Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians sees effects to tourism and agriculture after Helene, but uses tribe's resources to send aid ...

We received quite a bit of damage, but nothing like people east of Cherokee,” Anthony Sequoyah, the Eastern Band’s secretary ...

Partly cloudy with a high of 80 °F (26.7 °C). Winds SE at 7 mph (11.3 kph). Night - Mostly clear. Winds from ESE to SE at 7 mph (11.3 kph). The overnight low will be 66 °F (18.9 °C ...

But, the storm also impacted another important economic and environmental resource in the water: trout. Since 2014, trout fishing in North Carolina's mountains has grown into an industry with an ...

where the Cherokee trout farm had been entirely flooded, sending thousands of trout down the river. But the waters thinned out quickly. Worse yet, two of the best weeks for fishing in North ...

Floodwaters not only washed away hatchery fish that support the trout fishing industry, but also wiped out a vital period for the industry's business. AJ Allison, a river guide at Rivers Edge ...