Health department touts recent decline
Kevin Hensley
A Dec. 2 release from the Graham County Health Department applauded a recent campaign for everyone to follow the “3 W’s.
Friday, December 11, 2020
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Stecoah executive director resigns
Charlie Benton
Stecoah – A longtime fixture at the Stecoah Valley Center will be saying goodbye this spring.
Beth Fields announced her resignation as the center’s executive director in a Dec. 1 letter, saying that she wished to be closer to her family. Fields’ resignation will be effective March 31, 2021.
Friday, December 11, 2020
Talks underway on new wing
Charlie Benton
Robbinsville – Graham County Schools’ ongoing effort to build a new sixth-grade wing at Robbinsville Middle School took a step forward, after opening two bids at its Nov. 30 Board of Education meeting.
On Monday, Nov.
Friday, December 11, 2020
Modern Day Bonnie and Clyde
Charlie Benton
Snowbird – A local man and woman are both behind bars and facing a bevy of charges, after allegedly stealing a hoard of items from several addresses along Sunday Branch Road, Mission Road and Little Snowbird Road in Graham County.
On the evening of Nov.
Friday, December 11, 2020
Graham County Clerk of Court Tammy Holloway swears in re-elected Board of Commissioners’ members (from left): Keith Eller, vice-chairman; Connie Orr, chairman; and Jacob Nelms. Photo by Charlie Benton/news@grahamstar.com
Justice center nearing bidding phase
Charlie Benton
Robbinsville – Graham County’s ongoing justice center and jail project will soon move into its second phase.
County Project Manager Jason Marino gave an update on the project to the Graham County Board of Commissioners in a special meeting Monday.
Friday, December 11, 2020
Cooper takes steps to close North Carolina from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.
News Staff
By Julie Havlak
Carolina Journal News Service
Raleigh — Gov. Roy Cooper is walking back reopening with a new stay-at-home order starting Friday, when North Carolina effectively shuts down from 10 p.m. — 5 a.m.
Cooper’s order will require nonessential businesses to close by 10 p.m.
Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Lady Knights sweep Cherokee
Kevin Hensley
Cherokee – In what proved to be the only action Robbinsville would see last week, the Black Knights took care of business.
Thursday, December 3, 2020
Teen back in jail after second arrest in two weeks
Charlie Benton
Robbinsville – A local teenager has been arrested twice within 11 days, according to reports from the Graham County Sheriff’s Office.
Thursday, December 3, 2020
Re-assembling the library is just one of several things Snowbird is doing during its temporary stint in the Ingles Shopping Center. Photos by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com
EBCI sets up operations center
Charlie Benton
Robbinsville – The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians will be offering services to its own in the shopping center next to Ingles Market in Robbinsville, as it constructs a new tribal complex that will replace the dated facility in the Snowbird community.
Thursday, December 3, 2020
Healthcare worker could be grand marshal for parade
Charlie Benton
Robbinsville – As the town’s annual Christmas parade nears, the Robbinsville Tourism Authority has planned to invite a healthcare worker to serve as its grand marshal, in honor of work being done by healthcare workers in the county and throughout the world doing the COVID-19 pandemic.
At its Nov.
Thursday, December 3, 2020