Population: 173,890
Smoky Mountain News - Wed Nov 04
The National Park Service and Swain County appear locked in a stalemate over how much the federal government should pay up for breaking its long-standing contract to replace a road flooded by the creation of Lake Fontana in the 1940s.
Residents value rural heritage and environment in highway debateSmoky Mountain News - Wed Nov 04
An overwhelming majority of citizens who showed up at a public hearing in Robbinsville spoke out against the Corridor K road project last Thursday .
Enamored with stacked stone and timber, planners push mountain lookSmoky Mountain News - Wed Nov 04
Western North Carolina has so embraced mountain vernacular architecture that local planning boards across the area are prodding developers into adopting the style.
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