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Blue lights pierced the nighttime sky late Friday, as members of the Graham County Sheriff’s Office executed a pair of search warrants in Robbinsville. All told, seven individuals were arrested from two different homes off Ford Street. Photos by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Blue lights pierced the nighttime sky late Friday, as members of the Graham County Sheriff’s Office executed a pair of search warrants in Robbinsville. All told, seven individuals were arrested from two different homes off Ford Street. Photos by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Under a cover of darkness

Kevin Hensley
Wednesday, August 2, 2023
* Editor’s note: Last week, the Graham County Sheriff’s Office invited The Graham Star on a pair of missions: one staged, one very real. This is a firsthand account.
Patsy Owens Rogers (center) goes over high school yearbooks with Mountain View High School alumni Nahala Ayers Nichols (left) and Judy Williams Biddix during a reunion on Saturday. Rogers started the annual reunion in 2019 along with her late brother, Richard. Photo by Randy Foster/news@grahamstar.com

Patsy Owens Rogers (center) goes over high school yearbooks with Mountain View High School alumni Nahala Ayers Nichols (left) and Judy Williams Biddix during a reunion on Saturday. Rogers started the annual reunion in 2019 along with her late brother, Richard. Photo by Randy Foster/news@grahamstar.com

Keeping memories alive

Randy Foster
Thursday, October 6, 2022
Meadow Branch – More than 30 alumni of Mountain View School gathered for their annual reunion at the Meadow Branch Volunteer Fire Department on Saturday. Mountain View School didn’t exist for all that long. It opened in 1953 and operated only as an elementary school during the 1953-54 school year.
Station 3 Fire Chief Brian Johnson is planning construction of a three-bay metal building to supplement the existing structure off Tapoco Road. Station 3 volunteers have been saving up for years for the project, which will cost an estimated $80,000. Photos by Randy Foster/news@grahamstar.com

Station 3 Fire Chief Brian Johnson is planning construction of a three-bay metal building to supplement the existing structure off Tapoco Road. Station 3 volunteers have been saving up for years for the project, which will cost an estimated $80,000. Photos by Randy Foster/news@grahamstar.com

An aging fleet

Randy Foster
Thursday, June 30, 2022
Graham County emergency services have come a long way. A handmade two-wheel cart with fire hose served in lieu of a fire engine in the late 1940s, and a hearse served as the county’s only ambulance until the early 1960s.