Funding for police boat signed into law

Washington – Search and rescue missions in Graham County will soon have a new resource to rely on. Congressman Chuck Edwards (R-Henderson) recently procured $80,000 in funding for a new police boat, which will be readily available to both Graham and Swain counties as needed.

Lead-based paint lingers in jail

Robbinsville – It’s no secret: the current Graham County Detention Center has maintained a current status long after its expiration date. Between 30-40 inmates are “housed” at any given time by the jail; of that, only eight beds are on-site.

‘We are building teams’

* First in a 3-part series Robbinsville – Brad Hoxit is a career law-enforcement officer, who knows the terrain as well or better than anyone in law enforcement, having patrolled Graham County’s roads as a state trooper with the N.C. Highway Patrol.

Sheriff’s Office gets $75K for new weapons, equipment

Robbinsville – Graham County Commissioner Connie Orr learned of a law-enforcement raid near where she lives, in which suspects ridiculed law enforcement about the shabby state of equipment used by the Graham County Sheriff’s Office.

Hoxit wins sheriff race

Robbinsville – Retired state trooper Brad Hoxit easily defeated former sheriff Russell Moody for Graham County Sheriff in Tuesday’s general election, getting just over two-thirds of votes cast in the race.

Accusations traded over politics, school safety

Robbinsville – Accusations are being traded that school and law enforcement officials – and candidates – are playing politics at the expense of school safety. The issue surfaced publicly at the Oct.