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Downed power lines spark brush fires

Marshall McClung
Friday, March 31, 2023
Snowbird – A U.S. Forest Service crew discovered a brush fire burning shortly before 4:30 p.m. Saturday. Local firefighters from both the U.S. and N.C. forest services responded to the fire burning on Old Santeetlah Road.

Hiker injured on Yellow Creek Falls

Marshall McClung
Friday, March 31, 2023
Tapoco – The Graham County 911 Center received a call around 1:25 p.m. Saturday that a 65-year-old male had fallen off the Yellow Creek Falls Trail, located off U.S. 129 North. The caller also advised that the man would need to be carried out.
This GE Definium XR/f will be available for patients at Graham County Urgent Care and Family Practice within the next three months.

This GE Definium XR/f will be available for patients at Graham County Urgent Care and Family Practice within the next three months.

New x-ray coming to urgent care

Kevin Hensley
Friday, March 31, 2023
Robbinsville – The Graham County Board of Commissioners accepted a bid for a new x-ray machine at the March 21 meeting, which will be used at Graham County Urgent Care and Family Practice.
Donna Stephens has been appointed interim health director for Graham County. Photo by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Donna Stephens has been appointed interim health director for Graham County. Photo by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

‘I want to help everybody in our county’

Kevin Hensley
Friday, March 31, 2023
Tallulah – The last two local health directors have both had the addendum of ‘interim’ tacked onto the front of their job titles. But there is nothing temporary about Graham County’s latest appointment to the role.

Elementary school fire causes evacuation

Kevin Hensley
Friday, March 31, 2023
Robbinsville – In a matter of 30 minutes Tuesday, a small electrical fire was both discovered and extinguished inside Robbinsville Elementary School. Graham County EMS received a call around 11:30 a.m. about the fire.

Flexibility sought in new bill

Kevin Hensley
Friday, March 31, 2023
Raleigh – A revised bill that looks to allow for more flexibility in Western North Carolina schools planning their annual calendars has been submitted at the state level. Sen.

Stove explodes inside tent

Marshall McClung
Thursday, March 23, 2023
A lone hiker from Indiana who had set up camp on Stratton Bald had a close call around 8:30 p.m. March 16, when his small backpacking stove exploded starting a grass fire and burning a hole in his tent. Fortunately, he escaped unharmed. His identity was not released to The Graham Star.
A resident parked this Coachmen RV on the side of N.C. Hwy. 28 in the Wolf Creek community over a month ago, raising the ire of neighbors due to its questionable setup.

A resident parked this Coachmen RV on the side of N.C. Hwy. 28 in the Wolf Creek community over a month ago, raising the ire of neighbors due to its questionable setup.

Mired in controversy

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, March 23, 2023
Wolf Creek – Residents within the area of Wolf Creek Heights and Gunter Hollow say they have raised concerns with local officials over a RV that has parked and set up what appears to be a temporary dwelling near the N.C. Hwy. 28 roadside.