FREE Seasonal Flu Shots

Due to the outbreak of seasonal flu anyone who has not received their seasonal flu vaccine, can do so by coming to the Graham County Health Department, 21 South Main Street, Robbinsville, NC. Monday – Friday 8 a.m. to 12 Noon and 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. 828-479-7900

“Messiah celebrates Scout Sunday”
On Sunday, February 6th, The Episcopal Church of the Messiah welcomed the newly formed Boy Scout Troop 403.  Messiah serves as the Chartered Organization for the troop and is sponsored by the men of the church through the Brotherhood of St. Andrew.
The boys participated in the worship services that day and the [...]

Mountain Education Center High School Offers a Second Chance to Earn a High School Diploma
The Mountain Education Center High School would like to make the community aware of a valuable resource. We are an individualized, self-paced, accredited evening high school for students who have not completed high school. All coursework is based on mastery learning [...]

Pre-K Students at Martins Creek “Feel the Chill”!
Pre-kindergarten students in Mrs. Allison Brown and Mrs. Shereen Bates class are studying how animals of Antarctica survive frigid temperatures and icy cold water.  After looking at several pictures and viewing live webcams of both penguins and polar bears, students were perplexed as to how these animals survived [...]

On January 28th Refuge Christian School hosted Career Day.
We would like to thank everyone who volunteered their time to come out and teach the students about the type of job they have, and to give the children a better understanding about their chosen career. The careers represented were:  Darren Ingram and Jason Smith from Blue [...]

Leah Marie Grant born on January 30 to Patrick and Cayla Grant of
Robbinsville in Graham County, weighing 6 pounds, 14 ounces.
Joe Peyton Moses born on January 28 to Joe and Laura Moses of Andrews in Cherokee County, weighing 6 pounds, 15 ounces.
Sign Up Period Opens for Domestic Asparagus Producers Affected by Marketing Losses
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, [...]

Congressman Heath Shuler Appointed to House Budget Committee
Washington, D.C. – Representative Heath Shuler has been appointed to serve on the powerful House Committee on the Budget.
“Our nation’s exploding debt has become the single greatest threat to America’s economic future,” Rep. Shuler said. “The Budget Committee in the 112th Congress will play a pivotal role in [...]

New 4-H Club and Upcoming Horse Health Expo
Join us for a new 4-H club forming in the Andrews area.  We will be having an interest  meeting on February 17 at 4:00PM at the Women’s Enrichment Center in Andrews.  This club will be focusing on different agricultural related activities including:  gardening, beekeeping, and a sustainable living.  [...]

Assuming the Mission.
By: Brad Lovin
Today our unit took formal responsibility for operations in our area of Afghanistan.  As we gathered for a ceremony to commemorate the event, I took a minute to look over the Soldiers standing in my formation.  Many of them are very young and have faces that in year’s time will age [...]

Thrift store benefits local home health & hospice
Granny’s Attic makes annual donation to Good Shepherd
The volunteers of Granny’s Attic recently presented a donation of $35,220.51 to Murphy Medical Center for its Good Shepherd Home Health and Hospice Agency.
The auxiliary operates the Hayesville-based thrift store which sells clothing and small household items.  Its annual net proceeds [...]