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Positive review for town

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, November 14, 2019
Robbinsville – During a lengthy town Board of Aldermen meeting Friday, auditors commended the effort made on the financial side of the operation. Nancy Lux with Ray, Bumgarner, Kingshill & Associates presented the audit report for the 2018-19 fiscal year.
Junaluska is buried in the center of this memorial, which overlooks Robbinsville. Photo by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

Junaluska is buried in the center of this memorial, which overlooks Robbinsville. Photo by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

Cheoah's most famous son

Robbi Pounds
Thursday, November 14, 2019
At the top of a hill in Robbinsville perches one of Graham County’s best-known landmarks: the grave of Junaluska, the Cheoah Valley’s most famous citizen.
Coach Lucas Ford (left) can't contain his excitement as Clayson Lane (15) and Lex Hooper (20) rejoice in the moment Friday night at Murphy, after Robbinsville moved the chains for the final time in a Smoky Mountain Conference title-clinching 17-14 win over the Bulldogs. Photos by Byron Housley/The Graham Star

Coach Lucas Ford (left) can't contain his excitement as Clayson Lane (15) and Lex Hooper (20) rejoice in the moment Friday night at Murphy, after Robbinsville moved the chains for the final time in a Smoky Mountain Conference title-clinching 17-14 win over the Bulldogs. Photos by Byron Housley/The Graham Star

What a Knight!

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, November 14, 2019
Murphy – In a high-stakes situation, Robbinsville hit the jackpot. The Black Knights (11-0) rallied from a halftime deficit Friday night at Murphy (9-2) to stun the Bulldogs 17-14, clinching the program’s first Smoky Mountain Conference title since 2015.
As Matthew Miller played “Taps,” Town of Robbinsville Alderman Brian Johnson, Connie Orr of the Graham County Board of Commissioners and Town of Robbinsville Mayor Steve Hooper (from left) honored the flag at the beginning of Monday’s Veterans Day ceremony at Robbinsville High School. Photos by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

As Matthew Miller played “Taps,” Town of Robbinsville Alderman Brian Johnson, Connie Orr of the Graham County Board of Commissioners and Town of Robbinsville Mayor Steve Hooper (from left) honored the flag at the beginning of Monday’s Veterans Day ceremony at Robbinsville High School. Photos by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

Day of thanks

Robbi Pounds
Thursday, November 14, 2019
“Words can’t express the thank you that needs to be said to each one of our men and women that has served our great United States of America,” said Town of Robbinsville Mayor Steve Hooper.

Governor vetoes teacher pay raises

News Staff
Saturday, November 9, 2019
By Rick Henderson Carolina Journal News Service Raleigh — North Carolina public school teachers and higher education employees hoping to get a pay raise will have to wait. Perhaps until January. Gov.

Robbinsville wins first conference title since 2015

Kevin Hensley
Saturday, November 9, 2019
Murphy – In a high-stakes situation, Robbinsville hit the jackpot. The Black Knights (11-0) rallied from a halftime deficit Friday night at Murphy (9-2) to stun the Bulldogs 17-14, clinching the program's first Smoky Mountain Conference title since 2015.
Gov. Roy Cooper signs a package of reforms to North Carolina sexual assault laws Thursday afternoon, during a visit to a domestic violence shelter in Greensboro, as supporters of the legislation look on. Photo by Kate Martin/Carolina Public Press

Gov. Roy Cooper signs a package of reforms to North Carolina sexual assault laws Thursday afternoon, during a visit to a domestic violence shelter in Greensboro, as supporters of the legislation look on. Photo by Kate Martin/Carolina Public Press

Governor signs sexual assault reforms into law

News Staff
Friday, November 8, 2019
By Kate Martin Carolina Public Press Greensboro — Gov. Roy Cooper signed legislation Thursday that reforms North Carolina’s sexual assault laws, extends the statute of limitations for civil suits against perpetrators of child abuse and includes a number of other safety protections for children.

Gillespie to run for N.C. House

News Staff
Thursday, November 7, 2019
By Jake Browning The Franklin Press Franklin – Macon County commissioner Karl Gillespie will officially announce his bid for the N.C. House of Representatives District 120 seat at Macon County GOP headquarters on Saturday. Gillespie, a Republican, will seek to fill the seat being vacated by Rep.

Treasurer says governor should manage transportation department

News Staff
Thursday, November 7, 2019
By Julie Havlak Carolina Journal News Service Raleigh — The N.C. Department of Transportation shouldn’t manage its own finances, N.C. Treasurer Dale Folwell says. The transportation department overspent by about $2 billion, and Folwell is calling for a shakeup in department management.