Jimmy Cunningham

Jimmy Dallas Cunningham, 79 of Almond, N.C., passed away Wednesday, May 4, 2022. He was born June 29, 1942 in Lincolnton, Ga. He was a U.S. Army Veteran, having served in Vietnam. He was a 32-degree Mason at the Winter Park, Fla.

Search warrant yields plethora of drugs, weapons

Almond – Two people have been arrested on a litany of charges, following the execution of a search warrant on Tobacco Branch Road last week.

Link to yesteryear

Almond – Even in 2020, a tangible connection to at least two centuries of Appalachian tradition can be found.  Nantahala native – and now Almond resident – Joshua Grant builds banjos similar to those played in the region between 1820-50.

Dennis Bowen

Dennis Bowen, age 70, passed away peacefully at his home in Almond, N.C. on Friday, Aug. 7, 2020, after a 20-year battle with cancer.   Dennis is survived by his wife of 50 years, Debbie and his daughter Dianna of Asheville.

Fires burn over 400 acres

Almond – A cloud of mystery still lingers over a pair of wildfires that burned more than 400 acres around Fontana Lake last week. Officials first discovered the two blazes late April 14 in both the Wolf Creek and Tsali areas of southeastern Graham County. Both fires were burning on U.S.