For most Swain County Schools students, the first day of classes will be Monday, Aug. 17. However, last week, the district announced that the high school wouldn’t begin classes until Aug.
The beginning of North Carolina high school sports season will be delayed for at least another ten days. After Gov.
The number of positive cases of COVID-19 has remained steady in Swain County, averaging about 10 or fewer new cases a week for the last month.
By Shaun Adams
During the Swain County Board of Education meeting on Monday, Aug. 3, Chairwoman Mellie Burns read the following statement.
N.C. Department of Transportation crews cleared and reopened U.S. 19/74 in the Nantahala Gorge Saturday after a slide closed the highway on Friday night.
As a senior guard at Franklin High School, Michael Turner faced future UNC Tar Heel and NBA player Rashad McCants twice.
An old vacant house on Deep Creek Road, just past Nantahala Burger + Bar (in the old R.C. Cola plant) downtown Bryson City, caught fire on Saturday morning and was completely destroyed.
It is an end of an era. Joanie Weeks, executive director for Swain County Board of Elections Office, retired this week after 37 years serving in the role.
Jessica Webb
editor@thesmokymountaintimes.com
Kayla McMahan won a state championship in volleyball, is in the Swain County High School Athletic Hall of Fame for softball, and rounded out the year by playing basketball in the winter, yet her fi