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Board seeks civil penalty funds

Robbi Pounds
Thursday, December 5, 2019
Robbinsville – Tuesday’s Graham County Board of Education meeting saw members adopt a resolution to join other boards in the North Carolina School Board Association, to seek funds from civil penalties.

Sheriff's office on track for new equipment

Robbi Pounds
Thursday, December 5, 2019
Robbinsville – A busy Graham County Board of Commissioners meeting Tuesday included county manager Becky Garland discussing the process of gathering quotes and financing for new IT equipment at the Sheriff’s Department. Garland noted the costs would not exceed $35,000.

Giving thanks to Tsali

Robbi Pounds
Thursday, December 5, 2019
What would you do if the federal government ordered you to leave your home and move to a place you had never seen? Would you ignore the order, thinking it too ridiculous to be taken seriously?
Helen Gibson in her studio.

Helen Gibson in her studio.

Folk School Hosting Holiday Week

News Staff
Thursday, December 5, 2019
The holiday season possesses a special kind of magic and reverence for tradition, and the John C. Campbell Folk School’s annual Holiday in the Mountains Week (December 9–13) reflects that seasonal spirit. The week kicks off on Monday, December 9 with “A Celebration of Carving with Helen Gibson.

Judges uphold new congressional maps, in time for primary filing

News Staff
Monday, December 2, 2019
By Brooke Conrad Carolina Journal News Service   Raleigh — A three-judge panel unanimously upheld North Carolina’s new congressional districts, just in time for 2020 candidates to start filing. The judges’ ruling Monday, Dec. 2, in Harper v. Lewis still left several conflicts unresolved.

Green bean casserole: the dish that defined a decade

Robbi Pounds
Tuesday, November 26, 2019
Love it or hate it, green bean casserole has been a staple of the holiday table for for more than 60 years.  While plenty of Americans might think that their loving grandmother invented the recipe, green bean casserole originated in 1955 in the Camden, N.J.
Overhead views of the new expected flow of traffic for morning drop-off and afternoon pick-up, when the new Robbinsville High School entrance opens Tuesday.

Overhead views of the new expected flow of traffic for morning drop-off and afternoon pick-up, when the new Robbinsville High School entrance opens Tuesday.

New Robbinsville High entrance opens Tuesday

News Staff
Tuesday, November 26, 2019
The new road to Robbinsville Middle and High School will be opening Tuesday. The traffic pattern will be as follows: * All students that do not ride a bus – whether they drive or are being dropped off/picked up – will enter and exit the school using the new road.
Cynthia Garren (left) and Lavetta Roper greet customers every time they walk into Mountain Memories. Photo by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

Cynthia Garren (left) and Lavetta Roper greet customers every time they walk into Mountain Memories. Photo by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

Local store a merry ministry

Robbi Pounds
Tuesday, November 26, 2019
Robbinsville – Mountain Memories is a unique boutique, one with origins as a Christian bookstore.
Robbinsville High School honored retired Graham County teachers with a special Thanksgiving lunch Nov. 21. Photo by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

Robbinsville High School honored retired Graham County teachers with a special Thanksgiving lunch Nov. 21. Photo by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

Robbinsville High thanks retired teachers

Robbi Pounds
Tuesday, November 26, 2019
Robbinsville – For the Robbinsville High School cafeteria staff, the Thursday before Thanksgiving is the busiest day of the year.  Not only does the cafeteria serve a Thanksgiving feast to students; it also thanks teachers of days past by hosting the annual Retired Employee Luncheon.