July 31, 1986
* Graham County Sheriff A.J. Peterson was served with a restraining order, after the filing of a civil lawsuit. County manager Roy Brooms was accompanied by another individual when going to inspect a property adjacent to the jail – which was closed at the time – but was allegedly denied entry by deputy Richard Lofty. Peterson reportedly followed by coming outside and brandished a can of mace. He reportedly said if no one had papers ordering Peterson out, Brooms and the other party should leave. County attorney William E. McPeters stated in the filing that the property in question belonged to the county; thus, Brooms and all commissioners have control over the location. Peterson's contention was that the space had both radio and personal equipment stored at the property, as well as alarm systems. The restraining order gave the county the right to use the property as it saw fit for 10 days, before Peterson could contest the order's validity.
* Newly-appointed U.S. Senator Jim Broyhill was accompanied by his wife on a visit to Graham County. During a stop inside the Joyce Kilmer Restaurant, Broyhill said the duties of his job would come before the needs of a re-election campaign. Broyhill had been appointed to fill the vacancy left by the passing of Sen. John East.
July 31, 1980
* The unemployment rate in Graham County had dropped from 13.3% in May to 12.7% in June, which North Carolina Employment Security Commission Chairman J.B. Archer attributed to students working during the summer. Unemployment rates from around the region were not published in the report, with higher levels coming from areas in eastern North Carolina.
* The Graham County Jaycee Carnival netted $2,000 – of which $1,800 will pay for Mites and Midgets football equipment and uniforms. Jaycee District Director Terry Slaughter said the profit was $1,000 more than in 1979 and that a go-kart race was planned to take place off Sweetwater Road in August.
July 31, 1970
* Three individuals from Graham County were in attendance at the 4-H Congress in Raleigh: Eugene Taylor, extension agent Raymond Norton and assistant extension agent Gary Jones. Taylor won the district in forestry demonstration to qualify for state.
* Olan Mills Studio was set to offer an 8x10, natural color portrait for just 99 cents (plus a 50-cent shipping fee) for anyone who stopped by Snider's Department Store. Group photos were also available, with a whopping $1 extra charged for pictures of groups larger than four.
-Compiled by publisher/editor Kevin Hensley.