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Attendees sing a song of praise during June 12’s “Awake America” gathering at the Graham County Courthouse. Photos by Latresa Phillips/The Graham Star

Attendees sing a song of praise during June 12’s “Awake America” gathering at the Graham County Courthouse. Photos by Latresa Phillips/The Graham Star

Awake, America!

Latresa Phillips
Thursday, June 19, 2025
Awake America Founder Lydia Long speaks during June 12’s event at the Graham County Courthouse. Robbinsville – It began on Sept. 11, 2009: a gathering on the steps of the courthouse in Blue Ridge, Ga.
Naomi Buchanan reaches to pet “Trevor” during June 5’s Wildlife Wonders exhibition at the Graham County Public Library. Photos by Latresa Phillips/The Graham Star

Naomi Buchanan reaches to pet “Trevor” during June 5’s Wildlife Wonders exhibition at the Graham County Public Library. Photos by Latresa Phillips/The Graham Star

Wonders of nature

Latresa Phillips
Thursday, June 12, 2025
Robbinsville – Children of all ages – along with parents and grandparents – visited the Graham County Library on June 5, to participate in a hands-on presentation of Wild Animals from around the world.  With visitors from the Wildlife Wonders Zoo in Cleveland, Tenn.
Legislation re-introduced by U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards would allow a memorial for nine Air Force crew members to be moved from its current location off the Cherohala Skyway to the Stratton Ridge Rest Area. Photos by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Legislation re-introduced by U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards would allow a memorial for nine Air Force crew members to be moved from its current location off the Cherohala Skyway to the Stratton Ridge Rest Area. Photos by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Air Force Memorial Act re-introduced

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, June 5, 2025
Cherohala – U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-N.C. of Hendersonville) recently re-introduced legislation that would move a memorial off of the Cherohala Skyway and closer to the site of a crash that killed nine U.S. Air Force crew members more than 42 years ago.

Hiker rescued after seizure

Marshall McClung
Thursday, May 29, 2025
Santeetlah – Graham County Fire and Rescue members – along with U.S. Forest Service employees – responded to a medical emergency inside the Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest around 11:30 a.m., May 20.  Doris Neuman – 67 of Louisville, Ky. – was hiking the Memorial Loop Trail when she suffered a seizure.

Woman killed in crash

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, May 29, 2025
Fontana Dam – A Texas woman passed away from injuries sustained in a single-vehicle crash near the Graham/Swain County line May 20.
Members of the Graham County Fire and Rescue Squad work their way back to shore after rescuing James Vollmer following an accident that sent the area dentist into the Cheoah River on May 13. Photos courtesy of Graham County Fire and Rescue

Members of the Graham County Fire and Rescue Squad work their way back to shore after rescuing James Vollmer following an accident that sent the area dentist into the Cheoah River on May 13. Photos courtesy of Graham County Fire and Rescue

Andrews man rescued from river

Marshall McClung
Thursday, May 22, 2025
Yellow Creek – Graham County Fire and Rescue members and others were called out to perform a swiftwater rescue on the Cheoah River around 7:45 p.m., on May 13, when 911 dispatchers received word of a car in the water roughly three miles south of Tapoco Lodge on U.S. 129.
Randy Martins, Catherine Yost and Jane Kvetko (from left) show off the gift bags that have been put together for Saturday's Women's Health Forum in Andrews.

Randy Martins, Catherine Yost and Jane Kvetko (from left) show off the gift bags that have been put together for Saturday's Women's Health Forum in Andrews.

Women's health forum coming to Andrews

Latresa Phillips
Thursday, May 15, 2025
Andrews – Sixty million women are living with some form of heart disease. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, it is the cause of 1-out-of-4 deaths. Many do not realize that the development of heart disease and its risk factors can vary by gender.
This ShakeMap illustrates the various areas across a four-state region that felt Saturday’s earthquake. The epicenter is marked by a star. Map courtesy of United States Geological Survey

This ShakeMap illustrates the various areas across a four-state region that felt Saturday’s earthquake. The epicenter is marked by a star. Map courtesy of United States Geological Survey

Earthquake shakes Graham County

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, May 15, 2025
Chilhowee – Residents and visitors alike were stirred from their Saturday morning slumber by an earthquake across state lines. According to the United States Geological Survey's website, a 4.1 magnitude earthquake rumbled to life around 9:04 a.m.
Students in the Snowbird N.E.S.T. program perform Cherokee songs for visitors from Oklahoma on April 29. Photos by Latresa Phillips/The Graham Star

Students in the Snowbird N.E.S.T. program perform Cherokee songs for visitors from Oklahoma on April 29. Photos by Latresa Phillips/The Graham Star

Transcending generations

Latresa Phillips
Thursday, May 8, 2025
Kathy Johnson displays one of the gift baskets afforded to tribal visitors from Oklahoma on April 29. Tallulah – Staff and students of the Snowbird N.E.S.T.