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Credit union gives foundation $2.5 million

News Staff
Thursday, May 7, 2020
By Jama Campbell State Employees Credit Union Raleigh – The State Employees' Credit Union's Foundation Board of Directors is pleased to announce that a $2.5 million grant has been awarded to the N.C.

State assembly passes COVID-19 bills

News Staff
Thursday, May 7, 2020
By Lindsay Marchello and Kari Travis Carolina Journal News Service Raleigh – The N.C. General Assembly passed two bills to deal with fallout from COVID-19. The General Assembly’s 2020 COVID-19 Recovery Act was separated into two sections.

Graham confirms 2nd COVID-19 case

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, May 7, 2020
Graham County’s COVID-19 case count has doubled. A Saturday press release from the health department confirmed that another resident has tested positive for the coronavirus, becoming just the second case reported in Graham County.
Work is underway to fix an area along U.S. 74 between the Hyatt Creek exit and Bryson City, that has long had cracks in the road and a slow-moving slide. Photo by Terry Greene/Smoky Mountain Times

Work is underway to fix an area along U.S. 74 between the Hyatt Creek exit and Bryson City, that has long had cracks in the road and a slow-moving slide. Photo by Terry Greene/Smoky Mountain Times

Repairs underway on U.S. 74

News Staff
Thursday, May 7, 2020
By Jessica Webb Smoky Mountain Times Bryson City – Repair work now underway on U.S. 74 – between the Hyatt Creek exit and Bryson City – could be compared to making lasagna or a layer cake.

Brush fire consumes 8 acres

Marshall McClung
Thursday, May 7, 2020
Stecoah – Despite greenup being well under way in the woods, the spring fire season still lingers.   Graham County 911 dispatchers received a report of a brush fire at Locust Cove in the Stecoah area Saturday, shortly before 8:30 p.m. Firefighters with the N.C. Forest Service, U.S.
Judy Nichols Memorial Field – home of the Robbinsville High School Lady Knights – was set to host a team that very well could have contended for a state championship this season. New seating was installed behind home plate and improvements were made field-wide in preparation for the year, but the cancelation of the remainder of the school year is going to leave seniors school-wide wondering, “What if?" Photo by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Judy Nichols Memorial Field – home of the Robbinsville High School Lady Knights – was set to host a team that very well could have contended for a state championship this season. New seating was installed behind home plate and improvements were made field-wide in preparation for the year, but the cancelation of the remainder of the school year is going to leave seniors school-wide wondering, “What if?" Photo by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Spring sports season cancelled

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, April 30, 2020
Following the statewide closure of K-12 public schools for the remainder of the 2019-20 year Friday, the N.C. High School Athletic Association quickly made a difficult decision.
This electronic sign sits in the Quality Inn parking lot and greets visitors as they enter Robbinsville, providing instructions on protocol should visitors wish to stay in Graham County. The sign is 1-of-3 placed throughout the county and was approved by the Graham County Emergency Management Coordination Committee during its teleconference Wednesday, April 22. Photo by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

This electronic sign sits in the Quality Inn parking lot and greets visitors as they enter Robbinsville, providing instructions on protocol should visitors wish to stay in Graham County. The sign is 1-of-3 placed throughout the county and was approved by the Graham County Emergency Management Coordination Committee during its teleconference Wednesday, April 22. Photo by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

Tally for curfew arrests reach 12

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, April 30, 2020
A dozen arrests have been made in connection with violating Graham County’s 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew, Sheriff Joseph Jones said during the April 22 Emergency Management Coordination Committee teleconference.