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Lost hikers found

Marshall McClung
Thursday, May 14, 2020
Cheoah – Two hikers lost in the Joyce Kilmer Forest were located shortly after 7 p.m. Monday. Graham County 911 dispatchers received information that two Rome, Ga. women – ages 23 and 50 – were lost. The pair had left the Joyce Kilmer parking lot between 1:30 and 2 p.m.

Laqueta Hooper Waldroup

News Staff
Thursday, May 7, 2020
Laqueta “Quet” Hooper Waldroup, 80, of Robbinsville, went home to be the Lord Saturday, May 2, 2020 at her residence.   “Quet” was a native of Graham County and the daughter of the late John Ben and Edna Thompson Waldroup.

Glenda Palmer Farley

News Staff
Thursday, May 7, 2020
Glenda Palmer Farley left this planet on Thursday, April 30, 2020.  She leaves behind a loving family and many friends. Gene, her beloved husband, shared a wonderful life with Glenda. And out of that love came Landon, their son. A son who never ceased to amaze and delight each of them.

Graham confirms 2nd COVID-19 case

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, May 7, 2020
Graham County’s COVID-19 case count has doubled. A Saturday press release from the health department confirmed that another resident has tested positive for the coronavirus, becoming just the second case reported in Graham County.

Brush fire consumes 8 acres

Marshall McClung
Thursday, May 7, 2020
Stecoah – Despite greenup being well under way in the woods, the spring fire season still lingers.   Graham County 911 dispatchers received a report of a brush fire at Locust Cove in the Stecoah area Saturday, shortly before 8:30 p.m. Firefighters with the N.C. Forest Service, U.S.
Judy Nichols Memorial Field – home of the Robbinsville High School Lady Knights – was set to host a team that very well could have contended for a state championship this season. New seating was installed behind home plate and improvements were made field-wide in preparation for the year, but the cancelation of the remainder of the school year is going to leave seniors school-wide wondering, “What if?" Photo by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Judy Nichols Memorial Field – home of the Robbinsville High School Lady Knights – was set to host a team that very well could have contended for a state championship this season. New seating was installed behind home plate and improvements were made field-wide in preparation for the year, but the cancelation of the remainder of the school year is going to leave seniors school-wide wondering, “What if?" Photo by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Spring sports season cancelled

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, April 30, 2020
Following the statewide closure of K-12 public schools for the remainder of the 2019-20 year Friday, the N.C. High School Athletic Association quickly made a difficult decision.

Beatrice A. Postell

News Staff
Thursday, April 30, 2020
Beatrice A. Postell, age 94, a resident of Riceville, Tenn., went home to be with the Lord, Saturday, April 25, 2020, at Soddy Daisy Health Care Center in Soddy Daisy, Tenn. She was a native of Graham County, N.C., but resided in Riceville for most of her retired life.

Tracey Saunooke

News Staff
Thursday, April 30, 2020
Tracey Lee Saunooke, 47, of the Snowbird Community, passed away Thursday, April 23, 2020 at her residence. She is survived her mother, Lynda Saunooke; the love of her life, Sonny Holder; her aunts Marion (Jody) Taylor and husband Jonah of Cherokee, N.C. and Laura Saunooke of Robbinsville, N.C.

Erma Nichols Hallyburton

News Staff
Thursday, April 30, 2020
Erma Nichols Hallyburton passed away Monday, April 20 at the Jesse Helms long term care facility in Monroe, N.C. at the age of 104.  Born in Robbinsville, N.C. in 1916, her father was Harrison Nichols and her mother Faye Jones.