Submitted photo. 4-H Sewing Spin Club begins with Hand sewing 101 April 15. Swain County 4-H has much to offer kids 5-18.
SMT photo/Sara Eisinger. Sammy Bowers makes a P.A.W.S. Thrift Shop donation on Saturday. Apart from paying the lease and two employees, 100% of proceeds collected go back to the animals at P.A.W.S.
SMT photos/Sara Eisinger. Buttermilk Farms Antiques & Auction seats nearly 200 people during its monthly auction Saturday, May 24. Meanwhile, Susan Leading Fox, owner, ran a successful cake auction fundraiser to thank fire crews.
Submitted photo. Shown is the Swain County Heritage Museum taken from last fall.
SMT photo/Sara Eisinger. Landon Blake Coday (left to right), Emma Nicole Houston, Ronald Vincent Arch and Bryan Aguilera watch a slide show of memories and hear from Swain County School staff during a graduation ceremony at Swain Arts Center June 1. Swain Academy graduated 14 students during the school's first graduation ceremony.
Submitted photo. Members of the Swain County High School Class of 2025 celebrate as they complete graduation on May 29. 121 students walked across the stage to receive their diplomas during the ceremony.
SMT photo/Sara Eisinger. Molly Shaw, The Wild Fern owner, browses through stickers with “Papahoney Mike” aka grandpa and his grandkids Saturday, May 24. Other customers flocked inside to browse Solmate Socks and other American made products.
SMT photo/Sara Eisinger. Joan Stocker designs bracelets with size-11 delicate glass Japanese beads during a demonstration at Heritage Festival in Bryson City Saturday afternoon. She will be back in Bryson City celebrate and sell at Freedom Fest.
SMT photo/Sara Eisinger. Pharmacist Ameer Adam prepares to open third Mark’s Pharmacy location at Valley Village Shopping Center Friday, May 23.
SMT photo/Sara Eisinger. Lori McDonald of Lori and the Freightshakers plays its last song on the Unplugged Pub stage Saturday, May 24. Last weekend marked the end of a four-and-half-year era.