Mayor fined $183 for assault

Robbinsville – The fallout from an incident at a Lake Santeetlah council meeting last year has reached its conclusion.

No meeting? Let’s talk about fiber!

Lake Santeetlah – One local municipality’s council had intentions to hold an official town meeting Oct. 12 – but for the second time in recent memory, the whole council was not present.

Medical-leave request withdrawn

Lake Santeetlah – One of the more uniquely disputed agenda items in recent memory will vanish without a solution. Believed to be the oldest-serving council member in North Carolina, 93-year-old Ralph Mitchell submitted a medical leave request to the Town of Lake Santeetlah on Jan. 18.

Council split on leave request

Lake Santeetlah – It was the first time the council had officially met since November. And if the Feb. 2 special called meeting of the Lake Santeetlah Town Council proved anything, it was that even the lengthy layoff could not conjure harmony between members.

Voter challenge cost county $19.5K

Robbinsville – All told, the first voter challenge stemming from the Town of Lake Santeetlah’s 2021 municipal election cost $19,587.08.

Voter challenge dismissed

• Editor's note: This story appeared as a 3-part report in our print edition. Below is the full, uninterrupted report.