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Andrew Chase Burchfield is quite the entrepreneur, thanks to a hobby he first picked up last year. Photo by Latresa Phillips/The Graham Star

Andrew Chase Burchfield is quite the entrepreneur, thanks to a hobby he first picked up last year. Photo by Latresa Phillips/The Graham Star

Chase’n dreams

Latresa Phillips
Thursday, February 22, 2024
Long Creek – Andrew Chase Burchfield is a diamond in the rough. An avid rock collector, he began making jewelry pieces last year. A friend suggested the hobby as an opportunity to display his rocks in a creative way.

4 arrested in meth bust

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, February 22, 2024
Santeetlah – The Graham County Sheriff’s Office recently took another step forward in its efforts to combat the local drug epidemic. Around 10:45 p.m., Feb. 11, personnel from the office knocked on the door of a residence at 2901 Tapoco Road.

Brush fire stopped close to home

Marshall McClung
Thursday, February 15, 2024
Sweetgum – The Graham County 911 Center received a report of a brush fire on Berts Creek Circle around 2:20 p.m., Feb. 8. The caller stated that the fire had spread into the woods and was growing larger. Firefighters with the Graham and Santeetlah Fire departments, N.C. Forest Service, and U.S.

New intercom system coming to school district

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, February 15, 2024
Robbinsville – The safety of students remains a top priority for Graham County Schools. At Feb. 6’s board of education meeting, assistant superintendent Robert Moody provided a promising step toward ensuring consistent safety at both campuses. Thanks to a $300K grant from the N.C.
No matter the age, G.D. Phillips and Blaze Powers have already solved one equation: there is never a bad time to give flowers to their respective wives, Woody and Aubrey. Photos by Latresa Phillips/The Graham Star

No matter the age, G.D. Phillips and Blaze Powers have already solved one equation: there is never a bad time to give flowers to their respective wives, Woody and Aubrey. Photos by Latresa Phillips/The Graham Star

Forever Valentines

Latresa Phillips
Thursday, February 15, 2024
Aubrey and Blaze Powers have been best friends since she was 7 and he was 9. On Feb. 24, G.D. Phillips and his wife Woody will celebrate their 63rd year of marriage. They were in high school when they met.
Graham County was without all eight of its sanitation sites for roughly three weeks, but it appears that the absence of convenience did little to teach those who are largely responsible for the original closures – as evident from this snapshot taken at the Snowbird site on the morning of Feb. 5.

Graham County was without all eight of its sanitation sites for roughly three weeks, but it appears that the absence of convenience did little to teach those who are largely responsible for the original closures – as evident from this snapshot taken at the Snowbird site on the morning of Feb. 5.

All trash sites re-opened

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, February 15, 2024
Dumpsters were returned to the Bear Creek sanitation site Friday, officially signaling that all eight of the county’s trash centers were back open for business. However, the same issues that played a large role in the board of commissioners’ decision to close five of the locations Jan.

Voting begins today

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, February 15, 2024
Robbinsville – Graham County constituents are welcome to begin making their voices heard at the polls today. The 2024 primary election kicks off with one-stop (early) voting being held at the county’s board of elections office (196 Knight St., Suite A).

Land designated for fitness center

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, February 8, 2024
Robbinsville – Plans for a public fitness center close to the county seat received a sprint forward Monday. The Graham County Health Board – made up by commissioners, with an advisory council on standby – voted unanimously to designate one acre of property off West Fort Hill Road for the facility.

Board member asks for new chairman

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, February 8, 2024
Robbinsville – Just over two hours into Tuesday’s Graham County Board of Education meeting, board member Debra “Hank” Dinschel stated, “I want to elect a new chairman.”Dinschel was almost 30 minutes into a speech on board procedures when she proposed her idea to remove Rodney Nelson from his post.