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Jubilation sets in for the Robbinsvlle Lady Knights, moments after a thrilling 5-set victory over Murphy on Sept. 5. Photo by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Jubilation sets in for the Robbinsvlle Lady Knights, moments after a thrilling 5-set victory over Murphy on Sept. 5. Photo by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

At long last!

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, September 12, 2019
Robbinsville – The last time Robbinsville defeated Murphy in volleyball, this year’s class of seniors were still in middle school. The 2015 sweep of the Lady Bulldogs seemed like a distant memory until Sept.

Census results bring tax dollars home

Robbi Pounds
Thursday, September 12, 2019
The number of Graham County residents who mailed in their U.S. Census Bureau questionnaires in 2010 rose 40 percent over the 2000 rate, but even that number left the county’s response rate near the bottom of North Carolina’s 100 counties.

Bill seeks to save kids by cutting parental rights

Robbi Pounds
Thursday, September 12, 2019
N.C. House Bill 918 would give foster parents the right to file for termination of parental rights after only nine months, rather than the federally-mandated minimal standard of one year.

Child Support Services numbers on the rise

Robbi Pounds
Thursday, September 12, 2019
Robbinsville – Graham County DSS Director Cris Weatherford attended his first Board of Directors meeting since joining the DSS in August on Tuesday night. “I’ve been settling in,” Weatherford said.
Jim Suprinski (left) and Diana Cole-Joerns moved from Illinois to live their dream of owning their own business. The couple now owns The Boat & Auto Shop on Tallulah Road. Photo by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

Jim Suprinski (left) and Diana Cole-Joerns moved from Illinois to live their dream of owning their own business. The couple now owns The Boat & Auto Shop on Tallulah Road. Photo by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

New owners, same vision

Robbi Pounds
Thursday, September 12, 2019
Tallulah – The Boat & Auto Shop has new owners, but Jim Suprinski and Diana Cole-Joerns insist that they are “not changing a thing.”  The couple and their two dogs recently moved from Illinois and are living in a travel-trailer behind the shop.
The Huddle House on Tallulah Road ceased operations Tuesday, Sept. 3. Photo by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

The Huddle House on Tallulah Road ceased operations Tuesday, Sept. 3. Photo by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Huddle House Closes Up Shop

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, September 12, 2019
Tallulah – Rumors spread quickly through Graham County last week, when word leaked out that the Huddle House on Tallulah Road closed its doors for good Sept. 3. Owner Roger Kersch granted The Graham Star an exclusive interview Sept. 5.

Factors at play for Corridor K

News Staff
Thursday, September 12, 2019
Robbinsville – Corridor K may eventually happen, but it will not be the one that was imagined some 50 years ago, when discussions to build it first began. The beginning of construction on the project was recently moved up to 2026.

House Overrides Veto in Surprise Morning Veto

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Thursday, September 12, 2019
Raleigh — It’s a classic “he said, he said.” While a majority of the Democratic caucus was absent, Speaker of the House Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, on the morning of Wednesday, Sept. 11 called for a vote to override the governor’s budget veto. Democratic lawmakers decry the move as partisan trickery.
John & Tammy Lovin invite you to meet Rue the Yorkshire Terrier.

John & Tammy Lovin invite you to meet Rue the Yorkshire Terrier.

Sweetwater Farm & Garden is hometown staple

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Tuesday, August 27, 2019
There might be no business more important to a rural community than the local feed store, and a prime example is right here in Robbinsville.