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From left, Swain County Cooperative Extension Office welcomes new agents Shannon Royce, family and consumer science and Amber Johnson, 4-H.

From left, Swain County Cooperative Extension Office welcomes new agents Shannon Royce, family and consumer science and Amber Johnson, 4-H.

New faces at Swain Cooperative Extension Office

News Staff
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Jessica Webb editor@thesmokymountaintimes.com   Swain County Cooperative Extension Office welcomes two new agents. Amber Johnson is the new 4-H agent, and Shannon Royce is the new family and consumer science agent. Both are looking forward to connecting with the community.

Willoughby, Robinson murder cases combined

News Staff
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Jessica Webb editor@thesmokymountaintimes.com   It was quiet as proceedings began in Swain County Superior Court on Monday afternoon, Nov. 18, after two people wearing bright green prisoner uniforms had been seated with their respective defense.
From left, David Sawyer, Chris Cox, Sharon Underwood, Keith Powell and Phil Ogle, are pictured in Bryson City on Election Day.

From left, David Sawyer, Chris Cox, Sharon Underwood, Keith Powell and Phil Ogle, are pictured in Bryson City on Election Day.

Bikers for Trump have presence in Bryson City on Election Day

News Staff
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Jessica Webb editor@thesmokymountaintimes.com   Chris Cox, of Mount Pleasant, S.C., founder of Bikers for Trump, was in Bryson City on Tuesday, Nov. 5 for Election Day, but campaigning was secondary to why he was in this red county.
A woman has been charged with driving while impaired after crashing a vehicle into Ridgeline Mechanical on Main Street in Bryson City.

A woman has been charged with driving while impaired after crashing a vehicle into Ridgeline Mechanical on Main Street in Bryson City.

DWI charges follow vehicle crash into Main St. building

News Staff
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Staff reports   The driver of a vehicle that crashed through a Main Street building was charged with driving while impaired. Around 9:50 p.m., Friday, Nov. 1, Bryson City Police received a call of a vehicle crash at Ridgeline Mechanical, located at 344 Main Street, across from IGA.
Water customers are receiving letters as part of the lead and copper rule

Water customers are receiving letters as part of the lead and copper rule

A letter about Lead and Copper Rule

News Staff
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Jessica Webb editor@thesmokymountaintimes.com   Starting next week, Town of Bryson City water customers will be receiving a mailed notice as part of a requirement with the U.S. Environmental Project Agency’s Lead and Copper Rule. This isn’t reason for alarm, said Nate Bowe, town engineer.
Polar Express starts Nov. 7.

Polar Express starts Nov. 7.

Holiday tourism season leaves the station

News Staff
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
Jessica Webb editor@thesmokymountaintimes.com   It’s Nov. 7, and although there are still a few fall decorations lingering about, most of Bryson City is transformed for the most magical time of year coinciding with Polar Express rides starting on Great Smoky Mountains Railroad.
Angela Ellison stands in front of her home and a debris field from Hurricane Helene.

Angela Ellison stands in front of her home and a debris field from Hurricane Helene.

Moving out at Ela Campground after flood, evictions

News Staff
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
Jessica Webb editor@thesmokymountaintimes.com   It has been over a month since the Tuckasegee River flooded Ela Campground during Hurricane Helene. Kituwah LLC has doubled down on the closure of the campground— having issued eviction notices by mail Oct. 24, terminating leases Nov.

Free medicine event to return

News Staff
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Jessica Webb editor@thesmokymountaintimes.com   N.C. MedAssist will once again bring back a free, over-the-counter medicine event to Swain County, following a budget amendment approval by the Swain County Board of Commissioners.
Beer and wine sales for on- and off-premise sale in the county is on the ballot.

Beer and wine sales for on- and off-premise sale in the county is on the ballot.

Ballot measures for beer and wine

News Staff
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Jessica Webb editor@thesmokymountaintimes.com   Swain County voters in the 2024 General Election are choosing, among candidates and a state constitutional amendment, a decision on the sale of beer and wine in the county.
The aeration tanks were finished in 1967 with the second side completed in 1981. The Town of Bryson City is in the design phase for a new wastewater treatment plant.

The aeration tanks were finished in 1967 with the second side completed in 1981. The Town of Bryson City is in the design phase for a new wastewater treatment plant.

Touring Bryson City’s wastewater treatment plant

News Staff
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Jessica Webb editor@thesmokymountaintimes.com   A bedsheet. A prisoner’s uniform. A basketball. Money. Toy figurines. So many baby and “flushable” wipes. These are a few of the unusual and unwelcome items Dale Wick with Environmental Inc.