Goal is family unity
Robbi Pounds
According to The Children’s Bureau, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, “Foster care is a temporary solution.
Thursday, September 19, 2019
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World War II veteran Mel Greene joined Ladies for Liberty (from left) Wanda R. Martin, Deanna Hampton, Nancy Cheak on-stage at the Stecoah Valley Center on Sunday. Photos by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com
Ladies for Liberty visit Stecoah
Robbi Pounds
Stecoah – Ladies for Liberty, a singing group specializing in nostalgic and patriotic tunes, visited the Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center on Sunday at the behest of Mel Greene, past president of the 82nd Airborne Division.
Thursday, September 19, 2019
Peggy Denton of Denton Wreath Company was one of many vendors on-hand for the third annual Robbinsville Fall Arts & Crafts Festival on Saturday. Photo by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com
Downtown crafts festival a hit
Robbi Pounds
Robbinsville – In spite of threatening skies, the third annual Robbinsville Fall Arts & Crafts Festival was the biggest ever, with more than a dozen booths filling the Courthouse Square on Saturday
However, the future of the festival is still in question.
Thursday, September 19, 2019
Census results bring tax dollars home
Robbi Pounds
The number of Graham County residents who mailed in their U.S. Census Bureau questionnaires in 2010 rose 40 percent over the 2000 rate, but even that number left the county’s response rate near the bottom of North Carolina’s 100 counties.
Thursday, September 12, 2019
Child Support Services numbers on the rise
Robbi Pounds
Robbinsville – Graham County DSS Director Cris Weatherford attended his first Board of Directors meeting since joining the DSS in August on Tuesday night.
“I’ve been settling in,” Weatherford said.
Thursday, September 12, 2019