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Sylvia Dair Cable Smith

Sylvia Dair Cable Smith, 84 of Graham County, N.C., went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 31, 2021.  A native of Graham County, she was the daughter of the late Pearlie Cable and Cora Rose Cable.

Joyce Carringer

Joyce Ann Crisp Carringer, age 84 of Oak Ridge, Tenn., went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 7, 2021, after courageously battling cancer.  She was born on July 28, 1936 in Yellow Creek, N.C.
Pharmacy technician Tammy Creasman, pharmacist David Mosteller and certified pharmacy technician Tonya Howell (from left), in their workspace at the Tallulah Pharmacy, located inside the Tallulah Health Center. Not pictured is certified pharmacy technician Lacy Hamilton. Photos by Charlie Benton/news@grahamstar.com

Pharmacy technician Tammy Creasman, pharmacist David Mosteller and certified pharmacy technician Tonya Howell (from left), in their workspace at the Tallulah Pharmacy, located inside the Tallulah Health Center. Not pictured is certified pharmacy technician Lacy Hamilton. Photos by Charlie Benton/news@grahamstar.com

Serving through a pandemic, and beyond

  * Unsung Heroes: Part 3 of a 5-part series Tallulah –In a small room, a team of four people undertake a precise, important job.

Local woman’s death labeled “suspicious”

Tallulah – Graham County officials are still actively investigating the death of 30-year-old Megan Marie Vaughn as “suspicious.” Vaughn was at a residence on State Shed Road in the late hours of April 6 when she incurred fatal injuries from a knife.

Effie Sherrill

Effie Garland Sherrill, 99 of Robbinsville, N.C., passed away on Sunday, April 4, 2021, at Graham Healthcare and Rehabilitation in Robbinsville, N.C. A native of Graham County, she was the daughter of the late Dave and Mary Williams Garland.
The only public transportation available in the county, Graham County Transit, began operation in the 1980s. Members of the staff that have worked continually through the COVID-19 pandemic are (clockwise, from top left) Penny Postell, dispatcher Donna Hill, assistant director Tracy Jenkins, Jennifer Conley, Terry Crawford and Frank Deyton. Not pictured are director Juanita Colvard and drivers Michael Badalucca, Lamar Carver and Andrew Hyde. Photo by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

The only public transportation available in the county, Graham County Transit, began operation in the 1980s. Members of the staff that have worked continually through the COVID-19 pandemic are (clockwise, from top left) Penny Postell, dispatcher Donna Hill, assistant director Tracy Jenkins, Jennifer Conley, Terry Crawford and Frank Deyton. Not pictured are director Juanita Colvard and drivers Michael Badalucca, Lamar Carver and Andrew Hyde. Photo by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

Wheels are turnin'

* Unsung Heroes: Part 2 in a 5-part series Even during a pandemic, the van still ships out each day.