LakeSanteetlah

Lake Santeetlah feels minor earthquake

Kevin Hensley

Thursday, May 14, 2026

Lake Santeetlah – Nearly one year to the date that Graham County felt a 4.1-magnitude earthquake, another spread tremors throughout one municipality.The United States Geological Survey confirmed that a 2.2-magnitude earthquake was detected around 12:26 a.m.

Town files lawsuit against property owners

Kevin Hensley

Thursday, April 30, 2026

Lake Santeetlah – A local municipality has filed a civil lawsuit against a pair of property owners, alleging the improper burial of a sewer line last fall.

Votes gained, but seats remain same after provisionals

Kevin Hensley

Friday, November 14, 2025

Robbinsville – Friday's unsealing of the 2025 municipal election provisional ballots resulted in candidates for Robbinsville's board of aldermen and mayor races all receiving additional nods of approval from constituents, but not enough to change the outcome of Nov. 4's unofficial results.

Mayor re-elected; new board voted into office

Kevin Hensley

Friday, November 7, 2025

Shaun Adams will remain the Town of Robbinsville's Mayor, but that was the only constant to emerge from the county's municipal election results Tuesday.

Municipal races finalized

Kevin Hensley

Thursday, July 24, 2025

A total of 20 local residents threw their names in the hat for the 2025 municipal elections. The filing period closed at noon Friday, with the following candidates emerging as contenders for the Nov. 4 ballot.

Town’s internet switch reimbursed

Kevin Hensley

Thursday, March 6, 2025

Lake Santeetlah – As Western North Carolina continues to pursue its quest for widespread, high-speed internet coverage, one local municipality recently changed providers – and even received a reimbursement for its efforts.

Lake clean-up returns Saturday

Kevin Hensley

Thursday, September 19, 2024

Lake Santeetlah – The annual effort to help keep one of Graham County’s main tourism draws aesthetically pleasing is just around the corner. The non-profit Lake Santeetlah Preservation Group has announced that its next clean-up will take place Saturday.

GREAT reviewing Zito internet speeds

Kevin Hensley

Thursday, August 1, 2024

Lake Santeetlah – Kevin Brown spent more than 30 minutes convincing those on-hand that he was going to fight the good fight for local residents.

Heid charged with larceny

Kevin Hensley

Thursday, July 25, 2024

Robbinsville – A local man allegedly stole a vehicle July 9, but was swiftly caught just eight miles away.

Man drowns at Cheoah Beach

Kevin Hensley

Thursday, July 18, 2024

Lake Santeetlah – A 63-year-old employee working on the Corridor K project in Graham County drowned at Lake Santeetlah’s Cheoah Beach around 6:20 p.m. Saturday. According to three different eyewitness accounts, Chester Coleman became distressed and started yelling for assistance while in the water.