NorthCarolina

As the tobacco industry continues to brainstorm new ways to sell products, vaping has emerged as one of the more-popular alternative to cigarettes. Photo by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

Throngs of addiction

News Staff
Wednesday, January 1, 2020

By Matthew Miller

Special to The Graham Star

In 1492, Christopher Columbus sailed the Atlantic to the Americas. 

Graham County is a hotbed of Hepatitis C Transmission, as indicated by this 2017 map showing how areas around the state are affected. Map courtesy of N.C. Electronic Disease Surveilliance System.

Twin plagues

Robbi Pounds
Thursday, December 19, 2019

Over 3.5 million Americans are infected with Hepatitis C.

The most current drought map shows more than 70 percent of N.C. residents living with drought or abnormally dry conditions.

Drought increases fire danger

Robbi Pounds
Thursday, October 17, 2019

As every farmer and gardener is well aware, western North Carolina has been in drought or near-drought conditions for some time.