Homelessness, economic insecurity persist in the area as agencies respond

  • Reports of people sleeping on Swain County East Elementary's campus have prompted school board to approve funding to add fencing.
    Reports of people sleeping on Swain County East Elementary's campus have prompted school board to approve funding to add fencing.
Larry Griffin lgriffin@thesmokymountaintimes.com   Recently, employees at Swain County East Elementary have noticed a trend of possibly homeless individuals sleeping on the campus at night,…

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