Nov. 14, 1991
* The search for a missing Texas man was said to be at a “standstill.” Gilbert Andy Vasquez, 31, went missing Oct. 31 in the mountains near the North Carolina/Tennessee border of Graham County. The man’s brother had joined the search effort, which had been conducted by both land and air.
* Robbinsville City Hall was moving forward with plans to purchase a computer system, which would keep track of water and sewer billing, as well as taxes owed. The system was estimated to cost $2,500 and was set to be operational by December.
Nov. 14, 1975
* A 20-mile “superwalk” was held in correspondence with the Nantahala March of Dimes Walkathon. A large group from Robbinsville participated in the trek, which looped from the Andrews Community Center to Peachtree and back to Andrews.
* Graham County’s Mark Williams & Carolina Cloggers were the only team from North Carolina invited to perform in the National Bicentennial Program, which was set to be held the following year in Washington. A fundraising effort was expected to start up just before the group departed for the nation’s capital.
Nov. 14, 1969
* Graham County Schools held a flag-raising service in conjunction with Veterans Day. Robbinsville Elementary School students John Moore, Jackie Ayers and Dee Walsh helped raise the flag. American Legion Post No. 192 Commander Harold Rogers gave a brief speech during the ceremony, while Robbinsville High School Principal the Rev. Burlin Aldridge delivered the benediction.
* A guided hunt resulted in a combined 673 pounds of bear coming out of the Big Santeetlah Wildlife Area. D.R. Burns of Lenoir led the expedition, which ended with Wilkesboro’s W.L. Davis dropping a 273-pound bear, while the 400-pound bruin was killed by Robbinsville’s B.J. Walls.
-Compiled by publisher/editor Kevin Hensley