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Robbinsville was well-represented at the state HOSA competition, which was held in Greensboro from March 9-12. Photo courtesy of Robbinsville High School HOSA

Robbinsville was well-represented at the state HOSA competition, which was held in Greensboro from March 9-12. Photo courtesy of Robbinsville High School HOSA

Tomorrow’s leaders shine at state HOSA conference

Kevin Hensley
Monday, March 28, 2022
Greensboro – For a span of three days, the student body at Robbinsville High School was slightly thinned out.

County slapped with $436K in unbudgeted costs

Randy Foster
Monday, March 28, 2022
Robbinsville – Deferred maintenance has come back to haunt Graham County commissioners, who now face the prospect of significant expenses. The county pool is in need of major renovation work, Graham County Recreation Director Ronnie Williams told the Board of Commissioners on March 15.
Country music legend – and Graham County native – Ronnie Milsap visits with Virginia Zakroski at Meadow Branch Church on March 14. Milsap specifically asked for Zakroski to meet with him during his two-day stay in the county. Photo courtesy of Shaun Adams

Country music legend – and Graham County native – Ronnie Milsap visits with Virginia Zakroski at Meadow Branch Church on March 14. Milsap specifically asked for Zakroski to meet with him during his two-day stay in the county. Photo courtesy of Shaun Adams

Takin’ a stroll down Memory Lane

Randy Foster
Monday, March 28, 2022
Graham County native Ronnie Milsap took a break from touring for some reminiscing, during a two-day tour of his childhood home on March 14 and 15.
Ingles in Robbinsville scrambled to remodel a corner of its store for the sale of beer and wine after November’s election, but delays with the permit forced the market to fill the space with water. That will not be the case for much longer, though. Photo by Randy Foster/news@grahamstar.com

Ingles in Robbinsville scrambled to remodel a corner of its store for the sale of beer and wine after November’s election, but delays with the permit forced the market to fill the space with water. That will not be the case for much longer, though. Photo by Randy Foster/news@grahamstar.com

Beer, wine sales begin next month

Randy Foster
Monday, March 28, 2022
Robbinsville – For the first time since the late 1940s, you will be able to buy beer and wine at a Robbinsville grocery store.

Billy Lamar Birchfield, Sr.

News Staff
Friday, March 18, 2022
Billy Lamar Birchfield Sr., 74 of Robbinsville, N.C., passed away, Wednesday, March 9, 2022, at his residence. He was a native of Graham County, and the son of the late Ed and Reva Dale Hooper Birchfield.

Richard A. Martin, Jr.

News Staff
Friday, March 18, 2022
Richard A. Martin Jr., 58 of Robbinsville, NC passed away, Sunday, March 6, 2022, at Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital in Murphy, N.C. He was a native of Graham County and the son of the late Richard Martin, Sr. and Evelyn Swanson, and the grandson of Reverend Cliff and Maggie George.
With Todd Odom’s retirement looming, it felt appropriate to capture the memory with my “pal” (actually one of Todd’s nicknames for me) of one final tournament at the Greensboro Coliseum on Feb. 19. Thanks for everything.

With Todd Odom’s retirement looming, it felt appropriate to capture the memory with my “pal” (actually one of Todd’s nicknames for me) of one final tournament at the Greensboro Coliseum on Feb. 19. Thanks for everything.

Happy trails to leader of ‘The ‘Ville’

Kevin Hensley
Friday, March 18, 2022
In this industry, you develop a sort of subconscious “filter” on who – and who is not – your genuine friend.

Council getting complaints about dinnertime meetings

Randy Foster
Friday, March 18, 2022
Lake Santeetlah – Residents and property owners of the Town of Lake Santeetlah will be surveyed to see if they are happy with the time that their town council meets – 5:30 p.m. the second Thursday of the month. The current board switched the meetings to 5:30 p.m. from daytime meetings.