Swain has closed out-of-district enrollment for some grade levels at some of its schools including ninth-grade at Swain High
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Construction takes place at the county pool where new buildings are being built including restrooms and meeting rooms.
New pool bathrooms under construction
Swain County Middle School has new leadership in Principal Ryan McMahan (right) and Assistant Principal Eric Stephenson.
New Swain County Middle School principals eager to uplift students
Work starts on Lakeview Drive construction
A team of emergency services personnel combed the Little Tennessee River where it feeds into Lake Fontana on Thursday, searching for two men who they discovered had drowned.”
Two drown in Little Tennessee River in Swain County
Recreation park volunteers and pool amenities were at the center of discussion with the commissioners.
Lack of volunteers a sticking point for commissioner
A groundbreaking ceremony for eight new cabins for visitors in Nantahala Gorge took place Wednesday, Aug. 2. According to Nantahala Outdoors Center President Colin McBeath, the project is part of a strategy to keep attracting more visitors to stay longer.
NOC has groundbreaking ceremony for upscale cabins
Smokies less extreme in national summer heat wave
Paula and Jeff Fuller (from left), owners of Pursenality and Boxcar Café and Cones, attended a small town meeting with engineer Nate Bowe and Mayor Tom Sutton on Tuesday, Aug. 1 to talk about the utilities work going on.