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Landslides in the Nantahala Gorge & flash flooding

COVID-19 Pandemic

The number of active cases of COVID-19 continued their upward trend this past week in Swain County. On Monday, the Swain County Health Department reported 85 actives cases within the county.

Given the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic, 2020 has been a difficult one for many industries, but construction in Swain County isn’t one of them.

On Thursday, Dec. 17, the Swain County School Board held a special session for public comment where parents shared their thoughts on virtual and modified learning plans.

Swain volleyball and girls basketball became the school’s first sports of the year to be temporarily suspended due to COVID-19. Per an email sent out on Thursday, Dec.

Swain County Board of Education held a special meting on Wednesday, Dec. 9 with its new board. By unanimous decision, the board adopted a modified Plan B for the spring semester to begin Jan. 5.

There’s no mistaking the Christmas season plays an important role in extending Swain County’s tourism season through the end of the year with the Polar Express train rides offered by Great Smoky Mo

Swain High School is collecting donations in memory of Blake Lantz, a sophomore at the high school who died in a house fire in Ela Campground last week.

Although Swain County volleyball dropped its fifth consecutive game on Tuesday night, a heartbreakingly-close defeat at the hands of Hayesville, there is little time for wallowing as the team prepa