Child molester gets 16 years

Robbinsville – Superior Court Judge William H. Coward sentenced Timothy Cecil Walters, 47, of Robbinsville to a minimum of 16 years in the N.C. Department of Corrections during Graham County Superior Court on Dec. 5.  Walters’ sentence could run as long as 24 years, three months.

Town weighs new system

Robbinsville – An automated system that would alert customers of water outages was heavily discussed at Dec. 4’s Town of Robbinsville meeting. Shari Birchfield laid out the research done thus far on the system.

Wife, warrior, leader, mother

While traveling through Cherokee lands in 1767, a Spaniard named Solis wrote in his diary of “an Indian woman of great authority and following whom they call ‘great lady.

New funding may help schools districts enhance security, prevent violence

By Rebecca Andrews Carolina Public Press With school shootings on the rise for the last 20 years, gun violence is a concern for many students, parents and school districts. A nearly $1 million federal grant to the enhance aid for school security was announced this fall for the N.C.

Apple stack cake has layers of tradition

Apple stack cake – also known as dried apple stack cake, apple jack stack cake, Appalachian stack cake and both Kentucky and Tennessee stack cake – is an Appalachian creation that has graced holiday tables for the past 300 years.

Search and rescue find new tool

Robbinsville – Luke Ritter, owner of Ritter Aerial Solutions, has used drones in search and rescue operations approximately five times in the mountains of western North Carolina in the past five years. “My search and rescue team, teambursar.

Board seeks civil penalty funds

Robbinsville – Tuesday’s Graham County Board of Education meeting saw members adopt a resolution to join other boards in the North Carolina School Board Association, to seek funds from civil penalties.

Sheriff's office on track for new equipment

Robbinsville – A busy Graham County Board of Commissioners meeting Tuesday included county manager Becky Garland discussing the process of gathering quotes and financing for new IT equipment at the Sheriff’s Department. Garland noted the costs would not exceed $35,000.

County healthcare cost highest in state

How did the cost of health care in Graham County become the highest in North Carolina?

Giving thanks to Tsali

What would you do if the federal government ordered you to leave your home and move to a place you had never seen? Would you ignore the order, thinking it too ridiculous to be taken seriously?