The passing of beloved Robbinsville Elementary School custodian Mike Hyde ushered in a bevy of tributes. Here, a wall on the 4th/5th grade hallway surrounding his work closet is filled with cards from students who will always remember “Mr. Mike.” Photo by Latresa Phillips/The Graham Star

Be like Mike

Known as a friend to all, it was not uncommon to see Mike Hyde conversing with a student in the halls of the elementary school. Here, Hyde strikes up a conversation with Strider Graves.* Editor’s note: The writer was a classmate of Mike Hyde.…

Lake clean-up returns May 4

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Lake Santeetlah – The annual effort to help keep one of Graham County’s main tourism draws aesthetically pleasing is just around the corner.

Thumbs up for GOP nominee

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Robbinsville – Short, sweet and to the point, Tuesday’s special-called Graham County Board of Education meeting served as more of a formality.

Water loss astounds town

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Fontana Dam – Until the aging water lines are replaced, it seems the Town of Fontana Dam will have to make due with its multiple water leaks.

Lake clean-up returns May 4

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Lake Santeetlah – The annual effort to help keep one of Graham County’s main tourism draws aesthetically pleasing is just around the corner.

Thumbs up for GOP nominee

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Robbinsville – Short, sweet and to the point, Tuesday’s special-called Graham County Board of Education meeting served as more of a formality.

Grate at their Kraft

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Yellow Branch – Geoffrey Chaucer is credited with developing an expression that dates to 1374, “Everything has an end.”

Buzzkills

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As both the high school baseball and softball teams continue to vie for a piece of the conference title, the next generation of varsity players are showing that the standard can – and will – be mat

‘Back, back, gone!’

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Eighteen games into the season, opponents are still trying to find the weak point on the Lady Knights’ roster.

Good luck.

Priorities should be reassessed

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Of all the obligations North Carolina has to Graham County, it is to properly fund and deliver an excellent education to every student – no matter if they live in Raleigh or Robbinsville.

Foul play

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Springtime is a time for moving and planting.

In 1940, that is exactly what my family did – when we moved from U.S. Highway 129 over to a house on Anthony Branch Road.