Stecoah

Though sparsely attended, the Stecoah School Reunion returned Saturday, after a one-year absence. Photos by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

Though sparsely attended, the Stecoah School Reunion returned Saturday, after a one-year absence. Photos by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

Those were the days

Charlie Benton
Wednesday, August 11, 2021
Stecoah – It was a happy reunion for all.  Alumni from the former Stecoah School gathered Saturday to reminisce about their time attending the old school, which was closed for consolidation in 1994 after 68 years of operation.

Frankie Farr Bailey

News Staff
Thursday, August 5, 2021
Frankie Bailey, 82 of the Stecoah community in Robbinsville, N.C., had a change of address on Monday, July 26, 2021. She no longer resides at 237 Dry Creek Road, but is now residing in her new mansion on the Streets of Gold by the banks of the River Jordan.
Billy Holder shows off a large tomato growing in one of his three gardens on family land in Stecoah. The 87-year-old has gardened his entire life. Photos by Charlie Benton/news@grahamstar.com

Billy Holder shows off a large tomato growing in one of his three gardens on family land in Stecoah. The 87-year-old has gardened his entire life. Photos by Charlie Benton/news@grahamstar.com

Lifetime of growth

Charlie Benton
Thursday, August 5, 2021
* Green Thumbs: Conclusion of a 5-part series Stecoah – Even at 87 years old, Billy Holder hasn’t yet stepped back from tending his gardens throughout the year.
Stecoah Diner was fully engulfed Monday night, shortly after a fire started in the kitchen of the longtime local establishment. Crews deemed the structure a total loss in the wee hours of Tuesday morning. Photo by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Stecoah Diner was fully engulfed Monday night, shortly after a fire started in the kitchen of the longtime local establishment. Crews deemed the structure a total loss in the wee hours of Tuesday morning. Photo by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Popular restaurant lost to late-night blaze

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, August 5, 2021
Stecoah – Some 12 hours after a fire drew the attention of a small Graham County community, smoke still lingered in the valley. Stecoah Diner – formerly known as Tooties Cafe at the intersection of U.S.

Jessie Harden

News Staff
Thursday, June 17, 2021
Jessie Ruth Mattox Harden, 90 of Folkston, Ga., passed away on June 7, 2021 in Asheville, N.C.  She was born on June 12, 1930 in Folkston, Ga. to the late Jesse and Edith Ruth Haddock Mattox.

Brush fires threaten homes

Marshall McClung
Friday, April 23, 2021
Tuskeegee – Firefighters with the N.C. Forest Service, U.S. Forest Service and Stecoah Fire Department responded to a small brush fire in Tuskegee Acres around 4:30 p.m. Sunday. Quick response from firefighters resulted in the fire being kept small, although three structures were threatened.

Interim Stecoah director appointed

Charlie Benton
Wednesday, April 14, 2021
Stecoah – The Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center is entering its next chapter with a familiar face at the helm for the time being.  As of April 1, Assistant Executive Director Jennifer West began to serve as interim executive director.

Jesse Daniels

News Staff
Thursday, March 18, 2021
Jesse Trevor Daniels, 39, of the Stecoah community near Robbinsville, N.C., passed away unexpectedly in South Carolina. A graveside service was held at noon on Saturday, March 13, 2021 at Jenkins Cemetery in Stecoah, N.C. The Rev. Coy Adams officiated. Jesse was born on Feb.