Rodeo plans bucked by logistics
Kevin Hensley
Robbinsville – A local man's plans to host a rodeo over the Fourth of July weekend have seemingly fallen through.
Thursday, April 16, 2026
Bonnie Jean Price (behind the podium) addresses the Board of Commissioners at the Oct. 18 meeting, seeking support for a horse riding arena in Graham County. Photo by Randy Foster/news@grahamstar.com
Nearly 800 people attended Saturday’s Lost in the Mountains Bulls and Barrels Rodeo – an even bigger audience than the crowd that turned out for Friday’s opener. Photos by Randy Foster/news@grahamstar.com
Chase Lancaster of Lancaster Rodeo Productions oversees the unloading and installation of a bull ring in a field behind the old Bemis Lumber Yard on Sept. 1. Lancaster is producing a rodeo – the first in Robbinsville in decades – to be held this weekend. Photo by Randy Foster/news@grahamstar.com