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Just off the shores of Fontana Lake on Saturday, officials from multiple agencies conducted a DWI checkpoint. Photos by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Just off the shores of Fontana Lake on Saturday, officials from multiple agencies conducted a DWI checkpoint. Photos by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Ensuring a safe holiday weekend

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, July 6, 2023
Graham County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Det. Matt Cox preps K-9 Sambo for a vehicle search during Saturday’s checkpoint at Panther Creek.
Pat and Betty Satterfield’s 6-year-old grandson Quincy has already shown he is wise beyond his years, lending a helping hand all around Satterfield’s Briarpatch Greenhouse & Nursery – but not without his faithful friends Rosie and Rattler by his side. Photos by Latresa Phillips/The Graham Star

Pat and Betty Satterfield’s 6-year-old grandson Quincy has already shown he is wise beyond his years, lending a helping hand all around Satterfield’s Briarpatch Greenhouse & Nursery – but not without his faithful friends Rosie and Rattler by his side. Photos by Latresa Phillips/The Graham Star

Plannin’ ahead

Latresa Phillips
Thursday, July 6, 2023
* First in a 4-part series Tallulah – Twenty years ago, Pat and Betty Satterfield started out with the frame of a greenhouse covered with a tarpaulin. That year, they earned enough money to construct the greenhouse and add another for the next season.
The measure to demolish perilous seating on the home side of Big Oaks Stadium was approved around 11:30 a.m. June 29. Two hours later, work commenced. Photos by Kevin Hensley/sports@grahamstar.com

The measure to demolish perilous seating on the home side of Big Oaks Stadium was approved around 11:30 a.m. June 29. Two hours later, work commenced. Photos by Kevin Hensley/sports@grahamstar.com

Beat the clock

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, July 6, 2023
Robbinsville – Friday Night Lights might get to create a familiar glow in Robbinsville after all.
Abigail Knight has made her choice: UNC-Charlotte will be the next to receive the services of the Lady Knights alum. Although her decision might seem practical to some, it was one Knight wrestled with. Photos by Kevin Hensley/sports@grahamstar.com

Abigail Knight has made her choice: UNC-Charlotte will be the next to receive the services of the Lady Knights alum. Although her decision might seem practical to some, it was one Knight wrestled with. Photos by Kevin Hensley/sports@grahamstar.com

Nothin’ finer than being a 49er

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, June 29, 2023
Robbinsville – With one single decision, the commute to watch Abigail Knight play a home college softball game plummeted from 987 miles to 213; a 15-hour drive, now just 3 ½.

Fontana Dam eyeing $238K budget

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, June 29, 2023
Fontana Dam – It’s no surprise that the county’s smallest municipality is relying largely on revenue from a popular vacation destination to shoulder the load of the 2023-24 budget.
Tapoco Lodge Mountain Spa’s Tiffany Duke (left) leads a yoga class through the “Peaceful Warrior” pose June 17. With her coming aboard several months ago, Duke has expanded her reach in the county to two different resorts. Photos by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Tapoco Lodge Mountain Spa’s Tiffany Duke (left) leads a yoga class through the “Peaceful Warrior” pose June 17. With her coming aboard several months ago, Duke has expanded her reach in the county to two different resorts. Photos by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

‘Healing, relaxing, therapeutic’

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, June 29, 2023
Tapoco – Fontana Village Resort and Tapoco Lodge are nearly seamlessly connected by a 9-mile journey through Rhymers Ferry and Meadow Branch roads in the northeastern corner of Graham County.

Millage drops 10 cents in Robbinsville

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, June 29, 2023
Robbinsville – Residents of the county seat will be enjoying a smaller tax burden next year. Interim finance officer Michael Richardson announced a 10-cent decrease in the town’s millage rate – from 0.60 to 0.50 – in a June 16 release.
The annual Elder Abuse Awareness Resources Fair was held June 15 at the Graham County Community Building, attracting a variety of vendors and resources. Photos by Latresa Phillips/The Graham Star

The annual Elder Abuse Awareness Resources Fair was held June 15 at the Graham County Community Building, attracting a variety of vendors and resources. Photos by Latresa Phillips/The Graham Star

Elder Abuse Awareness Fair a success

Latresa Phillips
Thursday, June 29, 2023
Robbinsville – June 15 has been designated as World Elder Abuse Awareness Day by the UN General Assembly. The purpose of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is to provide communities around the world with an opportunity to gain a better understanding of abuse and neglect of older persons.

UT student killed in crash

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, June 29, 2023
Cherohala – A 19-year-old man passed away from injuries sustained in a June 16 motorcycle accident on the Cherohala Skyway. According to a report from the N.C. Highway Patrol, Luke Henry Pennington was the sole rider on a 2005 Harley Davidson that was traveling south on N.C.