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Harold Andrews, Sr.

News Staff
Friday, September 30, 2022
Harold Andrews Sr., 75 of the Wolf Creek community of Robbinsville, N.C. passed away Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022, at his residence. He was a native of Graham County, and the son of the late Edd and Lois Tayler Andrews.

Dolores Roberts

News Staff
Friday, September 30, 2022
Dolores Roberts, 83 of the Cross Creek community of Robbinsville, N.C., passed away Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022, at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville. She was a native of St. Louis, Mo., and the daughter of the late Thomas Carl Romine and Iris Nickels Romine.

Polly Moose

News Staff
Friday, September 30, 2022
Polly Moose, 77 of the Atoah community of Robbinsville, N.C., passed away Friday, Sept. 23, 2022, at Parkridge Medical Center in Chattanooga, Tenn. She was a native of Cherokee County, and the daughter of the late Robert and Maude Neal Guffey.
This line of garbage debris was sitting just outside the former entrance to the Sweetwater Road (N.C. Highway 143) Convenience Center on Monday, but has since been cleaned up. Visuals like this are becoming more common in Graham County. Photo by Randy Foster/news@grahamstar.com

This line of garbage debris was sitting just outside the former entrance to the Sweetwater Road (N.C. Highway 143) Convenience Center on Monday, but has since been cleaned up. Visuals like this are becoming more common in Graham County. Photo by Randy Foster/news@grahamstar.com

Convenience centers may become less convenient

Randy Foster
Friday, September 30, 2022
Bear Creek – The household waste convenience center off Tallulah Road – near Bear Creek Junction – is at the center of a complex problem.
Graham County Health Director Beth Booth displays her Ron Levine Public Health Award, which was given to all directors in North Carolina. Photo by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Graham County Health Director Beth Booth displays her Ron Levine Public Health Award, which was given to all directors in North Carolina. Photo by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

‘God put me here’

Kevin Hensley
Friday, September 30, 2022
Tallulah – It is a very distinguished award, but this year’s winners might be the most deserving yet. Helping wade through the murky waters of the COVID-19 pandemic, local health directors – 85 to be exact – across North Carolina were recently presented with the Ron Levine Public Health Award.
This photo shows a 5-foot-deep pit filled with a mix of hydraulic fluid and water, where two dogs drowned earlier this month.

This photo shows a 5-foot-deep pit filled with a mix of hydraulic fluid and water, where two dogs drowned earlier this month.

State comes down hard on owner of Oak Valley

Randy Foster
Friday, September 30, 2022
Robbinsville – The owner of an unused industrial site in Robbinsville – where two dogs drowned in a pit of industrial waste earlier this month – has been put on notice by the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality about serious violations and has 30 days to fix problems or face mounting penalties.
Nothing was going to erase the smile off Destanee Shay Trammell’s face Friday, after the Robbinsville High School senior was announced as the 2022-23 Homecoming Queen. Photo courtesy of Miranda Buchanan/Robbinsville High School Yearbook

Nothing was going to erase the smile off Destanee Shay Trammell’s face Friday, after the Robbinsville High School senior was announced as the 2022-23 Homecoming Queen. Photo courtesy of Miranda Buchanan/Robbinsville High School Yearbook

Destined to be Queen

Kevin Hensley
Friday, September 30, 2022
Robbinsville – Ten members of the senior class experienced a whirlwind Friday. Hair. Nails. Make-up. A parade. Pause for five seconds, then don a dress for photos. Before you know it, halftime arrives and it is time to await the outcome of a vote from your peers.

Second Corridor K contracts opened

Kevin Hensley
Friday, September 30, 2022
Raleigh – Six companies were in the mix when the first round of Corridor K letting took place Aug. 16. Just two pitches were received for the second segment – and for good reason: it is the most daunting task in the process. At an estimate of $83,824,722.
One of two dumpsters sits full on the shores of Lake Santeetlah, following an unload of garbage collected during a community clean-up Saturday. Photos by Randy Foster/news@grahamstar.com

One of two dumpsters sits full on the shores of Lake Santeetlah, following an unload of garbage collected during a community clean-up Saturday. Photos by Randy Foster/news@grahamstar.com

Trash by the boatload

Randy Foster
Friday, September 30, 2022
Lake Santeetlah – More than 70 people combed the shores of Lake Santeetlah on Saturday, collecting enough garbage, debris and discards to fill two large industrial garbage containers.