The board meets with county commissioners to sign a historic property deal.

The Star 's front page from 55 years ago: July 31, 1970. July 31, 1986 * Graham County Sheriff A.J. Peterson was served with a restraining order, after the filing of a civil lawsuit. County manager ...

Santeetlah – A single-vehicle accident Saturday claimed the life of a Florida resident. According to a report from the N.C. Highway Patrol, John A. Friede, 78, of Port ... Premium Content is ...

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Robbinsville – Ben Davis has been named the Outstanding Biology Teacher of the Year for North Carolina by the National Association of Biology Teachers. An instruc... Premium Content is available to ...

Fontana Dam – Tory Lynnes and Larry Crisp of Graham County Fire and Rescue assisted the Swain County Rescue Squad and National Park Service on a July 20 mission in Great Smo... Premium Content is ...

Daddy and I were headed to Gibson’s Grocery in my brand new car. It was a beautiful 1965, burgundy-and-pearl white Ford Fair Lane 500, loaded with leather bucket seats, a 289 HP engine and cruise ...

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Fontana Dam – After lying dormant for almost four months, the town held a council meeting last week. Stymied by the inability to assemble a proper quorum – the end re... Premium Content is available ...

Bryson City – More than three weeks after news of his arrest and subsequent retirement shocked western North Carolina, former Swain County sheriff Curtis Abraham Cochran was plac... Premium Content is ...

The following is a list of arrests made and/or filed by the Graham County Sheriff’s Office, the Tennessee Valley Authority, the N.C. Highway Patrol, the N.C.

Tapoco – The heat and humidity may have been too much for 72-year-old Raleigh resident William Barnes, on a hike to Bear Creek Falls on July 14. Barnes and his wi... Premium Content is available to ...