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By Jordan Wilkie - Carolina Public Press

Can I vote by mail?

The Swain County Sheriff’s Office is seeking assistance from the public in a homicide case.

Swain County Sheriff’s Office has arrested and charged a man with felony murder.

Like all things 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic is having its impact on the General Election. For Swain County, that means more absentee ballots and a need for more poll workers.

The other volunteers at The Giving Spoon refer to Sam Brandt as “Sam, the cookie man,” and the eight-dozen cookies he donates every Monday and Thursday go quickly.

In this busy life and during this unprecedented pandemic, it is difficult to find enough time for healthy activities, work, school, family and other obligations.

Swain County High School students, faculty will make one more adjustment as classes begin Monday, Aug. 24. Adjustments have been widespread with precautions being taken against the coronavirus.

Swain County, like the United States, has seen an increase in the number of children in the foster care program in recent years with much of that increase attributed to a rise in substance misuse p

For most Swain County Schools students, the first day of classes will be Monday, Aug. 17. However, last week, the district announced that the high school wouldn’t begin classes until Aug.