Maybe the water disagreement and Swain County’s “Road to Nowhere” settlement exist only to keep newspapers in business. When local leadership takes summer vacations, one can always report movement on these perpetual struggles. By way of a reminder, the federal government is not making good on its deal to reimburse Swain County for failing to build a road after flooding another road to create the Fontana Dam.
by Leslee Kulba
Wild West blogger