Feb. 27, 1986
* A Graham County Fisherman's Club was organized. Membership was open to everyone, men and women, young and old, in- and out-of-county, for the low price of $1. Initial officers were Bill Carver, president; Bob Carver, vice president; David Hall Jenkins, secretary; and Ruth Peoples, treasurer.
* Five Robbinsville High School students won first-place blue ribbons at the North Carolina Federation of Woman's Clubs Arts Festival in Bryson City: Trish Hill, sculpture; Michael Panter, ceramics; Debra Long, fabric craft; Pam Orr, macrame; and Perry Jenkins, woodcraft.
Feb. 27, 1976
* An investigation found that a 9-year-old boy on his way to school was playing with matches and inadvertently started a fire at the Carver Feed, Seed & Grocery Store. Once the flames were extinguished, over $10,000 worth of damages were reported.
* Stecoah resident Woodrow McMillan perished in a tractor accident. McMillan was spreading fertilizer when the tractor overturned on a hillside. A neighbor saw the accident occur and immediately sought the assistance of Walt Hyde with the Stecoah Rescue Squad, but McMillan was pronounced dead upon arrival at Swain County Community Hospital.
Feb. 27, 1970
* The Phillips Motel escaped serious damage when a fire broke out in an unoccupied apartment. The quick work of the Robbinsville Volunteer Fire Department contained the fire to the lower-rear room, where an electrician had just installed a switch on the opposing wall from where the fire broke out. Estimated damages were around $4,000.
* Brenda Cable was crowned "Miss Tornado 1970" at halftime of the Nantahala/Stecoah homecoming game. She was escorted by Howard Johnson. Other representatives on the court were senior Clara Pilkington, escorted by David Thomas; junior Cathy Cable, escorted by David Hyde; sophomore Connie Andrews, escorted by Nickie Jenkins; and freshman Linda Cable, escorted by Alan DeHart.
-Compiled by publisher/editor Kevin Hensley.