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Robbinsville Elementary School art teacher Lynn Lynn, Robbinsville High School English teacher Brittany Tincher and Robbinsville Middle School science teacher Becky Brock (from left) were named the 2020-21 Graham County Schools’ Teachers of the Year. Photo by Charlie Benton/news@grahamstar.com

Robbinsville Elementary School art teacher Lynn Lynn, Robbinsville High School English teacher Brittany Tincher and Robbinsville Middle School science teacher Becky Brock (from left) were named the 2020-21 Graham County Schools’ Teachers of the Year. Photo by Charlie Benton/news@grahamstar.com

Top of the class

Charlie Benton
Thursday, July 29, 2021
Robbinsville – Three Graham County Schools educators have been named the best of the 2020-21 school year. In June, Graham County Schools announced its three teachers of the year, as picked by their peers and district leadership.
Casey Adam Haney is taken into custody after being found guilty on two counts of indecent liberties with a child, and one count of statutory rape Friday, following a nearly two-week trial. Photo by Charlie Benton/news@grahamstar.com

Casey Adam Haney is taken into custody after being found guilty on two counts of indecent liberties with a child, and one count of statutory rape Friday, following a nearly two-week trial. Photo by Charlie Benton/news@grahamstar.com

Haney guilty on all charges

Charlie Benton
Thursday, July 29, 2021
Robbinsville – An area man will spend up to three decades in prison, after being found guilty of sexually-related crimes.

Mary Ethel Farr Orr

News Staff
Thursday, July 22, 2021
Mary Ethel Farr Orr, 95 of the Ground Squirrel Community of Robbinsville, N.C. passed away, Friday, July 16, 2021, at Graham Healthcare and Rehabilitation. She was a native of Graham County and the daughter of the late Roscoe and Tina Millsaps Farr.

Maxine Brooks Orr

News Staff
Thursday, July 22, 2021
Maxine Brooks Orr, 85 of Robbinsville, N.C., went home to be with the Lord on Friday, July 16, 2021, at Graham Healthcare and Rehabilitation in Robbinsville, N.C. A native of Graham County, she was the daughter of the late Harley and Eula Orr Brooks.

Cancer group holding silent auction

Koda Moody
Thursday, July 22, 2021
By Koda Moody The Graham Star Robbinsville – The Graham Cancer Support Group continues to serve the community, with nearly $30K distributed to those in need. Applications are still being accepted for those battling cancer, with patients eligible for $250 every 90 days.
Rows and rows of tomatoes provide just a glimpse into what Joe and Lorna Sellers’ garden holds. Photos by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

Rows and rows of tomatoes provide just a glimpse into what Joe and Lorna Sellers’ garden holds. Photos by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

All a pleasure

Charlie Benton
Thursday, July 22, 2021
Santeetlah – Lorna Sellers and her husband, Joe Sellers both grew up gardening in the area. Now the two combine their horticultural upbringings, maintaining a large vegetable garden, fruit trees and berries at their Cross Creek Road home.

Interim DSS director named

Charlie Benton
Thursday, July 22, 2021
Robbinsville – A capable hand will remain on the wheel, as Graham County continues the process of finding a new director for its department of social services.

Adams files for mayoral race

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, July 22, 2021
The race for Robbinsville mayor just went from solo to opposed. Incumbent Steve Hooper was the first Graham County candidate to file for the 2021 municipal election, submitting his paperwork July 6.