Submitted photo. Coaches Jeff Epps (left to right) and Danny Antoine instruct Swain Academy students at Kavod Fitness in Franklin in Feb.
Photo/George Musil. Little girl proudly holds the bucket of Easter eggs she found at Darnell Farms April 12, 2025.
Submitted photo. From left: Katelyn McNorrill, trombone, Frank Carrasco, clarinet; Joy Guest, clarinet; Ernest Locust, bass clarinet; Mya Hyde, flute; Joseph Demonet, trombone; Sarah Smith, alto sax; Deshawn Collier, percussion; Isabel Barker, clarinet; Adam Scheid, baritone; Lucas Dickens, trumpet; Abraham Palmer, bari sax; and Tommy Dickens, clarinet, play in regional All-District Band Clinic at WCU.
Photo/Nate Bowe. The Town of Bryson City is working on various capital projects to improve pedestrian safety, water distribution and sewer collection systems to include current waterline installation near Slope Street Feb. 11.
Photo/George Musil. Darnell Farms draws approximately 100,000 visitors each year, with more than 1,000 having attended the 2025 Easter Eggstravaganza last April.
Submitted photo. School counselors Lindsay Altizer, Swain East Elementary, (left to right); Anna Roland, Swain High School; Neil Holden, Swain West Elementary: Katie Aldridge, Swain Middle School; Ian Roper, Swain High School; and Ciera Wiggins, Swain Middle School, are celebrated at Swain County Schools during National School Counseling Week, Feb. 2-6.
Swain County sheriff candidates for the 2026 primary election. Not shown: Douglas Anthony.
Swain County Republican and Democratic sample ballots for the primary election. The primary Election Day is Tuesday, March 3. Early voting begins Thursday, Feb. 12.
Submitted photo. A fire destroys a family home in Beck Cove Jan. 31.
SMT photo/Sara Eisinger. First semester Carpentry I students Damien Ward (left to right), Jon Stephenson, Ted Sutherland and Kenzie Royce stand outside the 12-by-8-foot wooden shed they helped built this year on Jan. 27.