Josh Stein, North Carolina attorney general and Democratic nominee for governor, spoke to a small crowd of mostly Democratic party members at a campaign event held at the Historic Calhoun House in downtown Bryson City on Wednesday, May 8.
From left, Teresa Conner, Ivan Gibby, Terrie Stephens and Frank Calhoun are pictured inside Calby’s, an antique store downtown. Conner and Stephens have recently partnered with Gibby and Calhoun to lease the business for a year.
When it reopens for the season, the Deep Creek Waterpark (Swain recreation pool) will include two new meeting rooms, new bathrooms and more.
Voters will decide if beer and wine can be sold in the county.
Bryson City Town Board of Aldermen and Swain County Board of Commissioners met for a joint session at the Business Center on Monday night.
Spring sports, like baseball, don't generate enough in ticket sales to be self-supporting financially.
From left, Zach Thomason and Robin Fronrath work on Tuesday getting everything ready for the Sprang Thang musical festival to be held at Lands Creek Log Cabins Thursday-Saturday.
Sue Brown, co-owner operator of The Fryemont Inn, speaks to the crowd after she and her husband George were awarded the Duke Energy Service & Citizenship Award.
The Swain Sheriff's Office is in need of more workers for the jail.