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Robbinsville was well-represented at the state HOSA competition, which was held in Greensboro from March 9-12. Photo courtesy of Robbinsville High School HOSA

Robbinsville was well-represented at the state HOSA competition, which was held in Greensboro from March 9-12. Photo courtesy of Robbinsville High School HOSA

Tomorrow’s leaders shine at state HOSA conference

Kevin Hensley
Monday, March 28, 2022
Greensboro – For a span of three days, the student body at Robbinsville High School was slightly thinned out.
Country music legend – and Graham County native – Ronnie Milsap visits with Virginia Zakroski at Meadow Branch Church on March 14. Milsap specifically asked for Zakroski to meet with him during his two-day stay in the county. Photo courtesy of Shaun Adams

Country music legend – and Graham County native – Ronnie Milsap visits with Virginia Zakroski at Meadow Branch Church on March 14. Milsap specifically asked for Zakroski to meet with him during his two-day stay in the county. Photo courtesy of Shaun Adams

Takin’ a stroll down Memory Lane

Randy Foster
Monday, March 28, 2022
Graham County native Ronnie Milsap took a break from touring for some reminiscing, during a two-day tour of his childhood home on March 14 and 15.
Ingles in Robbinsville scrambled to remodel a corner of its store for the sale of beer and wine after November’s election, but delays with the permit forced the market to fill the space with water. That will not be the case for much longer, though. Photo by Randy Foster/news@grahamstar.com

Ingles in Robbinsville scrambled to remodel a corner of its store for the sale of beer and wine after November’s election, but delays with the permit forced the market to fill the space with water. That will not be the case for much longer, though. Photo by Randy Foster/news@grahamstar.com

Beer, wine sales begin next month

Randy Foster
Monday, March 28, 2022
Robbinsville – For the first time since the late 1940s, you will be able to buy beer and wine at a Robbinsville grocery store.

Council getting complaints about dinnertime meetings

Randy Foster
Friday, March 18, 2022
Lake Santeetlah – Residents and property owners of the Town of Lake Santeetlah will be surveyed to see if they are happy with the time that their town council meets – 5:30 p.m. the second Thursday of the month. The current board switched the meetings to 5:30 p.m. from daytime meetings.

Part-time employee benefits halted by town

Randy Foster
Friday, March 18, 2022
Robbinsville – The town will no longer provide benefits to part-time town employees, the Robbinsville Board of Aldermen decided in a 3-0 vote at its meeting at its March 2 meeting. Benefits packages had included health, dental and life insurance.
These maps illustrate recent data on fatal and serious-injury crashes in Graham County. Maps by Randy Foster/news@grahamstar.com

These maps illustrate recent data on fatal and serious-injury crashes in Graham County. Maps by Randy Foster/news@grahamstar.com

Stats show Cherohala Skyway is Graham County’s deadliest road

Randy Foster
Friday, March 18, 2022
The Tail of the Dragon and Hellbender 28 may be famous for their thrills (and spills), but scenic Cherohala Skyway is the most dangerous of the three major touring routes in Graham County. The trends were revealed by data collected by N.C. Department of Transportation from 2016-20.
A new justice center – which would eliminate the need for occupancy in the aging Graham County Courthouse (pictured) – is just one of several projects in the works for Graham County. Photo by Randy Foster/news@grahamstar.com

A new justice center – which would eliminate the need for occupancy in the aging Graham County Courthouse (pictured) – is just one of several projects in the works for Graham County. Photo by Randy Foster/news@grahamstar.com

Big projects on the horizon

Randy Foster
Friday, March 18, 2022
Robbinsville – As Graham County gears up for tourist season, a number of major projects and potential projects are on the horizon. Here are some things to watch over the next couple of years.

Man shot while confronting wife

Randy Foster
Friday, March 18, 2022
Robbinsville – A Robbinsville man was shot and wounded in Lincoln County – and is facing felony charges – after he pushed his way into a Lincoln County home to check on his wife, and got into a fight with a man she had been staying with.