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Henry Lee King

News Staff
Thursday, May 14, 2020
On May 5, 2020, Henry Lee King was suddenly called home to be with the Lord from his home at King’s Grocery in Bryson City, N.C.  Henry was born in Bryson City to the late Hill and Vesta King on Oct. 24, 1937.
Work is underway to fix an area along U.S. 74 between the Hyatt Creek exit and Bryson City, that has long had cracks in the road and a slow-moving slide. Photo by Terry Greene/Smoky Mountain Times

Work is underway to fix an area along U.S. 74 between the Hyatt Creek exit and Bryson City, that has long had cracks in the road and a slow-moving slide. Photo by Terry Greene/Smoky Mountain Times

Repairs underway on U.S. 74

News Staff
Thursday, May 7, 2020
By Jessica Webb Smoky Mountain Times Bryson City – Repair work now underway on U.S. 74 – between the Hyatt Creek exit and Bryson City – could be compared to making lasagna or a layer cake.

County clarifies closure of borders

Kevin Hensley
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Cherohala Skyway and Deals Gap are the first two areas priority that Graham County will close to outside traffic. During Wednesday's special teleconference – hosted by the Graham County Board of Commissioners – county project manager Jason Marino revealed plans to first enforce border patrol on N.

Big inning dooms Knights

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, March 19, 2020
Bryson City – Entering the fifth inning of the final Robbinsville sporting event for the foreseeable future, things were knotted at 0-0. The Black Knights broke the deadline in the top of the frame and seemed poised to take command as the game entered the bottom of the fifth.

They came to play

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, January 16, 2020
Robbinsville – Anyone reading the record book in the future will come across Friday’s home game against Swain County and see that Robbinsville suffered its eighth loss of the season. Perhaps what might get overlooked is just how close the game was.

Knights sweep Swain

Kevin Hensley
Tuesday, November 26, 2019
Bryson City – Robbinsville’s middle school basketball teams swept Swain County on Nov. 21, with the girls (2-1) winning 42-24 and the boys (3-0) triumphing 55-52. Xander Wachacha led the boys with 23 points.

Shaped-note singing lecture in Swain

News Staff
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
Bryson City – “A History of Shaped-Note Singing and the Shaping of Church Music In Appalachia” is the title of the presentation by Curtis Blanton for the Nov. 7 meeting of the Swain County Genealogical and Historical Society. Shaped-note singing took on its American form in the 1790’s.
Katie McCracian, Sydney Adams, Cody Crisp and Ella Atwell (from left) show off the clay artwork they created at last week’s Arrowmont Program, held at the Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center. Photo by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

Katie McCracian, Sydney Adams, Cody Crisp and Ella Atwell (from left) show off the clay artwork they created at last week’s Arrowmont Program, held at the Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center. Photo by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

Students learn arts and crafts

News Staff
Thursday, October 10, 2019
Stecoah – The Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center hosted a week-long Arrowmont ArtReach-on-the-Road program which gave more than 340 students from Graham and Swain counties the chance to spend a day studying traditional Appalachian arts and crafts in a studio setting.