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County approves $2.88 million budget amendment

Jessica Webb
Thursday, October 20, 2022
Swain County Board of Commissioners allocated an additional $2.883 million in the county’s budget for this fiscal year. Commissions approved their third budget amendment during their regular meeting on Oct. 13. Allocations were made from several revenue sources including $2.

Swain County Board of Education Candidates

News Staff
Wednesday, October 12, 2022
Editor's note: Smoky Mountain Times asked candidates to introduce themselves and answer the following questions by email. Are schools are providing the safest environment for students? Should schools invest more into preventing vaping at school?
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

News Staff
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

News Staff
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

News Staff
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

News Staff
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).
National Park Service Director Chuck Sams and Rear Admiral Denise Hinton speak to students and staff on National Public Lands Day Saturday.

National Park Service Director Chuck Sams and Rear Admiral Denise Hinton speak to students and staff on National Public Lands Day Saturday.

National Public Lands Day

News Staff
Wednesday, September 28, 2022
On Saturday, Sept. 24, National Park Service Director Chuck Sams traveled to Great Smoky Mountains National Park to commemorate National Public Lands Day (NPLD) by thanking volunteers for their stewardship in America’s most visited National Park. Rear Admiral Denise Hinton, U.S.