Swain County News

James M. "Jim" Lawrence, 78, passed into Eternal Life peacefully June 14, 2013. He was born Oct. 30, 1934 to the late Oscar "Red" and Modena "Dean" Lawrence in Swain County.

For children, the insecurity rate was 27 percent. And the situation may get worse before it gets better, thanks to misguided initiatives at both the state and federal levels.

The economy is improving in fits and starts, but hunger remains a stubborn problem in Western North Carolina, according to a new report.

The reason for the focus on the Stillwell family this week is the passing of my classmate of twelve years, Franklin 'Tony' Stillwell, and the family research I did for his oldest son, James, I thought I'd share.

State champion wrestler and star linebacker Spencer McCoy is in the process of moving to Cherokee with his family.

In 1966, Uncle Sam took the U.S. mail off passenger trains and began to move it by truck and plane.