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The children who participated in the Graham County Sheriff Office’s “Shop with a Cop” on Dec. 14 gather with law-enforcement officials outside Walmart in Murphy. Photos courtesy of Graham County Sheriff's Office

Local children ‘Shop with a Cop’

Ruby Annas

Thursday, December 21, 2023

Graham County Patrol Officer Justin Stewart helps one of the “Shop with a Cop” participants browse the Murphy Walmart toy aisle Dec. 14.</body></html>

16 file for 2024 races

Kevin Hensley

Thursday, December 21, 2023

Robbinsville – The majority of candidates wishing to file for local races held out until the final stretch before submitting their paperwork.

Crews begin to extract a Toyota Highlander from Lake Santeetlah around 5 p.m. Jan. 19, after the SUV crashed into the water during the early morning hours. Jose Alfredo Moreno-Romero, 23, passed away in the accident. Photo by Randy Foster/Community Newspapers, Inc.

Arrest made in fatal crash

Kevin Hensley

Thursday, December 21, 2023

Santeetlah – A nearly 11-month investigation into a fatal SUV crash has resulted in the arrest of a local resident.

Serve returned

Ruby Annas

Thursday, December 21, 2023

Robbinsville – Former Town of Robbinsville Interim Finance Officer Michael Richardson’s small claims case against the municipality’s aldermen Debbie Beasley and Kenneth Hyde was co

Fence to be replaced

Ruby Annas

Thursday, December 14, 2023

Robbinsville – A bid of $63,169 was approved by the Robbinsville Board of Aldermen at its Dec. 6 meeting, to completely replace the fence along East Main Street/Veterans Hill.

Mental health, nutrition addressed

Ruby Annas

Thursday, December 14, 2023

Robbinsville – The Graham County Board of Education approved adding new procedures for student mental health support, discussed funds for school meals and other items.