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Personnel complete pair of search missions

Marshall McClung
Thursday, September 24, 2020
Hikers have kept regional emergency personnel busy for most of 2020. Officials with the Graham County Rescue Squad, U.S. Forest Service and the Monroe County, Tenn. Rescue Squad and EMS were dispatched to a pair of separate incidents last week, both of which began in Graham County.

Lights out

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, September 24, 2020
Fontana Dam – Upgrades were made on schedule, but not without several hiccups. The Tennessee Valley Authority completed the first phase of electrical upgrades in the town from Sept. 9-18, but residents and guests alike were left with scattered access to power during the project.
Graham Healthcare & Rehabilitation was recently hit with a COVID-19 outbreak, despite preventive measures put in-place during the winter. Photo by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

Graham Healthcare & Rehabilitation was recently hit with a COVID-19 outbreak, despite preventive measures put in-place during the winter. Photo by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

Facility ‘confident’ about curbing virus

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, September 24, 2020
Atoah – Though every possible precaution was taken, COVID-19 worked its way into Graham Healthcare & Rehabilitation.

Graham Healthcare & Rehabilitation Issues Statement

News Staff
Thursday, September 17, 2020
With the recent outbreak at Graham Healthcare & Rehabilitation in mind, the long-term care facility issued the following statement today: "Ensuring our residents and staff are in a safe and healthy environment has been our primary concern since the onset of this unprecedented pandemic.

Tourism spending is up

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, September 17, 2020
Recent data released by Visit North Carolina revealed that domestic tourists spent $31,620,000 in Graham County during 2019. The figure is a 7 ½ percent increase from 2018.