GrahamCounty

Personnel complete pair of search missions

Marshall McClung
Thursday, September 24, 2020
Hikers have kept regional emergency personnel busy for most of 2020. Officials with the Graham County Rescue Squad, U.S. Forest Service and the Monroe County, Tenn. Rescue Squad and EMS were dispatched to a pair of separate incidents last week, both of which began in Graham County.
Graham Healthcare & Rehabilitation was recently hit with a COVID-19 outbreak, despite preventive measures put in-place during the winter. Photo by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

Graham Healthcare & Rehabilitation was recently hit with a COVID-19 outbreak, despite preventive measures put in-place during the winter. Photo by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

Facility ‘confident’ about curbing virus

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, September 24, 2020
Atoah – Though every possible precaution was taken, COVID-19 worked its way into Graham Healthcare & Rehabilitation.

Graham Healthcare & Rehabilitation Issues Statement

News Staff
Thursday, September 17, 2020
With the recent outbreak at Graham Healthcare & Rehabilitation in mind, the long-term care facility issued the following statement today: "Ensuring our residents and staff are in a safe and healthy environment has been our primary concern since the onset of this unprecedented pandemic.

Tourism spending is up

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, September 17, 2020
Recent data released by Visit North Carolina revealed that domestic tourists spent $31,620,000 in Graham County during 2019. The figure is a 7 ½ percent increase from 2018.

Roy Bailey

News Staff
Thursday, September 17, 2020
Roy Bailey, 80 of the Stecoah community, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020, at his residence. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clyde and Vergie Bailey. Roy is survived by his loving wife of 61 years, Frankie Farr Bailey; his children, Kim Newman (Kurtis) of Almond, N.

Linda Faye Jones

News Staff
Thursday, September 17, 2020
Linda Faye Jones, 69 of Robbinsville, N.C. passed away Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020, at Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro, N.C. A native of Graham County, she was the daughter of the late Ed and Reva Dale Hooper Birchfield.

Thomas Storm Moose

News Staff
Thursday, September 17, 2020
Thomas Storm Moose – the man, the myth, the legend – has exited his earth pod.  The cosmos are now his playground, as he watches over us until the day arrives that we are all together in the glory with Jesus.  Be warned: this new chapter will no doubt bring mischief.