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Interim Stecoah director appointed

Charlie Benton
Wednesday, April 14, 2021
Stecoah – The Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center is entering its next chapter with a familiar face at the helm for the time being.  As of April 1, Assistant Executive Director Jennifer West began to serve as interim executive director.
Pharmacy technician Tammy Creasman, pharmacist David Mosteller and certified pharmacy technician Tonya Howell (from left), in their workspace at the Tallulah Pharmacy, located inside the Tallulah Health Center. Not pictured is certified pharmacy technician Lacy Hamilton. Photos by Charlie Benton/news@grahamstar.com

Pharmacy technician Tammy Creasman, pharmacist David Mosteller and certified pharmacy technician Tonya Howell (from left), in their workspace at the Tallulah Pharmacy, located inside the Tallulah Health Center. Not pictured is certified pharmacy technician Lacy Hamilton. Photos by Charlie Benton/news@grahamstar.com

Serving through a pandemic, and beyond

Charlie Benton
Wednesday, April 14, 2021
  * Unsung Heroes: Part 3 of a 5-part series Tallulah –In a small room, a team of four people undertake a precise, important job.

Local woman’s death labeled “suspicious”

Kevin Hensley
Wednesday, April 14, 2021
Tallulah – Graham County officials are still actively investigating the death of 30-year-old Megan Marie Vaughn as “suspicious.” Vaughn was at a residence on State Shed Road in the late hours of April 6 when she incurred fatal injuries from a knife.
The only public transportation available in the county, Graham County Transit, began operation in the 1980s. Members of the staff that have worked continually through the COVID-19 pandemic are (clockwise, from top left) Penny Postell, dispatcher Donna Hill, assistant director Tracy Jenkins, Jennifer Conley, Terry Crawford and Frank Deyton. Not pictured are director Juanita Colvard and drivers Michael Badalucca, Lamar Carver and Andrew Hyde. Photo by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

The only public transportation available in the county, Graham County Transit, began operation in the 1980s. Members of the staff that have worked continually through the COVID-19 pandemic are (clockwise, from top left) Penny Postell, dispatcher Donna Hill, assistant director Tracy Jenkins, Jennifer Conley, Terry Crawford and Frank Deyton. Not pictured are director Juanita Colvard and drivers Michael Badalucca, Lamar Carver and Andrew Hyde. Photo by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

Wheels are turnin'

Kevin Hensley
Friday, April 9, 2021
* Unsung Heroes: Part 2 in a 5-part series Even during a pandemic, the van still ships out each day.
Members of the Graham County Sanitation Department make a living by cleaning up the county. From left are Harvey Bollinger, Richard Millsaps, Junior Shaffer, Chris Williams, Gavin Colvard and Scott Hooper. Not pictured are Samuel Shope, Bill Self and Myron Hidden. Photo by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

Members of the Graham County Sanitation Department make a living by cleaning up the county. From left are Harvey Bollinger, Richard Millsaps, Junior Shaffer, Chris Williams, Gavin Colvard and Scott Hooper. Not pictured are Samuel Shope, Bill Self and Myron Hidden. Photo by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

Someone’s got to do it

Charlie Benton
Thursday, April 1, 2021
* Unsung Heroes: Part 1 in a 5-part series Every day, Graham County’s sanitation workers oversee the disposal of waste in the county, and ensure that dump sites are kept clean and safe.

New tourism member begins

Charlie Benton
Thursday, April 1, 2021
Robbinsville – The Robbinsville Tourism Authority met Tuesday evening, marking its newest member’s first time at the table.  Blevins Tire and Automotive owner Richard Blevins took his seat as the board’s new member, after being approved by the Robbinsville Board of Aldermen.
Defense attorney Rich Cassady (left) speaks with his client, Jackie Slaughter, at trial last week in the Cherokee County Courthouse. Photo courtesy of Quintin Ellison Photography

Defense attorney Rich Cassady (left) speaks with his client, Jackie Slaughter, at trial last week in the Cherokee County Courthouse. Photo courtesy of Quintin Ellison Photography

Slaughter convicted of lesser charge in Cherokee

News Staff
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
By Penny Ray Cherokee Scout Murphy – On each day of the trial charging Jackie Slaughter with attempted murder, the judge instructed jurors not to research media reports about the defendant’s past.