March 20, 1986
* Graham County Democrat Chairman Howard Rogers had yet to call an executive meeting at a time deemed appropriate by the party's committee, to discuss the vacancy left by Cecil Rogers' abrupt resignation from the board of education. Howard had attempted to assemble a 10 a.m., meeting, but the committee issued a letter requesting a 7 p.m., gathering instead. No meeting had been held and the party only had 30 days from the date of Cecil's resignation before the school board could simply appoint a replacement.
* Robbinsville hoopsters were recognized as part of the annual All-Smoky Mountain Conference list. April Holder averaged 16.7 points per game and 15.8 rebounds per game for the Lady Knights, while Darrin Self recorded an average of 11 PPG and eight RPG. Honorable mentions for the girls were Ella Mae Teesateskie (11.7 PPG) and Tracy Teesateskie (10.5 PPG); while Tom Barlow (13.5 PPG) was an Honorable Mention for the Black Knights.
March 20, 1980
* The "missing link" in a planned four-lane highway between Andrews and Almond was shown preferential treatment by state officials to roll through the Snowbird Mountains of Graham County. Coming with an estimated price tag of $200 million, over half the amount along the 27-mile addition was earmarked for the construction of two tunnels: one at Tatham Gap (which would be a mile long) and one at Stecoah Gap. Update: As we all know, this is the long-planned "Corridor K," which did not stick to the plan mapped out here and finally broke ground with major modifications Oct. 3, 2022.
* Second-grade students at Robbinsville Elementary School had delved into a challenge to read 100 books. Those recognized were Sheila Rattler, Ginger Hyde, Shane Garland, Lisa Simpson, Stephanie Queen, Karl Shook, Kelly Snider, Jennifer Jenkins, Carol Cook, Jamie Brooks, Tracey Saunooke, Crystal Payne, Heather Crawford, Beth Carver and Christina Millsaps. A $5 prize was up for grabs for the students who read the most books by May 16.
March 20, 1970
* Carolyn Jerell Holder graduated from Eastern Airlines' flight attendant training center in Miami. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl H. Holder, the Stecoah High graduate was based out of Atlanta, where her job would take her to 29 states, as well as the District of Columbia, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Bermuda, Jamaica, the Bahamas and the Virgin Islands.
* Graham County Schools received a $21,301 reimbursement from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction's Division of School Food Services, after serving 35,723 free or reduced lunches to needy children during the 1968-69 calendar. Overall, the district served 182,705 meals across the 1968-69 school year.
-Compiled by publisher/editor Kevin Hensley.