Stecoah

COVID cancels concerts, festivals

Kevin Hensley

Friday, August 14, 2020

Organizers remained hopeful, but eventually had to err on the side of caution. Both the Graham County Festival Board and Stecoah Valley Center Board of Directors opted to cancel Music on the Square, the Graham County Arts & Crafts Festival and the Stecoah Heritage Festival last week.

The Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center was packed for this concert in 2018, but the 2020 “An Appalachian Evening” concert series will be restricted to livestream-only. Photo by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

The show must go on

Kevin Hensley

Wednesday, July 15, 2020

Stecoah – A cloud of mystery still lingers over the annual “An Appalachian Evening” concert series, but one thing is certain: the 2020 installment will take place.

Doris Moore

News Staff

Thursday, July 9, 2020

Doris Moore, 75 of the Lower Stecoah Community near Robbinsville, N.C., went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 1, 2020, at Graham Healthcare and Rehabilitation. She was the daughter of the late Condie Thomas and Cora Alice Stepp Scalf.

Jewell Mimms

News Staff

Thursday, July 9, 2020

Jewell Marcella Blankenship Mimms, 83 of Brevard, N.C., went to her eternal home July 4, 2020. Born April 24, 1937 in Stecoah, N.C. to George Arthur and Effie Mae Blankenship, Jewell was the youngest of their 11 children.

This 4-wheeler and other stolen items were recently recovered by the Graham County Sheriff’s Office. A Tuskegee man has been charged for stealing the property. Photo courtesy of Graham County Sheriff's Office

Local man charged with larceny

Kevin Hensley

Thursday, June 18, 2020

Stecoah – A Tuskegee man was arrested June 5 on charges of larceny. Benjamin Gary Laney, 31 of 1517 Upper Tuskegee Road, was booked on felony larceny, and breaking and/or entering charges.

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.

Rick and Joyce Mitchell found a creative way to enjoy their drive-in meal at Stecoah Diner on April 2. Photos by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Can't keep Stecoah down

Kevin Hensley

Thursday, April 9, 2020

Stecoah – Even in the most tumultuous of times, small communities still find a way to come together. A group of 20 citizens found their way to the Stecoah Diner on April 2. Some were there through word-of-mouth; others because their stomaches were empty.

Chief Deputy Chuck Stewart speaks during Feb. 27’s Community Safety Meeting in Stecoah. Photo by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

An open line of communication

Matthew Miller

Wednesday, March 4, 2020

Stecoah – A meeting took place on Feb. 27 at the Stecoah Fire and Rescue building, between members of the Stecoah community and the Graham County Sheriff’s Office.

Local church aiding cause

Robbi Pounds

Thursday, November 14, 2019

Stecoah – Volunteers at Stecoah Baptist Church will collect shoebox gifts for children living in poverty overseas this year, as part of the Samaritan’s Purse Project’s Operation Christmas Child.

Have wood, will carve

Robbi Pounds

Thursday, November 7, 2019

Stecoah – Bill Prather of Ol’ Man Hickory has been working with wood since he was a boy. Recently retired, he has dedicated himself to making “all types of creative items, all the way from dining room sets down to children’s wooden toys.