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Woman drowns in creek

News Staff
Thursday, October 17, 2019
Big Santeetlah – Officials have confirmed that a Huntsville, Ala. woman drowned in Big Santeetlah Creek on Oct. 7, and the death is being investigated as suspicious. Kathleen Polce Miller, 60, was at a campsite just past Stewart Cabin with her husband.
Kevin Williams and Dulci Ellenberger are two members of the House of Moves trio, which is coming to Brasstown on Friday, Oct. 18.

Kevin Williams and Dulci Ellenberger are two members of the House of Moves trio, which is coming to Brasstown on Friday, Oct. 18.

House of Moves Coming to Brasstown

News Staff
Friday, October 11, 2019
House of Moves will perform a Friday night concert at the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown at 7 p.m. on Oct. 18. The show will be held in the Keith House. Admission is free, but donations are appreciated. House of Moves is a collection of members from the Asheville based band, Moves.
Katie McCracian, Sydney Adams, Cody Crisp and Ella Atwell (from left) show off the clay artwork they created at last week’s Arrowmont Program, held at the Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center. Photo by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

Katie McCracian, Sydney Adams, Cody Crisp and Ella Atwell (from left) show off the clay artwork they created at last week’s Arrowmont Program, held at the Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center. Photo by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

Students learn arts and crafts

News Staff
Thursday, October 10, 2019
Stecoah – The Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center hosted a week-long Arrowmont ArtReach-on-the-Road program which gave more than 340 students from Graham and Swain counties the chance to spend a day studying traditional Appalachian arts and crafts in a studio setting.

Native wins nursing scholarship

Robbi Pounds
Thursday, October 10, 2019
Winston-Salem – At the 2019 N.C. Nurses Association convention in Winston-Salem, Robbinsville native and University of North Carolina in Wilmington student Tobi Sellers won the Judy Knox College Scholarship. The scholarship helps fund studies at the Duke University School of Nursing in Durham.
Census Graphic

Census Graphic

Census measures poverty, population across South

Robbi Pounds
Thursday, October 10, 2019
While the U.S. Census Bureau's main objective is to count the population every 10 years, the agency also tracks our well-being through the American Community Survey.
Miss Cambrie Lovin was named the 2019 Robbinsville High School homecoming queen during Friday night's ceremony. She was escorted by her brother Carson Lovin and is the daughter of Brandon and Haley Lovin. Photo by Byron Housley/The Graham Star

Miss Cambrie Lovin was named the 2019 Robbinsville High School homecoming queen during Friday night's ceremony. She was escorted by her brother Carson Lovin and is the daughter of Brandon and Haley Lovin. Photo by Byron Housley/The Graham Star

Her Majesty, Queen Lovin

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, October 10, 2019
Robbinsville – There really was no way to pick from the field of 10 contestants. Each had a million-dollar smile, stunning dresses and unique entrances with their escort. However, someone had to be decreed the 2019 Robbinsville High School homecoming queen.