Sweetwater

Ray Orr

Lloyd “Ray” Orr, 77 of the Sweetwater community in Robbinsville, N.C., went peacefully to be with his Lord and Savior at his home on Saturday, May 29, 2021. He was the son of the late Roy and Nora Elliott Orr.

Grand Theft Auto, this was not

Sweetwater – A Mount Holly man remains behind bars in Graham County, after leading Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and Graham County law enforcement on a car chase in an allegedly-stolen vehicle on Jan. 28.

"We just never took no for an answer"

David Maennle always wanted to be the seventh generation to live on his family’s land in the Sweetwater community of Graham County. In a matter of months, his dream will come true.