Kris J. Buchanan

Kris J. Buchanan, 47 of Robbinsville, N.C., went home to be with the Lord, Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021, at Swain Community Hospital in Bryson City, N.C. He was a native of Graham County and the son of James Buchanan and Patricia Rogers.

Jackie Darrell Williams

Jackie Darrell Williams, 82 of the Yellow Creek community of Robbinsville, N.C., went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021, at Mission Hospital in Asheville N.C. He was a native of Graham County and the son of Dave and Hettie Anderson Williams.

Joyce Elaine Crisp Jenkins

Joyce Elaine Crisp Jenkins, 89 of the Stecoah community in Robbinsville, N.C., passed away Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021, after a courageous battle with sarcoma.  Joyce – or “Joycie,” as many of her family and friends called her – was born on May 25, 1932, to Clyde A.

Paul Longbrake

Paul Longbrake, 83 of Robbinsville, N.C., went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021, at Valley View Rehabilitation and Care Center in Andrews, N.C. Paul was a loving and devoted husband to the late Anne Prator Longbrake.

Jim A. Bird

Jim A. Bird, 64, of the Snowbird Community in Robbinsville, N.C., passed away on Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021.  He was born in Swain County, N.C. on July 8, 1957, to the late William Bird and Ellen Bird, who survive him.  Jim spent his career working as a logger and then later in life a truck driver.

Masks to remain optional at Graham County Schools

Robbinsville – After much discussion and thought, the Graham County Board of Education voted to keep wearing masks within the district as “optional.” The board did add one caveat to the policy at a specially called Aug.

Architect to inspect Old Mother Church

Fort Hill – The project to renovate the Old Mother Church took a step forward, with a visit from representatives from Partners for Sacred Places.  On Aug.