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Poem summarizes 911 fiasco

News Staff
Thursday, October 24, 2019
By Penny Ray Cherokee Scout A well-intentioned attempt to inform the public about the loss of emergency 911 communications last week turned into a war of words, with some citizens blaming law enforcement officials for disturbing their sleep.
Operation Stop Arm is a week-long initative that sees officers crack down on those who offend school bus laws. Even on a rainy Tuesday morning, drivers like Bobby Howell has to make sure each student he picks up arrives at school safely. Photo by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

Operation Stop Arm is a week-long initative that sees officers crack down on those who offend school bus laws. Even on a rainy Tuesday morning, drivers like Bobby Howell has to make sure each student he picks up arrives at school safely. Photo by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

Operation Stop Arm promotes school traffic safety

Robbi Pounds
Thursday, October 24, 2019
Robbinsville – Operation Stop Arm, a N.C. State Highway Patrol campaign to increase awareness of the dangers of ignoring school bus stop arms, increased traffic patrols in school zones, around school buses and at school bus stops Monday. The initiative lasts until Friday.

Fake spiderwebs pose real danger to wildlife

Robbi Pounds
Thursday, October 24, 2019
With both Halloween decor season and fall migration upon us, unlucky birds are becoming hopelessly entangled in Halloween spiderweb decorations.

Studies link alcohol bans to increased meth use

Robbi Pounds
Thursday, October 24, 2019
After a six-year study of Kentucky counties, researchers at the University of Louisville concluded that “dry counties” tend to have more intense problems with methamphetamine abuse than counties where alcohol is legal.

Flu virus strikes county

Robbi Pounds
Thursday, October 24, 2019
Dr. John Tucker of Smoky Mountain Urgent Care in Robbinsville recently confirmed that the flu virus is already active in Graham County.

Don't step to Robbinsville

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, October 24, 2019
Cherokee – A pair of touchdowns on kickoff returns padded another dominant night of Black Knights football. Fresh off a bye week, Robbinsville (8-0, 3-0) traveled to Cherokee (2-7, 1-3) for the resumption of Smoky Mountain Conference play Friday night.
Robbinsville High School principal David Matheson (left) and senior Christopher Shope behold a Pagani automobile that visited the campus Oct. 16. Photos by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

Robbinsville High School principal David Matheson (left) and senior Christopher Shope behold a Pagani automobile that visited the campus Oct. 16. Photos by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

Not your everyday car

News Staff
Thursday, October 24, 2019
By Matthew Miller Special to The Graham Star Robbinsville – When Robbinsville High School is mentioned in conversation, one may think of academics, clubs, or sports.  However, for a brief moment Oct. 16, the focus on campus was automotive.
The Pressley Girls were just one of several groups to perform at Saturday’s festival. Photo by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

The Pressley Girls were just one of several groups to perform at Saturday’s festival. Photo by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

Mountain life highlighted

Robbi Pounds
Thursday, October 24, 2019
Stecoah – In spite of threatening skies, the 23rd annual Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center’s Fall Harvest Festival, ranked by the Southeast Tourism Society as one of the Top 20 Events of 2019, turned the 10-acre Stecoah campus into a two-day “quintessential showcase of traditional mountain life.