When it reopens for the season, the Deep Creek Waterpark (Swain recreation pool) will include two new meeting rooms, new bathrooms and more.
Voters will decide if beer and wine can be sold in the county.
Bryson City Town Board of Aldermen and Swain County Board of Commissioners met for a joint session at the Business Center on Monday night.
Spring sports, like baseball, don't generate enough in ticket sales to be self-supporting financially.
From left, Zach Thomason and Robin Fronrath work on Tuesday getting everything ready for the Sprang Thang musical festival to be held at Lands Creek Log Cabins Thursday-Saturday.
Sue Brown, co-owner operator of The Fryemont Inn, speaks to the crowd after she and her husband George were awarded the Duke Energy Service & Citizenship Award.
The Swain Sheriff's Office is in need of more workers for the jail.
Swain County residents will receive this notice in the mail asking them to check the FCC broadband coverage map and confirm or contest information about their internet. This will be used in the next round of grant funds for deploying broadband in the county.
Island Park remains closed as a new pavilion is under construction. The work is anticipated to be completed next month.