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Fontana Dam recognized for water quality

Charlie Benton
Thursday, December 2, 2021
Fontana Dam – Graham County’s smallest municipality has been lauded for the quality of its water, being named as one of 64 North Carolina municipalities to receive optimization awards for 2021. The awards were first announced by the N.C.
Long-overdue upgrades to Graham County’s oldest structure – Old Mother Church – will be extensive, thanks to a recent architectural analysis. Photo by Charlie Benton/news@grahamstar.com

Long-overdue upgrades to Graham County’s oldest structure – Old Mother Church – will be extensive, thanks to a recent architectural analysis. Photo by Charlie Benton/news@grahamstar.com

Church restoration to require foundation work

Charlie Benton
Thursday, December 2, 2021
Fort Hill – A clearer picture of what work needs to be completed before the Old Mother Church is ready for the next 150 years has come to light, following an architectural inspection.

Stacking the deck

Kevin Hensley
Tuesday, November 23, 2021
* Robbinsville wrestling season preview Robbinsville – Anyone wishing to embark in a match against the Black Knights would be wise to pack a lunch ahead of time.

James Howard Brooks

News Staff
Tuesday, November 23, 2021
James Howard Brooks, 93 and a lifelong resident of the Old Tallulah community of Robbinsville, N.C., passed away on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, at Mountain View Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Bryson City, N.C., surrounded by his daughters and grandchildren.

Janie Darlene Gibson

News Staff
Tuesday, November 23, 2021
Janie Darlene Gibson, 56 of Robbinsville, N.C., passed away Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021, at Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory, N.C. She was a native of Graham County and the daughter of John Gibson of Hartwell, Ga., and the late Francis Luenia Gibson.

Jack D. Phillips

News Staff
Tuesday, November 23, 2021
Jack D. Phillips, 93, died peacefully at his home in Springfield, Mass., on Monday, Nov. 8, 2021, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Angel Hospital in Franklin, N.C., on Oct. 27, 1928, he was the eldest of four children of John Dillard and Erma Phillips.

Broadband company eyes Fort Hill tower location

Charlie Benton
Tuesday, November 23, 2021
Robbinsvile – A Bryson City-based internet service provider has begun the process of expanding into Graham County, asking for permission to build an antenna in the Fort Hill community. Adam Henson of Sky Wave Wireless Internet presented to the Graham County Board of Commissioners at its Nov.

Council approves front entrance contract

Charlie Benton
Tuesday, November 23, 2021
Lake Santeetlah – An ongoing, front-entrance project took a step forward, with the approval of a contract with Aldridge Brothers Construction to build the structure. The contract was approved after Town of Lake Santeetlah Councilman Keith Predmore presented it at the Nov.

Town holds work session on alcohol sales

Charlie Benton
Tuesday, November 23, 2021
Robbinsville – After citizens of Graham County’s largest municipality voted in favor of allowing the sale of beer and unfortified wine within town limits, its governing body began the process of learning how alcohol will be legally regulated. Robbinsville town attorney M.