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Man charged with kidnapping

Charlie Benton
Thursday, June 24, 2021
Tallulah – A Graham County man was arrested after an alleged kidnapping incident on June 14.  Christopher Drew Hill, 41, was arrested after allegedly unlawfully restraining another man.

Local man charged with indecent liberties

Charlie Benton
Thursday, June 24, 2021
A Graham County man remains behind bars, after being arrested June 8 on the charge of indecent liberties with a child. Phillip James Graham, 21, was arrested after allegedly committing a “lewd and lascivious act” on a child under the age of 16 and at least five years younger than him.

‘I just want my name cleared’

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, June 24, 2021
Robbinsville – It has been nothing short of a contentious stint since Shaun Adams was elected to the Robbinsville Board of Aldermen in 2017. Adams’ recent absence from town meetings – 18 in total, across a 16-month span – came to an end with his return to the June 2 meeting.

14th COVID death confirmed in county

Charlie Benton
Thursday, June 24, 2021
Even as the COVID-19 pandemic seems to be waning nationally – and numbers continue to stay low around the state and the country – the virus has again taken its toll in Graham County.

EMS pay concerns discussed

Charlie Benton
Thursday, June 24, 2021
Robbinsville – As the Graham County Board of Commissioners approved the county’s budget last week, some citizens are voicing concerns about the need for a pay raise for some of its most crucial workers.

Elizabeth Carver

News Staff
Thursday, June 17, 2021
Elizabeth Phillips Crisp, 99 of Robbinsville, N.C. passed away, Friday, June 11, 2021, at her residence. She was a native of Graham County and the daughter of the late Burt and Hattie Hill Phillips.

Kristy Carver

News Staff
Thursday, June 17, 2021
Kristy Carver, 47 of Robbinsville, N.C., passed away, Friday, June 11, 2021, at her residence. She was a native of Graham County and the daughter of Bobby and Kathy Jenkins Carver.

Peggy Teesateskie

News Staff
Thursday, June 17, 2021
Peggy Lee Teesateskie, 72 of Robbinsville, N.C., passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, June 10, 2021 at Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C., after an extended illness.  She is the daughter of the late Lee Teesateskie and Caroline Wachacha Teesateskie.