Oct. 30, 1986
* The North Carolina State Board of Transportation approved $1,403 for road repairs in Graham County. The funding will go toward an existing $10,000 that was already in place for a one-mile stretch of Moose Branch Road in Robbinsville.
* The home of East Buffalo resident David Jordan was consumed by a fire. By the time firefighters responded, the residence was past the point of saving. A truck parked near the home was also damaged by the blaze. The cause was undetermined.
Oct. 30, 1980
* Janice Hill was named the Robbinsville High School Homecoming Queen. She was escorted by Gary Icenhower. First runner-up was Eve Davis – who was escorted by an unnamed individual – while second place went to Lisa Jones, who was accompanied by Steve Odom.
* Stecoah Girl Scouts Troop 48 had been busy passing out “Vote” buttons, ahead of the upcoming election. The buttons were made available by the American Legion Post 192. Pictured with Post 192 Commander Curtis Griggs was troopmaster Myrna Glass and scouts Lisa Henderson, Tina Henderson, Lisa Williams, Charlena Shuler, Joy Davis, Danyell Wilson and Janet Harnish.
Oct. 30, 1970
* A group of 19 conservationists hiked from Big Fat Gap to Haoe Bald and through the Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest, in order to gauge the environmental impact of the proposed Tellico-Robbinsville Road. The group expressed concerns about the location being one of the last watersheds in the Appalachian Mountains that had not been disturbed and proposed an alternate route through Big Santeetlah Creek. Update: The road went on to open as the Cherohala Skyway in 1996.
* Candidates for the 1970 Robbinsville Homecoming Court were revealed. Representatives were Patricia Orr, Belinda Long, Sandra Varner, Sandra Phillips and Marlene Orr (seniors); Kathy Orr, Glenda Perkins and Vicki Walsh (juniors); Linda Waldroup and Lynn Clifford (sophomores); and Darla Wilson (freshman).
-Compiled by publisher/editor Kevin Hensley.