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Steve and Jan Bryant have been playing pickleball for several years and helped form the team at the Swain County Recreation Park.

Steve and Jan Bryant have been playing pickleball for several years and helped form the team at the Swain County Recreation Park.

Pickleball: Funny name, seriously fun game

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Wednesday, October 12, 2022
Hannah Styles hstyles@thesmokymountaintimes.com   If it’s a Tuesday or Thursday and the weather is good, you’ll likely find the tennis court at Swain County Recreation Center is a lively place with several rounds of pickleball going on.

Bathroom doors reinstalled after student protest

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Wednesday, October 5, 2022
Hannah Styles hstyles@thesmokymountaintimes.com   For weeks rumors have been swirling about Swain County High School’s bathrooms where hall doors and mirrors were removed. The school’s reason? To prevent students from doing “inappropriate things” in the bathroom. Vaping has also been a concern.
Theresa Hayne and Julie Millard are the kitchen staff at the Senior Center.

Theresa Hayne and Julie Millard are the kitchen staff at the Senior Center.

Troubled waters at Senior Center seem to have calmed

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Wednesday, September 28, 2022
Jessica Webb editor@thesmokymountaintimes.com   It was business as usual for the Swain County Board of Commissioners who held a work session on Thursday evening, Sept. 22 at the Swain County Administration Building.
This image from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency show rainbow fentanyl that's been pressed into multi-colored pills.

This image from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency show rainbow fentanyl that's been pressed into multi-colored pills.

Rainbows you don’t want to see

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Wednesday, September 28, 2022
Hannah Styles hstyles@thesmokymountaintimes.com   Drug poisonings are the leading killer of Americans between the ages 18-45, and fentanyl remains the deadliest drug threat in the country according to the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
Members of the Morgan family came to Bryson City on Tuesday to ride the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad train in honor of Leonard and Amy Morgan in what would have been their 100th wedding anniversary.

Members of the Morgan family came to Bryson City on Tuesday to ride the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad train in honor of Leonard and Amy Morgan in what would have been their 100th wedding anniversary.

All aboard: The Morgan family rides the train in memory of their parent’s 100th anniversary!

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Wednesday, September 28, 2022
Hannah Styles hstyles@thesmokymountaintimes.com   The Morgans traveled to the Great Smoky Mountains train depot in Bryson City on Tuesday, a chilly fall morning much like their parents did exactly a decade ago. J.L. and his wife Frances, Kermit and his wife Jacqueline, Bonnie, Linda, D.L.

Largest employers challenged by ongoing labor shortage

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Wednesday, September 21, 2022
Hannah Styles hstyles@thesmokymountaintimes.com   In the last week of July, North Carolina unemployment claims went up according to the North Carolina Department of Commerce’s website. The unemployment rate for Swain County in June was 3.5% compared to 4.8% for the same month in 2021.
Bryson City planning board members joined the town board to discuss several projects on Monday night.

Bryson City planning board members joined the town board to discuss several projects on Monday night.

A fix to stop tripping on Main Street

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Wednesday, September 21, 2022
Jessica Webb editor@thesmokymountaintimes.com   Bryson City planning board joined the Bryson City Town Board of Aldermen for a discussion during the council’s work session meeting held Monday, Sept. 19 at town hall.
The Shadrack’s Christmas Wonderland is a drive-through light and music show. This year, Swain TDA will bring the show to the county event park.

The Shadrack’s Christmas Wonderland is a drive-through light and music show. This year, Swain TDA will bring the show to the county event park.

TDA will bring Shadrack’s Christmas Wonderland to county

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Wednesday, September 21, 2022
Jessica Webb editor@thesmokymountaintimes.com   Get ready to drive through a winter wonderland and be dazzled by the light show this year.