne Pheasant, 46, has been arrested for her murder. 

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A voter guide for Big Cove Tribal Council

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Wednesday, 19/07/2023

During the General Election Thursday, Sept. 7, Big Cove voters will weigh in on who they want to see represent them on Tribal Council for the first time this year.

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