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Girl Scout sign-up
Girl Scout sign-up. July 26 from 10am - 6pm and July 30 – Aug. 2 from 10am – 6pm at 230 Main Street in Bryson City. Cost $12 and/or financial scholarship. This is for girls K-12 who live in Swain and Jackson counties and the Qualla Boundary. Info: Karen Bartlett...
Harrah’s Scholarship Fund sponsors Summer Reading Program
Twenty students in grades 1-4 at Smokey Mountain Elementary have been working to slow their summer slump in a two-week Summer Reading Program.
Area teachers and students become Park Rangers
As the new school year approaches, local teachers and students will return to school with a wealth of knowledge and experience gained from a summer working with Park Rangers in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The Teacher-Ranger-Teacher and the High School...
Ledford among top 10 Girl Scout cookie-sellers
The Girl Scout Cookie Program is the largest girl-led business in the country and has taught Girl Scouts for decades the importance of goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills and business ethics. This year, Girl Scouts Carolinas Peaks...
EBCI youth attend UNITY conference in Phoenix
This past week, The Cherokee Youth Council represented the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians at the United National Indian Tribal Youth (UNITY) conference in Phoenix, Ariz.. The six representatives traveled for the first time to Arizona to perform two...
Safety tips for kids from Sheriff Jimmy Ashe
“Parents should always take special steps to ensure the safety of their children,” says Sheriff Ashe of JacksonCounty. “Following are a few simple guidelines for their safety.” It is especially important to know where your children are at all times. You...
Summer Student Volunteer Days in Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park is offering high school and college students an opportunity to join a Park Ranger for a behind the scenes experience while helping the park. Each week during the summer of 2012 a different hands on work project, led by a park...
Swain County residents receive recognition at WCU
The following Swain County residents were among Western Carolina University students who received academic awards or were honored for participation in research exhibitions during the 2011-12 school year.
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