LakeSanteetlah

Anniversary celebration planning gains momentum

Randy Foster
Thursday, June 9, 2022
Robbinsville – Plans are starting to come together for a mid-August celebration of Graham County’s 150th anniversary. Marshall McClung – a Forest Service retiree, with expertise in search and rescue – has been named grand marshal for the celebration.

June 9 showdown set for Santeetlah budget, town zoning

Randy Foster
Thursday, June 2, 2022
Lake Santeetlah – Two public hearings, two days apart last week set the stage for one day – 5:30 p.m. Thursday, June 9, when the Town of Lake Santeetlah Town Council will decide the fate of zoning that controls development of some of the most valuable residential real estate in Graham County.
Malibu Boats company officials and professional athletes and models rendezvous in Lake Santeetlah on May 18, to compare notes during a lake cleanup. The group is at the lake for two weeks to shoot promotional videos for the premium ski boats. Photos by Randy Foster/news@grahamstar.com

Malibu Boats company officials and professional athletes and models rendezvous in Lake Santeetlah on May 18, to compare notes during a lake cleanup. The group is at the lake for two weeks to shoot promotional videos for the premium ski boats. Photos by Randy Foster/news@grahamstar.com

Malibu mark

Randy Foster
Thursday, May 26, 2022
Lake Santeetlah – Go to Malibu Boats’ website (malibuboats.com) and if the backdrops for its promotional photos and videos look familiar, they should.

Lake Santeetlah town council tweaks spending plan

Randy Foster
Thursday, May 5, 2022
Lake Santeetlah – Councilwoman Tina Emerson, who is the Town of Lake Santeetlah’s finance officer, filled in some blanks on April 28, which were left following the first budget workshop a week earlier. The town has many needs and must haves in the upcoming budget.

Council getting complaints about dinnertime meetings

Randy Foster
Friday, March 18, 2022
Lake Santeetlah – Residents and property owners of the Town of Lake Santeetlah will be surveyed to see if they are happy with the time that their town council meets – 5:30 p.m. the second Thursday of the month. The current board switched the meetings to 5:30 p.m. from daytime meetings.

Santeetlah tourism board seeks to spend

Randy Foster
Thursday, March 3, 2022
Lake Santeetlah – Facing the end of its only funding source, the Town of Lake Santeetlah’s Tourism Development Authority board scrambled to spend the $37,000 or so that remains in the authority’s bank account.
Graham County Clerk of Court Tammy Holloway (right) swears in the new Town of Lake Santeetlah councilmembers Tuesday afternoon (from left): Tina Emerson, Ralph Mitchell and Connie Gross. Recent appeals at both the local and state level have attempted to dispute the legitimacy of Emerson and Gross’ residency, but both challenges have been dismissed. Photo by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Graham County Clerk of Court Tammy Holloway (right) swears in the new Town of Lake Santeetlah councilmembers Tuesday afternoon (from left): Tina Emerson, Ralph Mitchell and Connie Gross. Recent appeals at both the local and state level have attempted to dispute the legitimacy of Emerson and Gross’ residency, but both challenges have been dismissed. Photo by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Santeetlah appeals dismissed at state level

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, December 9, 2021
Raleigh – After a pair of local protests were dismissed, another pair of appeals have been thrown out at the state level. Through a public records request, The Graham Star obtained documents containing the official decisions of the N.C.

Council approves front entrance contract

Charlie Benton
Tuesday, November 23, 2021
Lake Santeetlah – An ongoing, front-entrance project took a step forward, with the approval of a contract with Aldridge Brothers Construction to build the structure. The contract was approved after Town of Lake Santeetlah Councilman Keith Predmore presented it at the Nov.