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Stadium project sees progress

Ruby Annas

Thursday, December 21, 2023

Robbinsville – The Graham County Board of Commissioners and Graham County Board of Education held a special meeting Dec. 12, to discuss the construction of a new football stadium.

The children who participated in the Graham County Sheriff Office’s “Shop with a Cop” on Dec. 14 gather with law-enforcement officials outside Walmart in Murphy. Photos courtesy of Graham County Sheriff's Office

Local children ‘Shop with a Cop’

Ruby Annas

Thursday, December 21, 2023

Murphy – The Graham County Sheriff’s Office spread holiday cheer to local children last week, with the annual “Shop with a Cop” event taking place Dec. 14.

16 file for 2024 races

Kevin Hensley

Thursday, December 21, 2023

Robbinsville – The majority of candidates wishing to file for local races held out until the final stretch before submitting their paperwork.

Crews begin to extract a Toyota Highlander from Lake Santeetlah around 5 p.m. Jan. 19, after the SUV crashed into the water during the early morning hours. Jose Alfredo Moreno-Romero, 23, passed away in the accident. Photo by Randy Foster/Community Newspapers, Inc.

Arrest made in fatal crash

Kevin Hensley

Thursday, December 21, 2023

Santeetlah – A nearly 11-month investigation into a fatal SUV crash has resulted in the arrest of a local resident.

Serve returned

Ruby Annas

Thursday, December 21, 2023

Robbinsville – Former Town of Robbinsville Interim Finance Officer Michael Richardson’s small claims case against the municipality’s aldermen Debbie Beasley and Kenneth Hyde was continued to Tuesday, Jan. 2. “I was hoping to get it over with today,” said Hyde.

The Town of Robbinsville Board of Aldermen voted to give the fence along East Main Street/Veterans Hill a complete facelift. Photo by Ruby Annas/news@grahamstar.com

Fence to be replaced

Ruby Annas

Thursday, December 14, 2023

Robbinsville – A bid of $63,169 was approved by the Robbinsville Board of Aldermen at its Dec. 6 meeting, to completely replace the fence along East Main Street/Veterans Hill. “It is in pretty bad shape,” observed alderwoman Debbie Beasley. “Wooden fences will always need to be repaired.

Mental health, nutrition addressed

Ruby Annas

Thursday, December 14, 2023

Robbinsville – The Graham County Board of Education approved adding new procedures for student mental health support, discussed funds for school meals and other items.

Service technician Chris Kingsbury loads up one of the 11 Print-Elect machines demonstrated in the Dec. 7 mock election. Photo by Ruby Annas/news@grahamstar.com

8 filings for 2024 races

News Staff

Thursday, December 14, 2023

Graham County Board of Elections members Lowell Crisp (left) and Beefy Rogers (center) join deputy director Tasha Holder in trying out the new Printelect machines during Dec. 7’s mock election. The upgraded equipment will be available to local voters next year.

The new Lake Santeetlah council was sworn in Monday. From left are Ralph Strunk, Kevin Haag, Diana Simon and Keith Predmore. Jim Hager – who was appointed as finance officer – was not present. Photo by Ruby Annas/news@grahamstar.com

Fresh start for Lake Santeetlah?

Ruby Annas

Thursday, December 14, 2023

Jim Hager Lake Santeetlah – The newest faces of the Town of Lake Santeetlah council held a special-called meeting Monday. “This council will be working together,” said Diana Simon, who was appointed the town’s mayor in a unanimous vote by the council.

Town served

Ruby Annas

Thursday, December 14, 2023

Robbinsville – Former Town of Robbinsville Interim Finance Officer Micheal Richardson is suing the municipality’s board of alderman individually – Debbie Beasley and Kenneth Hyde – for unpaid wages, unpaid sick leave, vacation, holiday and bereavement; along with a breach of his temporary work...