The Graham County Rescue Squad recently received a new piece of equipment that will be used in rescuing injured persons from woodland areas.

Stecoah – If your daily commute includes a trip across Stecoah Gap, chances are you have learned to insert a 20- to 30-minute buffer for your arrival time.

Lake Santeetlah – The agenda for a local municipality’s March 9 council meeting included several items of interest.

* Editor’s note: In March 1993, Marshall McClung was working for the U.S.

Robbinsville – David Matheson had the entire scenario planned to perfection.

Aron Wehr’s 18-year battle with multiple sclerosis may not be over, but there is an 80-percent chance that he has stopped the disease’s progression in its tracks.

Franklin – Four people survived when an air ambulance en route from Murphy to Asheville crashed in Macon County about 7 p.m. Thursday.

Tallulah –  Keith McAlum realizes that the fruit of his labor is a drag on his customers, but he’s happy about it – and so are his customers.