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The 2022 Robbinsville Lady Knights volleyball team. All names are listed from left. Front row: Kensley Phillips, Desta Trammell, Tai Owle, Fala Welch and Abbi Sawyer. Back row: manager Eden Orr, Delaney Brooms, Claire Barlow, Aubrie Wachacha, Liz Carpenter and head coach Kadey Phillips. Photo by Kevin Hensley/sports@grahamstar.com

Back to the basics

Kevin Hensley

Thursday, August 11, 2022

* Robbinsville volleyball season preview

Robbinsville – Losing six seniors presents a daunting task.

Shirley Lee Brooms

News Staff

Thursday, August 11, 2022

Shirley Lee Brooms, 77 of Robbinsville, N.C., passed away Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022, at Harris Regional Hospital in Sylva, N.C.

She was the daughter of the late Ray and Nell Rice Lee.

Lois Christine Queen

News Staff

Thursday, August 11, 2022

Lois Christine Queen, 92 of Robbinsville, N.C., went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022, after a long illness.

Roger D. Adams

News Staff

Thursday, August 11, 2022

Roger D. Adams, 72 of the West Buffalo community in Robbinsville, N.C., went to his heavenly home Monday, Aug. 1, 2022, at Graham Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center.

County fire department passes rating inspection

Randy Foster

Thursday, August 11, 2022

Robbinsville – Graham County Fire Department received solid ratings from the N.C.

Verizon blames third party for recent wireless outages

Randy Foster

Thursday, August 11, 2022

Robbinsville – If you are a Verizon Wireless customer, you may have noticed some outages recently.

It wasn’t your imagination and you weren’t alone.

Town of Lake Santeetlah Mayor Connie Gross (right) presents a donation of $4,500 to Santeetlah Volunteer Fire Department Chief Brian Johnson at Aug. 4’s appreciation dinner. Photo by Randy Foster/news@grahamstar.com

Santeetlah thanks firefighters with $4.5K

Randy Foster

Thursday, August 11, 2022

*Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct an error that appeared in its original publication.

The Primitive Quartet (left) returns to its Graham County roots for the Mountain Homecoming next week at Fontana Village Resort.

‘This is our heritage’

Kevin Hensley

Thursday, August 11, 2022

Fontana Dam – The hills around Fontana Lake will be reverberating next week.

County celebrates 150th birthday … and you’re invited

Randy Foster

Thursday, August 11, 2022

Graham County’s 150th anniversary celebration events kick off this weekend in Fontana Dam and Stecoah, with two days of celebration in Robbinsville the following weekend.

One of the features of the planned Corridor K expansion is a 270-foot-wide land bridge at Stecoah Gap, which will allow wildlife and hikers alike on the intersecting Appalachian Trail to traverse over N.C. Highway 28 without traffic interference.

Letting to begin for Corridor K next week

Kevin Hensley

Thursday, August 11, 2022

The N.C. Department of Transportation has planned three dates for “letting” – or the reception of bids for a project – along the Corridor K expansion, and the first phase started Tuesday.