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Kindergarten students work in Lawson and Chambers' class at East Elementary

Kindergarten students work in Lawson and Chambers' class at East Elementary

School board readies for change

News Staff
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
With efforts at the state legislature continuing that would broaden in-person attendance for sixth-12th grade, Swain County Board of Education wants the district to be ready to adapt to yet another change in the 2020-2021 school year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Swain vaccine program on target

Jessica Webb
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
Severe weather across the United States last week disrupted shipments of COVID-19 vaccines. For Swain County, however, the impact of that delay was minimal, and the vaccination program conducted by the Swain County Health Department is on schedule.
Schedule an appointment on the website walgreens.com

Schedule an appointment on the website walgreens.com

Walgreens Bryson City now has free rapid testing

News Staff
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Suspect you might have Covid-19? Getting tested just got easier. Walgreens Bryson City is now a location for free rapid diagnostic testing. In order to request an appointment, a person will have to visit the website walgreens.com. First, you find the local store.
Mark Hyatt, owner and operator of Mark’s Garage in Bryson City, received a vaccine earlier this month from the Swain County Health Department.

Mark Hyatt, owner and operator of Mark’s Garage in Bryson City, received a vaccine earlier this month from the Swain County Health Department.

Positive COVID-19 cases on the decline, vaccines still limited

Jessica Webb
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Positive cases of COVID-19 have dropped drastically across the United States this month. In North Carolina, the daily percent positive is at 7.4% with 1,988 newly reported cases by noon Tuesday. Statewide, there have been 10,562 deaths attributed to the virus.
Buses are lined up outside East Elementary along with a Swain County SRO vehicle near the end of the school day on Monday. Elementary students in Swain County will be able to attend in-person four days a week beginning Monday, Feb. 22.

Buses are lined up outside East Elementary along with a Swain County SRO vehicle near the end of the school day on Monday. Elementary students in Swain County will be able to attend in-person four days a week beginning Monday, Feb. 22.

In-person instruction to expand for elementary

Jessica Webb
Thursday, February 11, 2021
With an abundance of caution, Swain County Board of Education in an unanimous decision Monday night voted for its elementary school students to return to in-person instruction four days a week beginning on Monday, Feb. 22. The move follows an announcement made by N.C.