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Swain County Athletic Hall of Fame inducts Class of 2025
Summary
Swain County High School’s Maroon Devil Athletic Hall of Fame honored volunteers, coaches and former athletes — including Joanna McMahon, the late Carrie Powell, Nathan Holcomb, Keith Payne (posthumously) and Bill Jenkins — during an induction ceremony that also included family tributes and department announcements.
Swain County High School’s Maroon Devil Athletic Hall of Fame inducted its 2025 class at a ceremony in the school auditorium, honoring longtime volunteers, coaches and former student‑athletes.
The inductions recognized Joanna McMahon, posthumous honoree Carrie Powell, Nathan Holcomb, the family of the late coach Keith Payne and coach Billy Jenkins, among others. The event included biographical presentations, family remarks and brief remarks from inductees and longtime coaches and volunteers.
The Hall of Fame board president, Chuck McMahan, welcomed inductees and their families and explained how the Hall of Fame and its commemorative bricks operate. ‘‘If you played here, have a family member who played here that wants a brick on the side of that building, by all means, pick up 1 of those pieces of paper out in the lobby,’’ he said, referring to nomination and brick‑purchase forms available at the event.
Joanna McMahon, a longtime Swain County Schools educator, booster‑club leader and photographer who the program said served the school system for more than 30 years,…
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