Seventy-three scholarships were handed out Monday night to the class of 2016 at the Graham High School scholarship awards ceremony in Memorial Auditorium.
The program has been benefiting seniors in Graham since 1972, according to historical information collected by former Dean of Students Pauline Guinn Jones.
The program was started by Jones that year when she was named Dean of Students.
The City of Graham will begin spraying for mosquitoes and needs local residents’ help to try and control the population.
The spraying only helps part of the problem because if the mosquitoes are able to seek safe haven in a resident’s yard away from public access where the city is spraying, they will not be in control. The City of Graham needs residents to help with the problem by doing a few simple chores around their property.
Both the Graham City Council and the Young County Commissioners signed a proclamation declaring May as National Water Safety Awareness month in order to bring more community awareness to the issue.
The proclamation was brought forth by the Remembering Wyatt Dale Water Safety Awareness Board, which also will hold a water safety awareness event at Lake Eddleman Park from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 21.
A section of Second Street between Elm and Oak streets received a new parking designation early last week, and with it came something nearby business owners say is important to their customers: accessibility.
Susie Cerecedez, executive director of the Graham Area United Way said she has been working with Graham Police Chief Tony Widner and City Manager Brandon Anderson, as well as David Casteel, the previous city manager, to accomplish the goal of handicapped parking on Second Street.
“I am just really, really happy they finally did it,” she said.
In its second performance in The Perry, Graham Regional Theater will present “Greater Tuna” May 6-22.
