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Larry Griffin/SMT - Trucks drive through Everett Street on Tuesday, Oct. 10 as the construction has begun moving up the road, opening off the part of the street that was closed for the last two months.

Larry Griffin/SMT - Trucks drive through Everett Street on Tuesday, Oct. 10 as the construction has begun moving up the road, opening off the part of the street that was closed for the last two months.

Town looks at moving Everett St. utility work to night

Larry Griffin
Wednesday, October 11, 2023
The Town of Bryson City’s utilities work is progressing, and Everett Street is open again, though town officials don’t have concrete dates for the finishing the rest of it – possibly, the end of October, they said.
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Broadband service, firefighter pay draw sparks at workshop

Larry Griffin
Wednesday, October 11, 2023
The Swain County Board of Commissioners workshop on Tuesday, Oct. 3 included topics such as what more could be done with the event park, a presentation regarding broadband in the county and debating whether to raise taxes to implement more paid firefighter positions.
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Indivisible to host health forum and fair

News Staff
Friday, October 6, 2023
Jessica Webb editor@thesmokymountaintimes.com   It’s never the wrong time to check in on your health. After learning Swain County’s population has lower health outcomes and lower life expectancies than the state, Indivisible Swain decided to set a focus on health.

Solomon convicted of accessory after the fact

News Staff
Wednesday, October 4, 2023
Larry Griffin lgriffin@thesmokymountaintimes.com   The case of Jeremy Solomon, arrested in 2019 in the murder of local resident Jackie Thomason along with co-defendant Daniel Sutton, ended on Monday, Oct. 2 with a reduced charge.
Ricky Sanford, president of the Community Theatre Association, looks at some of the costumes still needing to be assessed to see if they’ll ever be usable again after flooding damage a couple of years ago.

Ricky Sanford, president of the Community Theatre Association, looks at some of the costumes still needing to be assessed to see if they’ll ever be usable again after flooding damage a couple of years ago.

Community theatre continues work on damaged building

News Staff
Wednesday, October 4, 2023
Larry Griffin lgriffin@thesmokymountaintimes.com   The Smoky Mountain Community Theatre is doing better these days, raising funds through several boisterous theatrical productions. Though, the theatre itself is still several years off from being operational.
The puppy has been named Apollo and is now getting lots of care and attention through PAWS before he will be adopted.

The puppy has been named Apollo and is now getting lots of care and attention through PAWS before he will be adopted.

Puppy recovers at PAWS after flung from car

News Staff
Thursday, September 21, 2023
Larry Griffin lgriffin@thesmokymountaintimes.com   A German Shepard mix puppy is recovering at PAWS Animal Shelter in Bryson City after being thrown from a vehicle, shelter owner Beth Cline said on Thursday, Sept. 14. “He’s doing good now,” Cline said.
Synthetic opioids like fentanyl are linked to increased overdose deaths across the United States.

Synthetic opioids like fentanyl are linked to increased overdose deaths across the United States.

Man indicted on death by distribution charges

News Staff
Thursday, September 21, 2023
Larry Griffin lgriffin@thesmokymountaintimes.com   A Cherokee man has been indicted for selling fentanyl-laced drugs that led to a woman’s death a year ago. Dylan Keith Wahnetah, 37, of Tom McCoy Road in Cherokee, reportedly sold fentanyl to a victim on Oct. 29, 2022.