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Mildred Smith

News Staff
Thursday, December 17, 2020
Mildred Waldroup Smith, 76 of the Dick Branch Community in Robbinsville, N.C., went home to be with the Lord early Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, at Pardee Hospital in Hendersonville, N.C.  A native of Graham County, she was the daughter of the late William Troy and Netter Stewart Waldroup.

Santeetlah council weighs septic easement

Charlie Benton
Thursday, December 17, 2020
Lake Santeetlah – Dec. 10’s Town of Lake Santeetlah council meeting featured a substantial amount of discussion on a septic tank easement.  Lake Santeetlah homeowner Tonya Bassett requested a variance for a septic tank installation.

Graham County named as part of rural broadband grant

Charlie Benton
Thursday, December 17, 2020
Graham County may see noticeable increases in internet quality over the next few years, following the announcement of a $9.2 billion Federal Communications Commission grant called the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund.  The agency announced the grant on Dec.
A native of Nantahala, Joshua Grant’s instruments come fret-free and are furnished with the finest animal hide around. Photos by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

A native of Nantahala, Joshua Grant’s instruments come fret-free and are furnished with the finest animal hide around. Photos by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

Link to yesteryear

Charlie Benton
Thursday, December 17, 2020
Almond – Even in 2020, a tangible connection to at least two centuries of Appalachian tradition can be found.  Nantahala native – and now Almond resident – Joshua Grant builds banjos similar to those played in the region between 1820-50.

Keeping the home fires burning

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, December 17, 2020
Yellow Creek – Forty No. 1 hits. Six Grammy awards. A member of the  Country Music Hall of Fame. And 77-year-old Ronnie Milsap is about to get another feather in his cap, and in the very area where he plied his craft. The N.C. Department of Transportation announced in a Dec.

Jane Scroggs

News Staff
Friday, December 11, 2020
Elizabeth Jane Scroggs, 84 of the Eller Branch Community of Robbinsville, N.C., passed away, Monday, Dec. 7, 2020, at her residence. She was a native of Cherokee County and the daughter of the late James and Sally Grindstaff Robinson.

Nathan May

News Staff
Friday, December 11, 2020
The Rev. Nathan L. May, 82, passed away Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020. Nathan was born in Robbinsville, N.C. on April 21, 1938. He was preceded in death by his parents, Fred Judson May and Beulah Waldroup May; sister Colean May Davis; and brothers, the Rev. Lt. Col. Huel E. May, and Calvin J. May.

Mitch Howell

News Staff
Friday, December 11, 2020
Mitch Howell, 61 of the Lower Mountain Creek Community in Robbinsville, N.C., passed away at his home on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020. A native of Graham County, he was the son of the late Melvin Edward and Darlena Orr Howell.