10 years ago
* Two Graham County detectives were checked for chemical inhalation after exposure to an active meth lab, in the home of George Mauck. Jeremy Spencer and Captain Joseph Jones went to the house after a warrant was obtained. No one answered the door, so the officers had to make a forced entry and found Mauck apparently in the process of manufacturing methamphetamine. Mauck was arrested and charged on five counts and placed on a $60,000 active bond, along with girlfriend Dusty Shaffer, charged on four counts and placed on a $5,000 active bond.
* The Robbinsville Black Knights brought home two big wins in a week. Robbinsville shot 62 percent from the foul line and had 16 team-steals to boost them to a 53-47 win over Andrews. The intense conference match-up was filled with excitement for both teams. The Knights were led by Ben Wiggins with 19 points, 10 rebounds and five steals. Trent Tatham added 17 points to the game, after a lucky shot seemed to be the crucial turning point in the Knights victory. The win came on the heels of a big 94-24 win over Nantahala earlier in the week.
25 years ago
* Marshall McClung of Robbinsville was hired as a new agricultural cost share technician for Graham County Soil and Water Conservation District. Previously McClung was an independent landscaper who assisted the county with many projects including installing roadsigns for Emergency Management Services. McClung began working on Dec. 16, 1996 and worked in the environmental education program. He filled a void created during the investigation of cost share practices of the Graham County Office.
* In a close game against Hiwassee Dam, the Robbinsville Lady Knights came up a few points short of victory, 45-40. Jessica Yates was the leading scorer with 12 points, four assists, one rebound and one steal. Krissy Williams followed with seven points, three rebounds and one assist; Tiffany Eason made six points, seven rebounds, two assists and one steal.
50 years ago
* Two of three occupants of a 1964 Ford were injured when it was involved in a one-car accident on Hwy. 129, about ten miles north of Robbinsville. Richard Millsaps was the owner and operator of the vehicle, and Roshnell Millsaps were admitted to District Memorial Hospital in Andrews, taken by the Graham County Rescue Squad ambulance. The other passenger, Steve Millsaps, was uninjured. According to Highway Patrolman W.R. Boyles, the car was traveling at a high rate of speed and struck a tree broad-side and flipped down an embankment. The investigation was ongoing.
– Diane West