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Town holds work session on alcohol sales

Charlie Benton
Tuesday, November 23, 2021
Robbinsville – After citizens of Graham County’s largest municipality voted in favor of allowing the sale of beer and unfortified wine within town limits, its governing body began the process of learning how alcohol will be legally regulated. Robbinsville town attorney M.

Lake Santeetlah election protest dismissed

Kevin Hensley
Tuesday, November 23, 2021
Robbinsville – For now, the results of the Town of Lake Santeetlah’s Nov. 2 municipal election will stand. The Graham County Board of Elections dismissed two separate protests filed at a special preliminary hearing Nov. 17, citing incomplete paperwork being submitted as part of the challenges.
Willow Tree Catering and Baking owner and Chef Shea Blalock Anderson in the kitchen of her restaurant. Anderson emphasized that cooking with love was an important part of preparing a Holiday meal. Photo by Charlie Benton/news@grahamstar.com

Willow Tree Catering and Baking owner and Chef Shea Blalock Anderson in the kitchen of her restaurant. Anderson emphasized that cooking with love was an important part of preparing a Holiday meal. Photo by Charlie Benton/news@grahamstar.com

Recipe for cooking success

Charlie Benton
Tuesday, November 23, 2021
Robbinsville – As many in Graham County and beyond prepare their Thanksgiving meals, one local culinarian has offered some advice for home cooks.
Over the past few weeks, equipment owned by Graham County Land Company has been moved to a central location – behind the Graham County Recycling Center – in anticipation of a future auction. Photos by Randy Foster/The Graham Star

Over the past few weeks, equipment owned by Graham County Land Company has been moved to a central location – behind the Graham County Recycling Center – in anticipation of a future auction. Photos by Randy Foster/The Graham Star

CEO says Graham County Land ‘is done’

Randy Foster
Tuesday, November 23, 2021
***Aug. 4, 2022 Update: Lawsuit settled between Graham County Land Company, Flexible Funding Tallulah – Graham County Land Company – one of the largest private employers in Graham County – is unable to pay millions of dollars in debt and is essentially out of business.

Brush fire contained within hours

Marshall McClung
Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Snowbird – Graham County experienced its first brush fire of the fall season Nov. 10. The Graham County 911 Center received a report of the fire just before 1 p.m., near a home on Dobson Hill in the Snowbird community. Firefighters from the N.C. Forest Service and U.S.

COVID cases renew ‘outbreak’ status

Charlie Benton
Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Robbinsville – An outbreak of COVID-19 continues at the Graham County Jail. On Nov. 12, the Graham County Department of Public Health confirmed three active cases in the facility, keeping it under outbreak status for the next 28 days.