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New details in 124-year-old homicide

Randy Foster
Thursday, February 10, 2022
Sweetwater – All grave stones tell a story – even the ones too old to make out. But one gravestone in Robbinsville goes above and beyond. Thad Sherrill is buried in the Old Mother Cemetery near the Old Mother Church, under a mature shade tree that caused the gravestone to slant as the tree grew.

Linda Smith Lofty

News Staff
Thursday, February 10, 2022
We regretfully announce the passing of Linda Smith Lofty, 73 of Robbinsville, N.C. on Friday, Feb. 4, 2022. Linda was surrounded by her family prior to and upon her passing, at Mission Hospital in Asheville N.C. Linda was a loving and dedicated mother and grandmother to her family.

Arthur Ray Carver

News Staff
Thursday, February 10, 2022
Arthur Ray Carver, 63 of Robbinsville, N.C., passed away, Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022, at Harris Regional Hospital in Sylva, NC. He was a native of Graham County and the son of the late James Claude Carver and Bonnie Marie Coe.

Bonnie Stinnett

News Staff
Thursday, February 10, 2022
Bonnie Stinnett, 94 of Robbinsville, N.C., passed away, Friday, Jan. 21, 2022, at Graham Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Robbinsville, N.C. She was a native of Graham County and the daughter of the late Rube and Sarah Jane Naillon Sharpe.

Albert “Jackie” Bowman

News Staff
Thursday, February 10, 2022
With great sadness, we announce the peaceful passing of Albert “Jackie” Bowman. Jack passed away at Tsali Care Center in Cherokee, N.C. on Friday, Feb. 4, 2022. He will be missed by family near and far. Jack was born in Bakersville, N.C. where he grew up. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army.

Debroah Ellen Sheffey Cable

News Staff
Thursday, February 10, 2022
Deborah Ellen Sheffey Cable, 66 of Robbinsville, N.C., passed away peacefully at 10 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, at Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C., after a very short illness with B-Cell Lymphoma caused by a prescribed medication for Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Shay Stewart poses with her high school equivalency diploma.

Shay Stewart poses with her high school equivalency diploma.

Program helps young people find alternatives to high school

News Staff
Thursday, February 10, 2022
Robbinsville – Whether it was long days of online classes, in-person masks and social distancing, or the prospect of adding another summer or even another school year to catch up, many high school students who have fallen behind in the age of COVID-19 are considering their options.

Grants to fix town’s ‘at risk’ system

Randy Foster
Thursday, February 10, 2022
Robbinsville – “At risk” Town of Robbinsville utilities are in line for several million dollars in grant money to restore and retrofit systems, town engineerings Joel Storrow told the Board of Aldermen at its Feb. 2 meeting.
Navy Reserve Senior Chief Petty Officer Jerry Crisp delivers his retirement remarks at a ceremony in Knoxville, Tenn., on Sunday. Photos by Randy Foster/news@grahamstar.com

Navy Reserve Senior Chief Petty Officer Jerry Crisp delivers his retirement remarks at a ceremony in Knoxville, Tenn., on Sunday. Photos by Randy Foster/news@grahamstar.com

Hanging up the uniform

Randy Foster
Thursday, February 10, 2022
Knoxville, Tenn. – After 26 years in the Navy, it is perhaps fitting that when it came time for Senior Chief Petty Officer Jerry Crisp to retire, he had to hurry up and wait.

Urgent care files lawsuit against county

Randy Foster
Thursday, February 10, 2022
Robbinsville – Smoky Mountain Urgent Care – which operates a county-owned urgent care clinic in Robbinsville and is facing eviction – has filed a restraining order against Graham County and is suing the county for breach of contract. Physician and Smoky Mountain Urgent Care President Dr.