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Save for a local chiropractor using the space to provide services, this portion of the county-owned building at 21 S. Main St. has remained vacant since late-August. It was revealed Monday that urgent care would be back open inside the facility to serve residents later this year. Photo by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Save for a local chiropractor using the space to provide services, this portion of the county-owned building at 21 S. Main St. has remained vacant since late-August. It was revealed Monday that urgent care would be back open inside the facility to serve residents later this year. Photo by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Urgent matter resolved

Kevin Hensley
Friday, March 1, 2024
Robbinsville – For months, Graham County has lacked the availability of local urgent care. A deal announced Monday afternoon hopes to correct the issue – once and for all.

Woman accused of coercing victim

Kevin Hensley
Friday, March 1, 2024
Meadow Branch – A local resident allegedly tried to coerce a victim of sexual abuse during an investigation concerning the crime. Angie Gladden, 55 of a Farley Branch Road address, was arrested shortly after midnight Feb. 13 and charged with one felony count of obstructing justice. Sgt.

Free WiFi can be found downtown

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, February 22, 2024
Robbinsville – For years, it has dangled like a carrot. In an effort to connect to a source of internet in downtown Robbinsville, one could easily navigate to their WiFi settings while in the vicinity and see a network deemed “Robbinsville WiFi” readily available.
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.