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Stewart named new GOP chair

There has been a changing of the guard, so to speak. Blair Stewart was appointed as the Graham County Republican Party’s new chairman at the GOP’s Aug. 26 meeting. He succeeds Steve Odom, who will stay on the local party’s executive committee as vice chair.
Discarded medical supplies are piled on the floor at the Graham County Emergency Services garage on Fort Hill Road. A whistle blower complaint alleges that some of the supplies were misidentified as being past their expiration date due to labels being misunderstood.

Discarded medical supplies are piled on the floor at the Graham County Emergency Services garage on Fort Hill Road. A whistle blower complaint alleges that some of the supplies were misidentified as being past their expiration date due to labels being misunderstood.

Complaint alleges EMS mismanagement

Link to full complaint: https://www.grahamstar.
In this March 29 photo, Graham County Deputy Jim Hyde (left) and Graham County Land’s Quinn Carver help man one of the five entry points into the county, which were closed to non-residents in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. Photo by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

In this March 29 photo, Graham County Deputy Jim Hyde (left) and Graham County Land’s Quinn Carver help man one of the five entry points into the county, which were closed to non-residents in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. Photo by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

A look back at 2020

The dawn of the new decade was seemingly dominated by a worldwide pandemic. And while the coronavirus has certainly made its presence felt in the area, Graham County still had a bevy of impactful events occur within its borders.