Santeetlah

Rows and rows of tomatoes provide just a glimpse into what Joe and Lorna Sellers’ garden holds. Photos by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

Rows and rows of tomatoes provide just a glimpse into what Joe and Lorna Sellers’ garden holds. Photos by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

All a pleasure

Santeetlah – Lorna Sellers and her husband, Joe Sellers both grew up gardening in the area. Now the two combine their horticultural upbringings, maintaining a large vegetable garden, fruit trees and berries at their Cross Creek Road home.

William Albritton

William Bradford Albritton, age 81 of Andrews, N.C. passed away Friday, Oct. 23, 2020, at his residence. William was a native of Auburn, Maine and the son of the late John and Deborah Bradford Albritton. He owned and operated a knife shop, and was a knife grinder by trade.
This map shows where the aerial spraying sites of herbicide will be taking place next week.

This map shows where the aerial spraying sites of herbicide will be taking place next week.

Smoky Mountain Hydro to conduct aerial spraying of herbicides

Smoky Mountain Hydro LLC has announced that aerial spraying of herbicides will be taking place, beginning on Tuesday and ending Friday, along the following routes: *From the Cheoah powerhouse in Graham County, N.C. to the Calderwood powerhouse in Blount County, Tenn.
A dozen Graham County residents came together Saturday, to de-construct this dangerous old barn. Photo by Robbi Pounds/rpounds@grahamstar.com

A dozen Graham County residents came together Saturday, to de-construct this dangerous old barn. Photo by Robbi Pounds/rpounds@grahamstar.com

Community helps neighbor in need

Santeetlah – On a chilly, drizzly Saturday, a dozen Graham County residents banded together at a small farm past Lake Santeetlah for a “barn-lowering.”  The barn’s owner, who chose to remain unnamed in this article, has lived on her farm for 20 years. “This place was my dream,” she said.