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Ruby Lee Sawyer

News Staff
Thursday, December 29, 2022
Ruby Lee Sawyer, 94 of the Mill Creek community of Robbinsville, N.C., went home to be with her Heavenly Father on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022, at Graham Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. She was a native of Graham County, and the daughter of the late John F. and Julia Orr Shuler.

Aldermen pick new hire to complete staff

Randy Foster
Thursday, December 29, 2022
Robbinsville – The Robbinsville Board of Aldermen voted to fill the second of two vacancies in its office staff on Dec. 20, voting to hire Amanda Gyongyos for the Robbinsville Water Department Town Clerk – pending drug test.
Roadside clearing for the upcoming Corridor K expansion has progressed quickly on N.C. 143, with crews beginning at the U.S. 129 intersection and already reaching this location near Nathan Garland Road. A local contractor was awarded the third planned segment of the improvements Dec. 20. Photo by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Roadside clearing for the upcoming Corridor K expansion has progressed quickly on N.C. 143, with crews beginning at the U.S. 129 intersection and already reaching this location near Nathan Garland Road. A local contractor was awarded the third planned segment of the improvements Dec. 20. Photo by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Local company awarded 3rd ‘K’ section

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, December 29, 2022
Raleigh – Bids for the now-third planned section of Corridor K improvements through Graham County were unsealed Dec. 20. And for the first time since “letting” (awarding of contracts) began Aug. 16, a local contractor is in the mix. Adams Contracting Company, Inc. outbid Sevierville, Tenn.
With temperatures in Graham County hovering in the single digits for much of the Christmas weekend, Sweetwater resident Brenda Williams captured this telling photo of mist rising off Beech Creek on Friday.

With temperatures in Graham County hovering in the single digits for much of the Christmas weekend, Sweetwater resident Brenda Williams captured this telling photo of mist rising off Beech Creek on Friday.

Bitter cold keeps people inside

Randy Foster
Thursday, December 29, 2022
The Christmas weekend of 2022 will long be remembered for wind chills well below zero and snow blanketing higher elevations. Power and internet outages were widespread during a plunge of polar air that affected much of the nation.
With a vote in favor of beer and wine sales passing on the 2021 municipial ballot, retailers across Robbinsville have began stocking the beverages – including this corner at the Sunoco station at the intersection of U.S. 129 and Massey Branch Road. Photo by Randy Foster/news@grahamstar.com

With a vote in favor of beer and wine sales passing on the 2021 municipial ballot, retailers across Robbinsville have began stocking the beverages – including this corner at the Sunoco station at the intersection of U.S. 129 and Massey Branch Road. Photo by Randy Foster/news@grahamstar.com

Forward progress

News Staff
Thursday, December 29, 2022
* 2022 Year in Review From the first legal alcohol sales within Robbinsville since 1948, to newly-elected officials; individual state champions to lawsuits with widespread impact, The Graham Star ends 2022 by digging deep into its recent archives and looking back at 10 of the most-significant...

Report provides insight into Ella vote

Randy Foster
Thursday, December 29, 2022
Robbinsville – In November, the Graham County Board of Commissioners was split over whether to continue providing the emergency contraceptive called Ella through the Public Health Department.

Melinda Carol Robinson Teesateskie

News Staff
Thursday, December 22, 2022
Melinda Carol Robinson Teesateskie, 52 of Robbinsville, N.C., passed away peacefully Monday, Dec. 12, 2022, at her residence. Melinda was born Aug. 23, 1970, to the late David and Ruth Davis Robinson. She attended A.C.

Terry Mitchell Riddle

News Staff
Thursday, December 22, 2022
Terry Mitchell Riddle, 73 of the Berts Creek Circle community, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, at his residence. He was a native of Graham County, and the son of the late Conrad and EmoGene West Riddle.
Unidentified firefighters prepare their gear while fighting a house fire at 1005 Hares Creek Road on Tuesday, Dec. 13. Photos by Randy Foster/news@grahamstar.com

Unidentified firefighters prepare their gear while fighting a house fire at 1005 Hares Creek Road on Tuesday, Dec. 13. Photos by Randy Foster/news@grahamstar.com

Family regrouping following house fire

Randy Foster
Thursday, December 22, 2022
Tallulah – Rachel Riddle was busy with chores and a project for the library about 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13, while her husband Bobby was in the basement, puttering at his workbench. About 15 minutes after Rachel put her 22-month-old granddaughter Kenley down for a nap, a smoke alarm went off.
Patrol Deputy Chase Hughes (center) grimaces as he is tased by trainer Travis Brooks, a detective with the Graham County Sheriff’s Office. Hughes was braced by Capt. Joseph Jones (left) and Narcotics Officer Matt Cox. Photo by Randy Foster/news@grahamstar.com

Patrol Deputy Chase Hughes (center) grimaces as he is tased by trainer Travis Brooks, a detective with the Graham County Sheriff’s Office. Hughes was braced by Capt. Joseph Jones (left) and Narcotics Officer Matt Cox. Photo by Randy Foster/news@grahamstar.com

Sheriff bolsters taser training

Randy Foster
Thursday, December 22, 2022
Robbinsville – A case of trespassing escalated to a physical fight with a sheriff’s deputy that Sheriff Brad Hoxit said revealed a deficiency in his department – several of his deputies needed tasers. But to do that, they needed qualification training.