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Tourism, Development Authority split on funding vote

Mita Coker with Nantahala Outdoor Center was on-hand Wednesday to present and answer questions from the Swain County Tourism and Development Authority.

Mystery photos, part 2: Stirring up memories

Tony Tallent was taken by surprise and moved after seeing a photograph of his late grandmother, Carrie Wiggins, that he had taken 30 years ago when he was a student at Swain County High School.

Mystery photo part 1: discovering a link to Swain’s past

Photographs are a way of telling stories. Joe Holt, with Swain County Schools, had no idea what stories he would unveil when he recently developed film that had been lost in the art room closet of the high school since the 1980s.

Bryson City town officials get update on coronavirus

Officials from the Swain County Health Department and County Emergency Management provided an update to Bryson City board members in a workshop Monday evening at Town Hall.

USDA provides funding for a new BCPD fleet

Bryson City Police Department has recently had an upgrade in four police vehicles. The late model, used NC Highway Patrol cruisers were purchased recently and updated with equipment for the police officers.

Swain Schools now to close for at least 2 weeks

On Saturday evening, NC Governor Roy Cooper announced a statewide closure of all public schools for at least 2 weeks. Prior to the Governor's order, Swain County Board of Education’s emergency meeting on Friday, March 13, with plans to stay open.

Deeper cracks delay opening Nantahala Gorge

The underground issues at a slide location in the Nantahala Gorge are evolving. Over the past week, tension cracks and a new escarpment have developed above the slide location along U.S. 19/74 in the Nantahala Gorge.  A contractor for the N.C.

Hospital suspends visitors for inpatient unit over COVID-19

Hospital On Friday afternoon, Swain Community Hospital took steps to further limit the risks the novel coronavirus COVID-19 poses to patients and imposed visitor suspension at the inpatient unit at the hospital.

CANCELLED: Organizations pull the plug amid virus concerns

Despite Western North Carolina remaining clear so far of cases of COVID-19, an acute respiratory virus, Swain County residents are feeling the disruption of plans.

Oregon State’s Alex Gary, named WCU athletics director

Alex Gary, a former student-athlete on the Western Carolina University baseball team who is currently serving as senior associate athletics director for development at Oregon State University, is the next director of the Catamount athletics program. WCU Chancellor Kelli R.