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Former deputy pleads guilty to child rape

Randy Foster
Thursday, November 17, 2022
Robbinsville – A former Graham County sheriff’s deputy pleaded guilty to child-rape charges, after a lunchtime plea deal on the day his case was scheduled to go to trial saved him from a possible life sentence.
In what is being touted as the biggest drug bust in Graham County’s history, officers seized 900 grams of liquid methamphetamine during a raid late-Friday. Also recovered was a plethora of cash, drug paraphernalia and firearms. Photo courtesy of Graham County Sheriff's Office

In what is being touted as the biggest drug bust in Graham County’s history, officers seized 900 grams of liquid methamphetamine during a raid late-Friday. Also recovered was a plethora of cash, drug paraphernalia and firearms. Photo courtesy of Graham County Sheriff's Office

900 grams of meth

Randy Foster
Thursday, October 20, 2022
Mountain Creek – Months of investigations – followed by a traffic stop – resulted in one of Graham County’s largest methamphetamine seizures: over 900 grams of suspected liquid and solid methamphetamine, plus the arrest of what Sheriff Jerry Crisp called one of the county’s biggest drug dealers.
Navy Reserve Senior Chief Petty Officer Jerry Crisp delivers his retirement remarks at a ceremony in Knoxville, Tenn., on Sunday. Photos by Randy Foster/news@grahamstar.com

Navy Reserve Senior Chief Petty Officer Jerry Crisp delivers his retirement remarks at a ceremony in Knoxville, Tenn., on Sunday. Photos by Randy Foster/news@grahamstar.com

Hanging up the uniform

Randy Foster
Thursday, February 10, 2022
Knoxville, Tenn. – After 26 years in the Navy, it is perhaps fitting that when it came time for Senior Chief Petty Officer Jerry Crisp to retire, he had to hurry up and wait.
Graham County Sheriff’s Office transport officer Chase Hughes looks on as one of the Shop with a Cop participants gleefully examines a potential gift. Photo by Charlie Benton/news@grahamstar.com

Graham County Sheriff’s Office transport officer Chase Hughes looks on as one of the Shop with a Cop participants gleefully examines a potential gift. Photo by Charlie Benton/news@grahamstar.com

Spreading cheer

Charlie Benton
Thursday, December 23, 2021
Murphy – Some local children in difficult positions were able to have their dreams come true this Christmas, with a little help from Graham County’s finest.

Commissioners hear merit pay proposals

Charlie Benton
Thursday, December 16, 2021
Robbinsville – Merit pay for Graham County Sheriff’s deputies, correctional officers and other frontline personnel was on the agenda at a special meeting of the Graham County Board of Commissioners Friday morning.

County Deputy cleared after June shooting

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, December 9, 2021
Tallulah – A Graham County sheriff’s deputy has been cleared of any wrongdoing in the shooting death of a Dickson, Tenn., resident. Deputy Courtney Heaton fatally shot 31-year-old Mickey Ray Rice on June 20, after officers gave chase when Rice fled from a traffic stop in Robbinsville.
Bobby Kays has been accused of using a Graham County Sheriff’s Office vehicle to run through the front of Robbinsville Pharmacy on Saturday night. After the incident, the damaged portion was boarded up with plywood and the pharmacy reopened Monday. Photo courtesy of Robbinsville Pharmacy

Bobby Kays has been accused of using a Graham County Sheriff’s Office vehicle to run through the front of Robbinsville Pharmacy on Saturday night. After the incident, the damaged portion was boarded up with plywood and the pharmacy reopened Monday. Photo courtesy of Robbinsville Pharmacy

Humvee theft leads to two-county chase

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, May 13, 2021
Robbinsville – It started with a vehicle being taken from the Graham County Sheriff’s Office.  It continued in Cherokee County.  And it ended just shy of the Macon County line.