House fire on Tooni Branch

The EBCI Public Safety Communication Center received a report at 8:32am on Thursday, July 10 of a house fire at 495 Tooni Branch Rd. in Cherokee.  The initial reporting party said the structure was fully involved. Cherokee Fire & Rescue responded and found the...

Movies on Fracking

The Swain County Coalition Against Fracking will be presenting a series of educational movies on the dangers of hydraulic fracturing. The first movie, Gasland 1, will be screened at the Swain Center for Performing Arts (Swain High School) on Thursday, July 24 at 7 pm....