Robbinsville, NC, May 18, 2020 - Visitors to the Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest should be aware that parking or leaving a vehicle along the Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest Road (FSR 416) is now prohibited. ...

BRYSON CITY – A contractor for the N.C. Department of Transportation recently started construction to address slide and drainage issues in a problematic area of U.S. 74 in Swain County.  Crews from Ad ...

The Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests will lift forest-wide fire restrictions and allow campfires on May 13. The Forest Service is lifting these restrictions due to increased precipitation and gre ...

Swain County Schools Kindergarten Registration is online this year.  Due to the schools being closed at this time,  Online registration is the safest and quickest way to have access to enrollment for ...

It will be May in December for members of Western Carolina University’s spring graduating class of 2020 who were originally scheduled to participate in commencement ceremonies this month until the eve ...

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI), the State of North Carolina, and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park are beginning to re-open phases of their operations and economy.  Some of these ph ...

A Jackson County resident diagnosed with COVID-19 has died. The individual was over the age of 65 and had underlying health conditions. To protect the families’ privacy, no further information about t ...

SYLVA – Connie Millsaps almost missed out on Southwestern Community College’s Regional Business Plan Contest. Instead, the owner of Anna Maria Bridal shop in Franklin entered at the last minute and we ...

Swain County High School is proud to announce that sophomore Isaiah Collins has been awarded the Heart of a Champion award by the Point Guard College (PGC) organization.  The Heart of a Champion Award ...

SYLVA – “I will use treatment to help the sick according to my ability and judgement…I will prevent diseases whenever I can…I will protect the environment which sustains us…and I will remember that I ...