Developers discuss potential Bryson City airfield plans
Atop a hill on the western edge of Bryson City, Sossamon Airfield has sat mostly unused for quite some time, but that may change over the next few years.
Bryson City buckles down to fix decrepit sewer system
As crumbling infrastructure in small towns across the country becomes a more urgent issue, Bryson City has been saddled with improving an aging sewer system so old and dysfunctional that North Carolina’s Department of Environmental Quality has halted any large-scale developments in town that would need new sewer connections.
Bryson City approves one-time bonuses
Bryson City Council approved premium pay for 32 employees during a Dec. 6 board of aldermen meeting.
Anchored at Kituwah: After 138 years, Cherokee will reclaim its Mother Town as sovereign territory
A restless autumn wind ripples through the valley, passing over green fields, across turned-up garden plots and through tall rows of dried corn stalks. Their raspy skeletons rustle in the breeze, which exits the field to send a few glimmering strands of gossamer sailing over the gravel path that leads past Kituwah Mound.
Perkins brothers turn custom home building business into YouTube fame
“Living the dream” is what comes to mind after spending a couple of hours with the Perkins brothers and their construction crew on top of a mountain in Nantahala.
King, Augustine elected to Bryson City board
Only 10% of Bryson City residents cast a ballot in this year’s municipal election, which is not unusual for the small town.
Leibfarth falls short of Olympic medal
Bryson City Olympian Evy Leibfarth will leave Tokyo without a medal, but the 17-year-old is already setting her sights on the 2024 games in Paris.
Searching for gold: Bryson City Olympian misses kayaking finals, aims for canoe medal
Bryson City Olympian Evy Leibfarth , 17, came up short in her quest for an Olympic kayaking medal but will have another shot at the podium in Tokyo when she races in the first-ever Olympic women’s canoe slalom.
Bryson City removed from room tax legislation
The Town of Bryson City has been removed from a piece of state legislation that would have allowed the town to levy its own occupancy tax and establish its own tourism development governing board.
Room tax increases proposed for Haywood, Bryson City
Western North Carolina Republicans have introduced a bill in the General Assembly that would result in substantial changes to the room occupancy tax in Haywood County and the creation of a new tax for Bryson City.