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Members of the Stecoah JAM (Junior Appalachian Musicians) program kept attendees entertained at Saturday's SpringFest. Photos by Latresa Phillips/The Graham Star

Members of the Stecoah JAM (Junior Appalachian Musicians) program kept attendees entertained at Saturday's SpringFest. Photos by Latresa Phillips/The Graham Star

Spring has sprung

Latresa Phillips
Thursday, May 8, 2025
N.C. Forest Service Ranger Frank Cline and Smokey the Bear were on-hand for Saturday's SpringFest. Stecoah – Visitors did not let the rain spoil their plans to attend this year’s Smoky Mountain SpringFest, which was held Saturday at the Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center.

Unattended campfire spreads into woods

Marshall McClung
Thursday, May 8, 2025
Milltown – Despite recent rains and a rapid greening of woodlands, the spring fire season is still with us at least for a while. Local firefighters with Graham County Fire and Rescue – as well as the N.C. and U.S. Forest services – responded to a small brush fire around 5:10 p.m., April 30.
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.
Members of the Graham County Department of Public Health helped with a mobile pharmacy visit Friday. Seated in front are Jessica Yates (left) and Rosie Roessler. Standing in back are director Donna Stephens (left) and Shawn Turpin. Photo by Latresa Phillips/The Graham Star

Members of the Graham County Department of Public Health helped with a mobile pharmacy visit Friday. Seated in front are Jessica Yates (left) and Rosie Roessler. Standing in back are director Donna Stephens (left) and Shawn Turpin. Photo by Latresa Phillips/The Graham Star

MedAssist rolls mobile pharmacy into county

Latresa Phillips
Friday, May 2, 2025
Robbinsville – A sense of belonging is important to every human being – regardless of sex, social status or background.
Adjacent to the Graham County Recycling Center on Snowbird Road, this sanitation site has faced criticism regarding water standing in front of many of the dumpsters. Photo by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Adjacent to the Graham County Recycling Center on Snowbird Road, this sanitation site has faced criticism regarding water standing in front of many of the dumpsters. Photo by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

No timetable for sanitation site repairs

Kevin Hensley
Friday, May 2, 2025
Milltown – It might not appear as such on the surface, but county officials are well aware of the drainage issues at the Snowbird Sanitation Center.

Meth found during stop

Kevin Hensley
Friday, May 2, 2025
Fires Creek – A pair of Robbinsville men were recently pulled over for a set of vehicle violations, but what authorities discovered proved to be a much-larger set of charges. At 6:59 p.m., April 21, a pair of Clay County deputies stopped a red Chevrolet truck at the intersection of U.S.

After the fire

Marshall McClung
Friday, May 2, 2025
Graham County has experienced one of its busiest spring fire seasons this year, as firefighters were constantly busy with brush fires in March and April – with several of those threatening structures.
Gamecocks senior Abigail Knight takes off on the basepath during March 21’s home game against Texas Tech. Photo courtesy of University of South Carolina Athletics

Gamecocks senior Abigail Knight takes off on the basepath during March 21’s home game against Texas Tech. Photo courtesy of University of South Carolina Athletics

Home-grown talent

Kevin Hensley
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Of the 16 Smoky Mountain Conference titles that adorn the program's outfield scoreboard at Judy Nichols Memorial Field, Robbinsville has won the last seven in a row.

Schools facing budget woes

Kevin Hensley
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Robbinsville – A combination of untimely windfalls has put Graham County Schools into dire financial straits. The federally-backed Secure Rural Schools program was not authorized by Congress before the December 2024 adjournment, even after the U.S.