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A team of emergency services personnel combed the Little Tennessee River where it feeds into Lake Fontana on Thursday, searching for two men who they discovered had drowned.”

A team of emergency services personnel combed the Little Tennessee River where it feeds into Lake Fontana on Thursday, searching for two men who they discovered had drowned.”

Two drown in Little Tennessee River in Swain County

News Staff
Friday, August 11, 2023
Larry Griffin lgriffin@thesmokymountaintimes.com   Two local men have drowned after being reported lost on Thursday afternoon, Aug. 10, according to the Swain County Sheriff’s Office. The victims are Francisco Javier Morjaras, 19, and Mario Garcia Ramirez, 26, his brother, both of Franklin.
Maddie Lay (from left), Kyndall Cochran and Abigail Durisseau vie for the ball at the alumni women’s soccer game on Friday, Aug. 4.

Maddie Lay (from left), Kyndall Cochran and Abigail Durisseau vie for the ball at the alumni women’s soccer game on Friday, Aug. 4.

Alumni gather for weekend of friendly competition

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Wednesday, August 9, 2023
Larry Griffin lgriffin@thesmokymountaintimes.com   This past weekend, high school athletic alumni descended on Swain County with the purpose of playing their old sports to help raise money for the sports programs – and have fun.
The Lady Devils volleyball team has been practicing hard as the upcoming season grows closer, according to coach Lydia Sale. They meet daily in the high school gym, where they spread out in pairs and practice lobbing the ball back and forth.

The Lady Devils volleyball team has been practicing hard as the upcoming season grows closer, according to coach Lydia Sale. They meet daily in the high school gym, where they spread out in pairs and practice lobbing the ball back and forth.

Volleyball team is ready to go, coach says

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Wednesday, August 9, 2023
Larry Griffin lgriffin@thesmokymountaintimes.com   The Swain County High School Lady Devils volleyball team is feeling good about its chances this coming season, said coach Lydia Sale. Sale said the girls are “working really hard and getting along really well.” Some of the goals this year?
Coach Sherman Holt directs Maroon Devil athletes during a football drill at practice recently.

Coach Sherman Holt directs Maroon Devil athletes during a football drill at practice recently.

Maroon Devils football readies for a season of challenges

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Wednesday, August 9, 2023
Larry Griffin lgriffin@thesmokymountaintimes.com   Maroon Devils football coach Sherman Holt can sense the excitement in the air now that the sport’s return is imminent. The team has been doing “a lot of work in the off-season” in preparation.
A groundbreaking ceremony for eight new cabins for visitors in Nantahala Gorge took place Wednesday, Aug. 2. According to Nantahala Outdoors Center President Colin McBeath, the project is part of a strategy to keep attracting more visitors to stay longer.

A groundbreaking ceremony for eight new cabins for visitors in Nantahala Gorge took place Wednesday, Aug. 2. According to Nantahala Outdoors Center President Colin McBeath, the project is part of a strategy to keep attracting more visitors to stay longer.

NOC has groundbreaking ceremony for upscale cabins

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Wednesday, August 9, 2023
Larry Griffin lgriffin@thesmokymountaintimes.com   Ground broke on eight new cabins in the Nantahala Outdoors Center on Wednesday morning, Aug. 2. According to a press release from NOC, there will be four two-bedroom units and four one-bedroom ones.

Smokies less extreme in national summer heat wave

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Wednesday, August 9, 2023
Larry Griffin lgriffin@thesmokymountaintimes.com   Reports of a heat wave in other parts of the country have been alarming to read, with stories of people being hospitalized in the Western states for just stepping outside barefoot on pavement. In the Smokies, it may not be as big of a problem.
Paula and Jeff Fuller (from left), owners of Pursenality and Boxcar Café and Cones, attended a small town meeting with engineer Nate Bowe and Mayor Tom Sutton on Tuesday, Aug. 1 to talk about the utilities work going on.

Paula and Jeff Fuller (from left), owners of Pursenality and Boxcar Café and Cones, attended a small town meeting with engineer Nate Bowe and Mayor Tom Sutton on Tuesday, Aug. 1 to talk about the utilities work going on.

Everett Street utilities work on track

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Wednesday, August 2, 2023
Larry Griffin lgriffin@thesmokymountaintimes.com   At a meeting held on Tuesday, Aug.
Pictured above are domestic beers available for sale at Ingles grocery store.

Pictured above are domestic beers available for sale at Ingles grocery store.

Deep Creek annexation request to town centers on beer & wine sales

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Wednesday, August 2, 2023
Jessica Webb editor@thesmokymountaintimes.com   Two businesses located before the entrance into Deep Creek in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park have been given the initial go-ahead from Bryson City Town Board of Aldermen to pursue a non-contiguous annexation to the town.