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Larry Griffin
lgriffin@thesmokymountaintimes.com
Long wait times, big price increases and sometimes unavailable medicine are all issues facing Walgreens pharmacy customers since the giant drug store chain bought out Bryson City Pharmacy and Robbinsville Pharmacy last month.
Wednesday, January 3, 2024
Postal worker Angie Gibby sorts through the numerous package deliveries ready to go out in mid-December.
Online package deliveries flood local post office
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Larry Griffin
lgriffin@thesmokymountaintimes.com
The local post office is improving its operations since the disruptions of the Covid-19 pandemic, but postmaster Chip Hendricks still thinks they could use more manpower.
“We’re short staffed,” he said. “We have two carriers.
Wednesday, December 27, 2023
Cherokee artist Skye Tafoya specializes in patterned paper weaving art, which she sells to make a living.
Cherokee artist Tafoya honors family’s basket-weaving past
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Larry Griffin
lgriffin@thesmokymountaintimes.com
Skye Tafoya’s paper-weaved print art is made up of shapes and designs repeating in varying shades of color and texture. She hopes they will evoke her culture and personal memories.
Wednesday, December 27, 2023
Whittier woman dies in fire
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Wednesday, December 27, 2023
Respiratory illnesses strike local schools
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Jessica Webb
editor@thesmokymountaintimes.com
This past week, it wasn’t just Ferris Bueller who was missing from classrooms during roll calls in Swain County.
Tuesday, December 26, 2023
From left, Rep. Mike Clampitt presents Henry Chambers with the Certificate of Appreciation from Gov. Roy Cooper's Office.
Chambers recognized by NC Governor for contributions
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Jessica Webb
editor@thesmokymountaintimes.com
If you have an interest in local history, specifically that of the Fontana Dam and the families who once lived in the communities now under water, you probably know Henry Chambers.
Tuesday, December 26, 2023
Island Street utility upgrades coming in the new year
News Staff
Downtown business owners have had a collective sigh of relief from utility and road construction this past month, but more upgrades are on the horizon. During Bryson City’s Town Board of Aldermen meeting on Tuesday night, Dec.
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Nancy Jones, owner of New Attitudes Day Spa in Bryson City, started Shoes for Steps. She's pictured with donations this year by the tree in her shop.
Shoe and sock donation drive seeks to boost confidence in kids
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What to do with a pair of boy’s little blue shoes? That question is what prompted Nancy Jones, owner of New Attitudes Day Spa in Bryson City, to start Shoes for Steps, a holiday shoe and sock drive for local children.
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Sixth grade Exceptional Children’s teacher Emily McClung helped her class at Swain Middle School publish a book on “How to Survive the 6th Grade,” which features tips from the students for incoming new students to take to heart.
Students publish book on ‘How to survive the sixth grade’
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Swain County Middle School sixth grade exceptional children’s teacher Emily McClung wanted to give her class a way to stretch their creative muscles, so they published a book.
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Commissioners at odds
News Staff
Larry Griffin
lgriffin@thesmokymountaintimes.com
The Swain County Board of Commissioners voted at their meeting Tuesday, Dec.
Wednesday, December 6, 2023