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Students work with different tools to get a feel for what different bird beaks are like and how they function during Fill the Bill at the Summer Learning Program at the library.

Students work with different tools to get a feel for what different bird beaks are like and how they function during Fill the Bill at the Summer Learning Program at the library.

Fill the Bill: Summer Learning Program at Marianna Black Library

News Staff
Wednesday, July 7, 2021
Hannah Styles news@thesmokymountaintimes.com   Swain County Soil and Water Conservation District’s Shelby Cook led a presentation on Thursday at the Marianna Black Library for the Summer Learning Program.

Candidate filing open for municipal election

News Staff
Wednesday, July 7, 2021
Jessica Webb editor@thesmokymountaintimes.com   Bryson City residents who want to run for office now have a chance. Candidate filing for the Bryson City Town Board of Aldermen municipal election began Friday, July 2. The filing period will go through Friday, July 16 at noon.

Show me my house: a lack of long-term homes

News Staff
Wednesday, July 7, 2021
Jessica Webb editor@thesmokymountaintimes.com   The National Association of Realtors recently reported a national shortage of long-term homes, i.e. houses for full-time residency, but this is not a new problem for Swain County and Western North Carolina.

Commissioners make committee appointments

News Staff
Wednesday, June 30, 2021
Jessica Webb editor@thesmokymountaintimes.com   Swain County Board of Commissioners held a special session and work session on Thursday, June 24 with a big chunk of the meeting time dedicated to appointments to county committees.
Restoration House

Restoration House

Restoration House reopens for walk-ins

News Staff
Wednesday, June 30, 2021
Hannah Styles news@thesmokymountaintimes.com   Restoration House has been serving Swain County since 2017, offering services for those in need of a helping hand. Director Amanda Garrett said that they are there for whatever someone might need.

Town adopts 2021-2022 budget

Jessica Webb
Wednesday, June 23, 2021
Bryson City Board of Alderman unanimously adopted the 2021-2022 fiscal budget during it workshop meeting Monday, June 21. (Alderwoman Janine Crisp was absent.) The action followed a public hearing with no comments and no discussion on the budget during the meeting itself.
Jeremiah Chatham, owner of The Rice Wagon, is pictured inside his establishment helping a customer.

Jeremiah Chatham, owner of The Rice Wagon, is pictured inside his establishment helping a customer.

Hungry mouths keep food trucks on a roll through pandemic

News Staff
Wednesday, June 23, 2021
Hannah Style news@thesmokymountaintimes.com   Downtown Bryson City is bustling with visitors, and this year seems particularly busy, with everyone stir crazy from quarantine.
A home on Roundhill Road burned last week

A home on Roundhill Road burned last week

Two structure fires last week

News Staff
Wednesday, June 23, 2021
Hannah Styles news@thesmokymountaintimes.com   Two residential structure fires occurred in Swain County last week. One was near the Alarka community on Round Hill Road (6/17). One person was home during the start of the fire but was able to escape safely before fire crews arrived.

Commissioners adopt budget, new fee schedule

News Staff
Wednesday, June 16, 2021
Swain County Board of Commissioners adopted the 2021-2022 fiscal year budget in a 4-1 decision during the board’s meeting on Thursday, June 10 following a public hearing on the budget with no public speakers.