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Town settles with Fontana Village

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, August 27, 2020
Fontana Dam – After months of back and forth, the Town of Fontana Dam and Fontana Village Inc. have finally settled a past-due debt. The former shareholders presented the town with a $40,000 check, a final offer on the $74,041.

Carol Crisp

News Staff
Thursday, August 20, 2020
Carol Stewart Crisp, 79 of Robbinsville, N.C., went on to be with the Lord in the comfort of her own home surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020. Carol was born on July 25, 1941 on West Buffalo to her parents, Ralph and Maggie Lee Hyde Stewart.  She was one of seven children.

Brawl ends in two arrests

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, August 20, 2020
Snowbird – A dispute over use of roadway led to a wild scuffle and later the arrests of two local residents. Shanda Buchanan Dooley, 40 and Todd Hubert Dooley, 48 – both of Riverview Drive – were booked into the Graham County Jail on Aug.

Lake Santeetlah appoints new council member

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, August 20, 2020
Lake Santeetlah – The town wasted little time filling its vacant council seat. Following the resignation of Craig Keith on July 17, the council unanimously appointed Kevin Haag as his replacement during the Aug. 13 meeting via Zoom.
Right at home while sitting at the edge of the mat, George Oliver waves to spectators before the start of a Robbinsville match. The co-founder of the Black Knights’ wrestling program passed away Aug. 5. Photos by Jenny Millsaps/The Graham Star

Right at home while sitting at the edge of the mat, George Oliver waves to spectators before the start of a Robbinsville match. The co-founder of the Black Knights’ wrestling program passed away Aug. 5. Photos by Jenny Millsaps/The Graham Star

Goodbye, Papa George

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, August 20, 2020
Robbinsville – Without George Oliver, who knows where the Robbinsville High School wrestling program would be today? Oliver – who, along with Gary Steppe, instituted the now-powerhouse Black Knights grappling team 45 years ago – passed away Aug. 5 at age 68.
How the 2020-21 calendar will look for Robbinsville athletics, barring more changes. Graphic by Tina Sheldon/The Graham Star

How the 2020-21 calendar will look for Robbinsville athletics, barring more changes. Graphic by Tina Sheldon/The Graham Star

Taking the good with the bad

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, August 20, 2020
Que Tucker’s announcement was music to athletes’ ears. After months of speculation, the N.C. High School Athletic Association’s commissioner presented during a Aug. 12 press conference a proposed sports calendar for the 2020-21 school year.

Dennis Bowen

News Staff
Friday, August 14, 2020
Dennis Bowen, age 70, passed away peacefully at his home in Almond, N.C. on Friday, Aug. 7, 2020, after a 20-year battle with cancer.   Dennis is survived by his wife of 50 years, Debbie and his daughter Dianna of Asheville.