Swain County Board votes to end contract and appoint interim county manager

May 26, 2026

At a May 26 special session, the Swain County Board of Commissioners voted to terminate an employee contract (3–2) and to appoint Thomas Anderson Deals as interim county manager (recorded vote 4–1); the interim manager was sworn in immediately and pledged to follow the board’s direction.

The full story

The Swain County Board of Commissioners voted during a May 26 special session to terminate an employee contract and to install an interim county manager.

Free newsletter

Sign up to keep reading.

Your free newsletter brings you what your city council, county, and school board discussed and decided.

or
Already have an account? Sign in