Submitted photo. Mark and Susan Sale with grandkids Marshall Small (left to right), J.J. and Leah Sale in summer 2025.
SMT photo/Sara Eisinger. Groomer Kosi Wilmot with her 2-year-old AKC-registered Doberman pinscher, Roxy, Dec. 26.
SMT photo/Sara Eisinger. Peggy Roderick, owner, visits dogs staying the night at Rippling Water Kennel Dec. 26. The facility sits on five acres and features 17 indoor–outdoor runs, giving dogs room to stretch, sniff and explore.
SMT photo/Sara Eisinger. New Attitudes Day Spa’s Aliyah Stewart (left to right), Nancy Jones, owner, and Grace Cabe start the day with matching smiles Dec. 30.
SMT photo/Sara Eisinger. Bryson City–Swain County Chamber of Commerce board members Mike Drinkwater (left to right), Isaac Herrin, Ricky Sanford, Katie Cope, Beth Cline-Stroud, Chris Royce, Monica Brown and Toby Allman held its annual membership banquet at Fryemont Inn April 24.
SMT photo/Sara Eisinger. BiBi Pride, owner at Bryson City Health & Fitness Center, flexes after 10 months of incorporating weightlifting into her workout regimen Dec. 29.
SMT photo/Sara Eisinger. Kaye McConnell congratulates Chasity Taylor, who just earned a certificate of completion from Sunrise Community for Recovery and Wellness, with a big hug Dec. 18.
Submitted photo. Members of Bryson City Friends and Adventure Group, led by Doreen Guma, hike Mingus Mill Trail Nov. 4.
SMT photo/Sara Eisinger. Swain County Sheriff Brian Kirkland partners with Sunrise Community for Recovery and Wellness to help reduce recidivism for drug-related offenses during a graduation program for its wellness recovery action plan program Dec. 18.