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By Shuan Adams

By Shaun Adams

In a special session held Thursday, June 25, the Swain County Board of Commissioners appointed three new members to the Swain County Tourism and Development Authority and adopted rules to see its m

Thwack… The ball hit the exterior of the oil tank, hopped across the ground like a critter through tall grass and nestled into young Toby Burrell’s baseball glove.

Summer 2020 began with a lot of questions in terms of what the tourism season would look like for Swain County, since statewide closures were still impacting the area.

On Monday afternoon, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Health and Human Services and Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority reported the first death of a tribal member caused by COVID-19 that occurr

Despite not knowing if the show can go on, planning is well underway for Bryson City’s Freedom Fest on July 4, 2020.

Shaun Adams

Swain County added seven confirmed cases of COVID-19 over the previous week.

Shaun Adams