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According to Swain County Manager Kevin King, work at the county recreation park pool building is moving along as planned, with tresses set this week. The upgraded space will include new bathrooms and locker rooms, two meeting rooms and even a commercial kitchen and concession stand. Plans are also in the works for a lazy river and huge water slide.

Keith Blane, of Sylva, hands out copies of a book he and others wanted moved to the adult section at the library in Cashiers.

Smoky Mountain Fencing Academy has classes on Wednesday nights from 5-7:30 p.m. at Pirouettes studio. Pictured are the instructors Jim Paintiff (far left) and Joe Holt (far right) with students.

Everett Street work will pause during Labor Day weekend and the road will be open to traffic.

Larry Griffin /SMT The tiny homes on Highway 19 adjacent to the bus garage are owned by a new company called River’s Rest

Larry Griffin lgriffin@thesmokymountaintimes.com A new proposed change to the rules for appointing members to the board of the three-county Fontana Regional Library Board of Trustees could put more power in the county commissioners’ hands. A resolution signed by the managers of the three counties under the umbrella of the Fontana Regional Library – Swain, Macon and Jackson – posits that the commissioners would be better suited to approve new Board of Trustees members as opposed to the local county library

Work on boring under the railroad went on last week and this week as the town works on replacing the water and sewer lines under Everett Street.

This NPS graphic shows how spending in the Smokies directly impacts sectors of the economy surrounding the Park.

The TDA’s van recently got a facelift with a new advertising wrap. The TDA uses it to deliver visitor guides to businesses outside of the downtown corridor and for regional conferences.