This map from 1900 shows "The Cherokee Country."
What’s the origin story of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians?
Tens of thousands of Cherokee people were marched out of our region in the Trail of Tears. A handful managed to stay.
Plus the local news for May 28, 2026, and Healthcare Hollow looks at the fight for a hospital in Jellico, in East Tennessee.
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