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'Armed' man arrested on school grounds

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, January 30, 2020
Robbinsville – A 31-year-old man was arrested Friday morning, when officials say he was spotted with a weapon on school grounds. Jesse James Pratt – who gave an address of 22 Doug Sneed Garage Drive in Murphy – was spotted on the campus of Robbinsville’s Four Square Head Start around 8:29 a.m.
Robbinsville’s Justin Stewart has full control of Rabun Gap, Ga.’s Aidan Loring during the 160-pound finals of Saturday’s James Orr Invitational. Stewart won the bout 3-0 to seize the bracket. Photo by Jenny Millsaps/Contributing Photographer

Robbinsville’s Justin Stewart has full control of Rabun Gap, Ga.’s Aidan Loring during the 160-pound finals of Saturday’s James Orr Invitational. Stewart won the bout 3-0 to seize the bracket. Photo by Jenny Millsaps/Contributing Photographer

Smith, Stewart win James Orr Invitational

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, January 23, 2020
Robbinsville – Known regionally as one of the toughest tournaments of the season, Saturday’s James Orr Invitational certainly lived up to the hype. The annual showcase – hosted by Robbinsville – brought 15 teams into Graham County, including schools from Georgia and Tennessee.

Presenting Arlo's Chicken Farm

Marshall McClung
Thursday, January 23, 2020
I recently had the pleasure of talking with a young fellow who has his own small chicken farm.   Arlo Mauck, age seven of the Bear Creek community on upper Tallulah, has been in the “chicken business” since about age four.

General fund at $10 million

Robbi Pounds
Thursday, January 23, 2020
Robbinsville – During Tuesday’s meeting with the Graham County Board of Commissioners, County Manager and Finance Officer Becky Garland was “very proud to report” that Graham County’s general fund holds over $10 million.

Graham shows support for Medicaid expansion

Robbi Pounds
Thursday, January 23, 2020
Raleigh – Graham County Manager Becky Garland and Board of Commissioners Chairman Dale Wiggins made the six-hour drive to Raleigh on Wednesday, Jan. 15, to participate in a press conference addressing the need for Medicaid Expansion.
A celebration of Linda Buchanan’s 31 years of service at Tallulah Health Clinic will take place Saturday at Robbinsville High School. Buchanan is pictured with Dr. Patricia Johnson, who has organized the event.

A celebration of Linda Buchanan’s 31 years of service at Tallulah Health Clinic will take place Saturday at Robbinsville High School. Buchanan is pictured with Dr. Patricia Johnson, who has organized the event.

"Party for Poss" Saturday

News Staff
Thursday, January 23, 2020
By Dr. Patricia Johnson Special to The Graham Star   On Saturday, our community – led by Dr.
Pinto beans are a pivotal part of any Appalachian diet. Photo by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

Pinto beans are a pivotal part of any Appalachian diet. Photo by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

Pinto beans, the winter staple

Robbi Pounds
Thursday, January 23, 2020
“No matter the day, no matter the weather, no matter what else was happening in the world, I was sure of this: cracklin’ cornbread and pinto beans with fat back would always be found in her house.
A tobacco barn on Hwy. 143, captured after snow fell in Graham County in Jan. 2018. Photo by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

A tobacco barn on Hwy. 143, captured after snow fell in Graham County in Jan. 2018. Photo by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

Fading barns harken simple times

Robbi Pounds
Thursday, January 23, 2020
Half a million tobacco barns once sat in North Carolina fields.  In recent decades, many states have actively discouraged tobacco production, while industrialized farming methods rendered tobacco barns largely irrelevant to the modern farm.
Madison Coffey, Isabelle Handy, Daniella Giese, Ashley Ruston, Catherine Cloutier, Matthew Griffin, Craig Bucci and Slesha Tuladhar (clockwise from bottom left) work on Valentine’s Day cards for troops stationed overseas Friday at the Snowbird Community Library. Photo by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

Madison Coffey, Isabelle Handy, Daniella Giese, Ashley Ruston, Catherine Cloutier, Matthew Griffin, Craig Bucci and Slesha Tuladhar (clockwise from bottom left) work on Valentine’s Day cards for troops stationed overseas Friday at the Snowbird Community Library. Photo by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

Love from afar

Robbi Pounds
Thursday, January 23, 2020
Snowbird – The Snowbird Community Library hosted the second annual Valentine’s Cards for our Troops event Friday, which saw nearly a dozen visitors from all over the world crafting Valentines for soldiers deployed overseas.