Swain County News

While the addition of alcohol sales at Harrah's Cherokee Casino and Hotel will undoubtedly be lucrative for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, they won't be alone in reaping a windfall.

Headlines Fall is a great time for trail running, but be aware Fall is a beautiful time in our mountains.

Players at Harrah's Cherokee Casino can now have a stiff drink between games. And under an arrangement approved last week by state officials, their purchase will benefit both Swain and Jackson counties.

The fourth annual Bryson City Holiday 5K race will start at 10 a.m. Dec. 5 at the Swain County Administration Building on Mitchell Street downtown.

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians recently got a big push forward in building its own jail after receiving an $18 million grant from the Department of Justice.

Knowledge of Mandarin language will grow in importance What a pleasant surprise to read the article, "Teacher speaks, students learn," , describing a high school in Swain County which is presently the only school in the state of North Carolina to have a native teacher of Chinese brought to the school from China under the State Department's ...

Singer songwriter Dusk Weaver will perform a free Story Song Americana concert at 7 p.m. Saturday at Swain County Center for the Arts.

Winston-Salem police are searching for a man who robbed the Piedmont Advantage Credit Union yesterday at 676 Hanes Mall Blvd.

The body of a Swain County murder suspect was found hanging in a Haywood County Jail cell Wednesday.

A number of roads in parts of Western North Carolina are closed this morning because of flooding.

An overwhelming majority of citizens who showed up at a public hearing in Robbinsville spoke out against the Corridor K road project last Thursday .

The N. C. Wildlife Resources Commission is alerting trout anglers of increased flows in the Nantahala River in Macon and Swain counties.

The National Park Service and Swain County appear locked in a stalemate over how much the federal government should pay up for breaking its long-standing contract to replace a road flooded by the creation of Lake Fontana in the 1940s.

Two Western North Carolina counties will have to report financial information to the state each month as the recession continues to take its toll on tax revenues.

After much deliberation, Swain County commissioners voted 3-2 against an $8,800 pay raise for the Department of Social Services director in the face of a severe budget shortfall.

Local libraries report that more people are streaming through their doors as a direct result of the recession.

While neighboring hospitals count down the days until an affiliation is finalized, Angel Medical Center in Franklin continues to stand alone during a time when independent hospitals are becoming increasingly rare.

Seona McDowell will perform a concert of traditional, contemporary and original tunes from Australia, New Zealand and other cultures at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Swain County Center for the Arts, at Swain County High.

Motorcyclists in western North Carolina should take note. Beginning next year, emergency help on the Swain County route known as the "Tail of the Dragon" will take longer to arrive.

Published: Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at 11:23 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at 11:23 p.m. SOCCER Hendersonville 5, Owen 0 In Black Mountain, Brayan Aguirre had a hat trick in the first half as third-ranked Hendersonville handed sixth-ranked Owen its first loss of the season in this Western Highlands Conference match.