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Moonshiner Steakhouse on Tallulah Road was bustling Friday evening, even amid social-distancing protocols. Photos by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

Moonshiner Steakhouse on Tallulah Road was bustling Friday evening, even amid social-distancing protocols. Photos by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

Bon appetite

Kevin Hensley
Friday, June 12, 2020
Tallulah – Ribs. Homemade pasta. Glazed salmon. Quality food for any restaurant, but for a place dubbed “Moonshiner Steakhouse,” it seems far-fetched.

Case count reaches 6

Kevin Hensley
Friday, June 12, 2020
Four cases in 10 days. A slow trend if you look most anywhere, but for Graham County, which stood as one of the final four in North Carolina to not have a positive case of COVID-19, it might raise some eyebrows.

Robbinsville High awards senior students

Kevin Hensley
Friday, June 12, 2020
Robbinsville – It is normally a highly attended, smile-filled event. However, as with everything else in 2020, the coronavirus pandemic forced Robbinsville High School to get creative with its annual senior awards ceremony.
Robbinsville band director Jameson Stout addresses the audience gathered inside the school’s theater for the May 22, 2017 spring concert. Stout is leaving the Graham County School system after 11 years on the job. Photos by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

Robbinsville band director Jameson Stout addresses the audience gathered inside the school’s theater for the May 22, 2017 spring concert. Stout is leaving the Graham County School system after 11 years on the job. Photos by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

Ending on a high note

Matthew Miller
Friday, June 12, 2020
Eleven years ago, the position of music director at Graham County Schools made the transition from Joseph Earp to a new, fresh-out-of-college director, Jameson Stout.  As a senior in high school, Stout’s band program underwent a director transition.

County jail needs $25K

Kevin Hensley
Friday, June 12, 2020
Robbinsville – As Graham County examines its pending budget for the 2020-21 fiscal year, there is still help needed in the current fiscal year.

Fontana Village abandons lease

Kevin Hensley
Friday, June 12, 2020
Fontana Dam – The rumor mill is not ready to completely stop turning, but the wind surrounding it has certainly died down.  The owners of Fontana Village Resort & Marina opted in a June 1 meeting with the Tennessee Valley Authority to surrender its lease back to the TVA.
U.S. House of Representatives District 11 Republican candidate Madison Cawthorn and Meredith Maxwell discuss an important topic at Friday’s meet-and-greet outside the Graham County Sheriff’s Office. Photos by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

U.S. House of Representatives District 11 Republican candidate Madison Cawthorn and Meredith Maxwell discuss an important topic at Friday’s meet-and-greet outside the Graham County Sheriff’s Office. Photos by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

‘My talking points are not just talking points’

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, June 4, 2020
Robbinsville – Madison Cawthorn’s mission statement is simple. “I will not forget my constituents,” Cawthorn said to a crowd of about 40 voters gathered outside the Graham County Sheriff’s Office on Friday.  Early voting begins today for the U.S.

Graham’s case count doubles

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, June 4, 2020
The numbers held steady for as long as they could. Following a three-week stalemate, the Graham County Health Department confirmed the third positive case of COVID-19 in the county Saturday. The fourth case was then confirmed Monday afternoon.