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Brush fire contained within hours

Marshall McClung
Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Snowbird – Graham County experienced its first brush fire of the fall season Nov. 10. The Graham County 911 Center received a report of the fire just before 1 p.m., near a home on Dobson Hill in the Snowbird community. Firefighters from the N.C. Forest Service and U.S.

Pearl Bailey Williams

News Staff
Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Pearl Bailey Williams, 78 of the Stecoah community in Robbinsville, N.C. passed away Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021, at her residence. She was a native of Graham County, and the daughter of the late Clyde and Vergie Tipton Bailey.

Edna Hooper Moody

News Staff
Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Edna Hooper Moody, 88 of Robbinsville, N.C., went home to be with the Lord, Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021, at Maggie Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Maggie Valley, N.C. Edna was a native of Graham County and the daughter of the late Milburn and Emma Hyde Hooper.
Three volunteers in the annual Fontana Lakeshore Cleanup haul garbage aboard their vessel. The event was held from Friday-Sunday and removed more than 170,000 pounds of trash from the lake.

Three volunteers in the annual Fontana Lakeshore Cleanup haul garbage aboard their vessel. The event was held from Friday-Sunday and removed more than 170,000 pounds of trash from the lake.

Annual cleanup nets 170,000 pounds of trash

Charlie Benton
Thursday, November 11, 2021
Fontana Dam – Those exploring and enjoying Fontana Lake may notice how immaculate the body of water now is, following the fourth annual Fontana Lakeshore Cleanup, which was held Friday-Sunday. Approximately 45 people per day participated, with many being boat owners.
Preliminary sketches of the butterfly garden that will be located at the Graham County Public Library.

Preliminary sketches of the butterfly garden that will be located at the Graham County Public Library.

New details on butterfly garden revealed

Koda Moody
Thursday, November 11, 2021
Robbinsville – The Graham County Travel & Tourism board held a meeting Nov. 4. Friends of the Library president Maegan Shoemaker was invited to discuss funding for the local butterfly garden project, which will be located at the Graham County Public Library.

Aldermen take no action on shutoff ordinance

Charlie Benton
Thursday, November 11, 2021
Robbinsville – One local municipality took no action on changing the town’s water shutoff rules, following a disagreement at its October meeting.  At its Nov. 3 regular meeting, the Town of Robbinsville Board of Aldermen discussed the water and sewer shutoff code of ordinance.