SMT photo/Sara Eisinger. New Attitudes Day Spa’s Aliyah Stewart (left to right), Nancy Jones, owner, and Grace Cabe start the day with matching smiles Dec. 30.
SMT photo/Sara Eisinger. Bryson City–Swain County Chamber of Commerce board members Mike Drinkwater (left to right), Isaac Herrin, Ricky Sanford, Katie Cope, Beth Cline-Stroud, Chris Royce, Monica Brown and Toby Allman held its annual membership banquet at Fryemont Inn April 24.
SMT photo/Sara Eisinger. BiBi Pride, owner at Bryson City Health & Fitness Center, flexes after 10 months of incorporating weightlifting into her workout regimen Dec. 29.
SMT photo/Sara Eisinger. Kaye McConnell congratulates Chasity Taylor, who just earned a certificate of completion from Sunrise Community for Recovery and Wellness, with a big hug Dec. 18.
Submitted photo. Members of Bryson City Friends and Adventure Group, led by Doreen Guma, hike Mingus Mill Trail Nov. 4.
SMT photo/Sara Eisinger. Swain County Sheriff Brian Kirkland partners with Sunrise Community for Recovery and Wellness to help reduce recidivism for drug-related offenses during a graduation program for its wellness recovery action plan program Dec. 18.
Submitted photo. Tristen Packer (left to right), Deb Stuart, Antionette Prisco, Anne Herzog and Nick Nichols, members of Rotary Club of Bryson City congregate in front of the Family Resource Center’s Christmas tree in December 2025.
SMT photo/Sara Eisinger. Curtis Cochran, former sheriff, enters Swain County Courthouse Dec. 17.
Submitted photo. First Baptist Church of Bryson City pastor Dave Hawes speaks at Blue Christmas, an event hosted in collaboration with churches from the Swain Pastors Association, at Grove Church Sunday, Dec. 21.
SMT photo/Sara Eisinger. Fire crews from West Swain Fire Department and North Carolina Forest Service respond to a brush fire at Deer Ridge Road and Marr Creek off Highway 28 South on the evening of Dec. 21, only to return the next morning.