2018 Swain County 4-H Holiday Card Art Contest WINNER!
Swain County 4-H Announces the winner of the 2018 4-H Holiday Card Art Contest. Kadin Taylor, age 13 submitted …
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Code of the West
As most all of us have witnessed from TV or first-hand the effects of Hurricane Florence “Down East” in …
Swain 4-H Family Hike Challenge WINNER!
Congratulations to the Gibbs family for being our 4-H Family Hike Challenge Winner!! The challenge was issued to our 4-H families …
Swain County 2018 Agricultural Fair
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