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Lilly Lancaster and Charida Willis (front table), as well as Wilhem Crisp, Russell Hooper and Eddie Brooms (back table) persue through some books at Robbinsville High School on Monday. Graham County Schools received a grade of "C" for their literacy levels during the 2018-19 year. Photo by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

Lilly Lancaster and Charida Willis (front table), as well as Wilhem Crisp, Russell Hooper and Eddie Brooms (back table) persue through some books at Robbinsville High School on Monday. Graham County Schools received a grade of "C" for their literacy levels during the 2018-19 year. Photo by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

County schools hoping to improve on grades

Robbi Pounds
Thursday, October 31, 2019
Robbinsville – According to the 2018-2019 school performance grades, all three Graham County schools are operating at a “C” level.  However, as Robbinsville Elementary School Principal Jaime Hooper said, “A child is more than a test score.

Cleaning up the town

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, October 31, 2019
One month removed from worried citizens strategizing in a public forum with the Graham County Sheriff’s Office on the rampant drug problem plaguing the area, law enforcement officials are holding up their end of the bargain.

Renowned suicide expert to speak at Western Carolina

News Staff
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
Cullowhee – Western Carolina University will welcome Thomas W. Joiner Jr., one of the world’s leading authorities on suicide, to speak as part of its doctor of psychology program’s speaker series. Joiner’s talk, “Why People Die By Suicide,” will be presented at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov.

Shaped-note singing lecture in Swain

News Staff
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
Bryson City – “A History of Shaped-Note Singing and the Shaping of Church Music In Appalachia” is the title of the presentation by Curtis Blanton for the Nov. 7 meeting of the Swain County Genealogical and Historical Society. Shaped-note singing took on its American form in the 1790’s.

Poem summarizes 911 fiasco

News Staff
Thursday, October 24, 2019
By Penny Ray Cherokee Scout A well-intentioned attempt to inform the public about the loss of emergency 911 communications last week turned into a war of words, with some citizens blaming law enforcement officials for disturbing their sleep.
Operation Stop Arm is a week-long initative that sees officers crack down on those who offend school bus laws. Even on a rainy Tuesday morning, drivers like Bobby Howell has to make sure each student he picks up arrives at school safely. Photo by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

Operation Stop Arm is a week-long initative that sees officers crack down on those who offend school bus laws. Even on a rainy Tuesday morning, drivers like Bobby Howell has to make sure each student he picks up arrives at school safely. Photo by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

Operation Stop Arm promotes school traffic safety

Robbi Pounds
Thursday, October 24, 2019
Robbinsville – Operation Stop Arm, a N.C. State Highway Patrol campaign to increase awareness of the dangers of ignoring school bus stop arms, increased traffic patrols in school zones, around school buses and at school bus stops Monday. The initiative lasts until Friday.

Fake spiderwebs pose real danger to wildlife

Robbi Pounds
Thursday, October 24, 2019
With both Halloween decor season and fall migration upon us, unlucky birds are becoming hopelessly entangled in Halloween spiderweb decorations.

Studies link alcohol bans to increased meth use

Robbi Pounds
Thursday, October 24, 2019
After a six-year study of Kentucky counties, researchers at the University of Louisville concluded that “dry counties” tend to have more intense problems with methamphetamine abuse than counties where alcohol is legal.