‘1 fatality is too many’

Flanked by officers and representatives from both North Carolina and Tennessee, Swain County Sheriff Curtis Cochran speaks during the “Border to Border” Tail of the Dragon Education Campaign Launch at Deals Gap Motorcycle Resort on June 13. Photos by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Dep. Chase Hughes, Chief Dep. Cody George and Lt. Jim Hyde (from left) represented the Graham County Sheriff’s Office at the June 13 “Border to Border” campaign launch at Deals Gap, which included the appearance of a mobile sobriety-test unit, called a “Batmobile.” Between George and Hyde is Ellen Pitt, the Western chair for the Driving While Impaired Task Force.