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A routine probation visit earlier this month ultimately yielded 348 grams of methamphetamine. Photo courtesy of N.C. Department of Adult Correction

A routine probation visit earlier this month ultimately yielded 348 grams of methamphetamine. Photo courtesy of N.C. Department of Adult Correction

Probation visit results in meth bust

Kevin Hensley
Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Ronnie Ray Underwood, Jr. Sweetgum – Deputies with the Graham County Sheriff’s Office accompanied North Carolina Probation and Parole on a June 4 home visit and left with much more than a check-in from the resident.
Rep. Chuck Edwards listens intently while a member of the audience shares her concerns over the closing of Cable Cove Campground during Edwards’ town hall visit June 20. Photos by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Rep. Chuck Edwards listens intently while a member of the audience shares her concerns over the closing of Cable Cove Campground during Edwards’ town hall visit June 20. Photos by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Unplugged

Kevin Hensley
Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Robbinsville – For the better part of 90 minutes, the congressional representative for Western North Carolina both discussed and heard topics weighing heavy on Graham County’s mind. Rep.

Town doubling down on water cutoffs

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, June 20, 2024
Robbinsville – Leniency will soon go out the window. While discussing the Town of Robbinsville’s planned 2024-25 fiscal budget at a special-called meeting Tuesday, town clerk Amanda Gyongyos revealed that water/sewer customers in the municipality have a combined $24,000 in past due balances.
With temperatures Monday afternoon in the 90s, participants in this year’s Elder Abuse Awareness Walk called an audible and made laps around the Graham County Community Building’s meeting room, where a corresponding fair had just wrapped up hours earlier. Photo by Latresa Phillips/The Graham Star

With temperatures Monday afternoon in the 90s, participants in this year’s Elder Abuse Awareness Walk called an audible and made laps around the Graham County Community Building’s meeting room, where a corresponding fair had just wrapped up hours earlier. Photo by Latresa Phillips/The Graham Star

Walk in their shoes

Latresa Phillips
Thursday, June 20, 2024
Robbinsville – Elder abuse is a growing concern as the number of adults over the age of 65 in North Carolina grows.  By 2025, 1-in-5 residents will be over 65. Longevity creates greater opportunity for older adults to experience maltreatment, whether physical, emotional or financial.

County participating in World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

Latresa Phillips
Friday, June 14, 2024
Robbinsville – June 17 has been designated as World Elder Abuse Awareness Day by the United Nations’ General Assembly. The purpose of the day is to provide communities around the world with an opportunity to gain a better understanding of the abuse and neglect of older persons.

Measuring miracles: one foot at a time

Latresa Phillips
Friday, June 14, 2024
In 1991, Murphy’s Betsy Lane heard a segment on National Public Radio about getting new shoes for needy kids. As a child, she could remember her own need for shoes. She was so touched that she began collecting and donating shoes in Cherokee County.

Snake encounter triggers rescue mission

Marshall McClung
Friday, June 14, 2024
Slickrock – Graham County Rescue Squad members were dispatched around 8:25 p.m., Saturday, in response to a 911 call about a hiker having difficulties. A group of seven individuals – who were members of the Smoky Mountain Hiking Club, from the Knoxville area – had left Big Fat Gap around 10:30 a.m.