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This 4-wheeler and other stolen items were recently recovered by the Graham County Sheriff’s Office. A Tuskegee man has been charged for stealing the property. Photo courtesy of Graham County Sheriff's Office

This 4-wheeler and other stolen items were recently recovered by the Graham County Sheriff’s Office. A Tuskegee man has been charged for stealing the property. Photo courtesy of Graham County Sheriff's Office

Local man charged with larceny

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, June 18, 2020
Stecoah – A Tuskegee man was arrested June 5 on charges of larceny. Benjamin Gary Laney, 31 of 1517 Upper Tuskegee Road, was booked on felony larceny, and breaking and/or entering charges.

Hikers take wrong turn

Marshall McClung
Thursday, June 18, 2020
Yellow Creek – Hikers from Cary – on a trip through the Slickrock section of the Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness area – ran into problems late in the afternoon of Tuesday, June 9.

Case count reaches 6

Kevin Hensley
Friday, June 12, 2020
Four cases in 10 days. A slow trend if you look most anywhere, but for Graham County, which stood as one of the final four in North Carolina to not have a positive case of COVID-19, it might raise some eyebrows.

Robbinsville High awards senior students

Kevin Hensley
Friday, June 12, 2020
Robbinsville – It is normally a highly attended, smile-filled event. However, as with everything else in 2020, the coronavirus pandemic forced Robbinsville High School to get creative with its annual senior awards ceremony.
Robbinsville band director Jameson Stout addresses the audience gathered inside the school’s theater for the May 22, 2017 spring concert. Stout is leaving the Graham County School system after 11 years on the job. Photos by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

Robbinsville band director Jameson Stout addresses the audience gathered inside the school’s theater for the May 22, 2017 spring concert. Stout is leaving the Graham County School system after 11 years on the job. Photos by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

Ending on a high note

Matthew Miller
Friday, June 12, 2020
Eleven years ago, the position of music director at Graham County Schools made the transition from Joseph Earp to a new, fresh-out-of-college director, Jameson Stout.  As a senior in high school, Stout’s band program underwent a director transition.

County jail needs $25K

Kevin Hensley
Friday, June 12, 2020
Robbinsville – As Graham County examines its pending budget for the 2020-21 fiscal year, there is still help needed in the current fiscal year.

Fontana Village abandons lease

Kevin Hensley
Friday, June 12, 2020
Fontana Dam – The rumor mill is not ready to completely stop turning, but the wind surrounding it has certainly died down.  The owners of Fontana Village Resort & Marina opted in a June 1 meeting with the Tennessee Valley Authority to surrender its lease back to the TVA.