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Tylen Trammell is carving out his own sports legacy in a family full of competitors, as he is compiling quite the resume in dirt-track racing.

Tylen Trammell is carving out his own sports legacy in a family full of competitors, as he is compiling quite the resume in dirt-track racing.

1 Track Mind

Kevin Hensley
Monday, July 24, 2023
Concord – Volleyball. Basketball. Track. Racing. One of these things is not like the other, but Tylen Trammell has found a way to stand out from the crowd in a family chock-full of perennial athletes.

Severity of animal-control ordinance violations increases

Kevin Hensley
Monday, July 24, 2023
Robbinsville – In regards to the revised animal-control ordinance, Robbinsville’s board of aldermen is making sure it has dotted their I’s and crossed its T’s. Updating the measure has been discussed for months, with a draft ordinance presented at the June 7 board meeting.
Stoney Hollow Farm puts a heavy emphasis on having a variety of products for all consumers, including both non-GMO and freshly-cultivated vegetables. Photos by Latresa Phillips/The Graham Star

Stoney Hollow Farm puts a heavy emphasis on having a variety of products for all consumers, including both non-GMO and freshly-cultivated vegetables. Photos by Latresa Phillips/The Graham Star

Something for everyone

Latresa Phillips
Monday, July 24, 2023
* Second in a 4-part series East Buffalo – Along the edges of the Cheoah Mountains of Graham County lies a treasure to herbal enthusiasts, culinary experts and a little something for absolutely everyone.
Chris Woods (left) and Deborah Allen are two of the newest members to join the team at the county-owned urgent care facility on South Main Street, which has spent the last 5-plus months rebuilding its operation. Photo by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Chris Woods (left) and Deborah Allen are two of the newest members to join the team at the county-owned urgent care facility on South Main Street, which has spent the last 5-plus months rebuilding its operation. Photo by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Urgent care nearing return to full strength

Kevin Hensley
Monday, July 24, 2023
Robbinsville – It might have been once been the most barebones operation around, but today everything at Graham County Urgent Care and Family Practice exudes normalcy.
Pat and Betty Satterfield’s 6-year-old grandson Quincy has already shown he is wise beyond his years, lending a helping hand all around Satterfield’s Briarpatch Greenhouse & Nursery – but not without his faithful friends Rosie and Rattler by his side. Photos by Latresa Phillips/The Graham Star

Pat and Betty Satterfield’s 6-year-old grandson Quincy has already shown he is wise beyond his years, lending a helping hand all around Satterfield’s Briarpatch Greenhouse & Nursery – but not without his faithful friends Rosie and Rattler by his side. Photos by Latresa Phillips/The Graham Star

Plannin’ ahead

Latresa Phillips
Thursday, July 6, 2023
* First in a 4-part series Tallulah – Twenty years ago, Pat and Betty Satterfield started out with the frame of a greenhouse covered with a tarpaulin. That year, they earned enough money to construct the greenhouse and add another for the next season.
Abigail Knight has made her choice: UNC-Charlotte will be the next to receive the services of the Lady Knights alum. Although her decision might seem practical to some, it was one Knight wrestled with. Photos by Kevin Hensley/sports@grahamstar.com

Abigail Knight has made her choice: UNC-Charlotte will be the next to receive the services of the Lady Knights alum. Although her decision might seem practical to some, it was one Knight wrestled with. Photos by Kevin Hensley/sports@grahamstar.com

Nothin’ finer than being a 49er

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, June 29, 2023
Robbinsville – With one single decision, the commute to watch Abigail Knight play a home college softball game plummeted from 987 miles to 213; a 15-hour drive, now just 3 ½.

Fontana Dam eyeing $238K budget

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, June 29, 2023
Fontana Dam – It’s no surprise that the county’s smallest municipality is relying largely on revenue from a popular vacation destination to shoulder the load of the 2023-24 budget.

Millage drops 10 cents in Robbinsville

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, June 29, 2023
Robbinsville – Residents of the county seat will be enjoying a smaller tax burden next year. Interim finance officer Michael Richardson announced a 10-cent decrease in the town’s millage rate – from 0.60 to 0.50 – in a June 16 release.