County receives $1.4 million recycling grant

Robbinsville – It was revealed at April 21's Graham County Board of Commissioners meeting that $1.4 million had been locally awarded, to assist with recycling infrastructure.

Send down the rain

A heavy lack of rainfall in the area has wreaked havoc on conditions outdoors, which has sparked a pair of unrelated fires – one planned, one not – and the implementation of an outdoor burn ban. The North Carolina Forest Service issued a ban for a 14-county area, which went into effect at 5 p.m.