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Santeetlah council approves draft audit

  Lake Santeetlah – A local town’s draft audit was unanimously approved in a special meeting last week. The Town of Lake Santeetlah’s audit moves the paying of the town’s loan to its general fund from its water and sewer fund.
Downtown Robbinsville was recently named to the National Register of Historic Places. Photo by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

Downtown Robbinsville was recently named to the National Register of Historic Places. Photo by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

Downtown named to national register

Robbinsville – The county’s largest municipality has had its history further acknowledged. Recently, it was announced that downtown Robbinsville would be listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Sex offender re-sentenced

Almond – A registered sex offender was sentenced to 26-41 months in prison Oct. 27 for failing to report a change of address to local authorities. Charles Mack Curtis Anderson, 40, was indicted after moving to 938 Lower Panther Creek Road in the Almond portion of Graham County in April.

County goes wet; Adams elected mayor

Robbinsville – It might go down as the most monumental ballot in the history of Graham County. Tuesday’s municipal election results featured a lot of surprises, but one portion of the Town of Robbinsville’s ballot looked to let city residents decide whether alcohol should be sold within its limits.

Council weighs garbage truck purchase

Fontana Dam – One local municipliaty is continuing to work toward acquiring a new garbage truck. At the Town of Fontana Dam council’s regular meeting held on Oct. 20, the council discussed plans to acquire a new garbage truck to serve the town.

Region rife with macabre legends

Like any other region, Graham County has its share of alleged ghosts, haunts, witches and other supernatural beings.  The telling of such tales has long been an Appalachian tradition, with the stories being passed down from older to younger generations.

John W. Carswell

John William Carswell, 77 of Robbinsville, N.C., went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021. A native of Burke County, N.C., he had resided in Graham County for over 40 years, and was the son of the late Ernest and Genevieve Carswell.