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Jack Edward McCray

News Staff
Thursday, April 7, 2022
Jack Edward McCray, 68 of the Massey Branch community of Robbinsville, N.C., passed away, Sunday, March 27, 2022, at Graham Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Robbinsville, N.C. He was a native of Clay County, N.C. and the son of the late Nathan and Inez Canup McCray.

Injured hiker rescued above lodge

Marshall McClung
Thursday, April 7, 2022
Tapoco – Graham County 911 received a call from a couple around 4:30 p.m. on March 29, stating that they had found an injured woman lying in a section of the Slickrock Trail from the trailhead below Tapoco Lodge.

Car show details revealed

Randy Foster
Thursday, April 7, 2022
Robbinsville – Details are being worked out for a car show that will be held in Robbinsville on May 7. Members of the Robbinsville Tourism Authority met on March 29 to discuss the event.

Planning moves forward for anniversary events

Randy Foster
Thursday, April 7, 2022
Robbinsville – Planning inched forward on Monday for events to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Graham County’s founding. Graham County was founded on Jan. 30, 1872, when it was carved out from Cherokee County.
Aaron Whittemore (left) with the Hemlock Restoration Initiative describes the difference between healthy and unhealthy hemlock trees near Robbinsville on March 29. Photos by Randy Foster/news@grahamstar.com

Aaron Whittemore (left) with the Hemlock Restoration Initiative describes the difference between healthy and unhealthy hemlock trees near Robbinsville on March 29. Photos by Randy Foster/news@grahamstar.com

Initiative discusses affordable hemlock treatment

Randy Foster
Thursday, April 7, 2022
Snowbird – A small group of people from several surrounding counties gathered around Aaron Whittemore as he described the eastern hemlock tree close by. This tree is struggling to live, he explained.
A section of stepped trail, just beyond this bridge and to the left, was damaged during a storm and forced the closure of half of Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest’s most popular hiking trail. Photo by Randy Foster/news@grahamstar.com

A section of stepped trail, just beyond this bridge and to the left, was damaged during a storm and forced the closure of half of Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest’s most popular hiking trail. Photo by Randy Foster/news@grahamstar.com

Work to restore Joyce Kilmer trail expected this summer

Randy Foster
Thursday, March 31, 2022
Slickrock – It’s a short stretch of trail at Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest, but with a big impact. Storm damage last year forced the U.S. Forest Service to block one end of the most popular hiking trail at Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest in Graham County. Only half of the 1.
Dry, windy conditions over the weekend sparked wildfires all over the region. Here, a tree limb severed an electrical line at Fontana Dam on Saturday afternoon, leading to a blaze that lasted late into the night. Photo courtesy of Zelerie Rogers

Dry, windy conditions over the weekend sparked wildfires all over the region. Here, a tree limb severed an electrical line at Fontana Dam on Saturday afternoon, leading to a blaze that lasted late into the night. Photo courtesy of Zelerie Rogers

Dry conditions spark brush fires

Marshall McClung
Thursday, March 31, 2022
Veteran firefighters knew that they were likely in for a busy day Saturday, just by observing weather conditions. And they were correct.