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Modern Day Bonnie and Clyde

Charlie Benton
Friday, December 11, 2020
Snowbird – A local man and woman are both behind bars and facing a bevy of charges, after allegedly stealing a hoard of items from several addresses along Sunday Branch Road, Mission Road and Little Snowbird Road in Graham County.  On the evening of Nov.

Richard Messer

News Staff
Thursday, December 3, 2020
Oliver Richard Messer, 79 of the Beech Creek Community in Robbinsville, N.C., passed away peacefully early Saturday morning, Nov. 28, 2020, after a long illness. Richard was born in Gastonia, N.C. on Sept. 4, 1941 to the late Robert Richard Messer and Doris (Stiles) Hollifield of Robbinsville.

Glen Thomas

News Staff
Thursday, December 3, 2020
Glen H. Thomas, 80, went home peacefully Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020, to be with his Lord and Savior.  He was preceded in death by his mother and father, Lawton and Bertha Thomas.
Scenes like this are now brightening up the nights around Robbinsville, thanks to a new series of lights set throughout the town. Photo by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

Scenes like this are now brightening up the nights around Robbinsville, thanks to a new series of lights set throughout the town. Photo by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

Town premieres Christmas light displays for Holiday season

Charlie Benton
Thursday, December 3, 2020
Robbinsville – A new holiday tradition has began, with the purchase and installation of several Christmas light displays, new to this year. Town of Robbinsville Alderman Brian “Taco” Johnson is hoping to expand the town’s collection as finances allow.
Re-assembling the library is just one of several things Snowbird is doing during its temporary stint in the Ingles Shopping Center. Photos by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

Re-assembling the library is just one of several things Snowbird is doing during its temporary stint in the Ingles Shopping Center. Photos by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

EBCI sets up operations center

Charlie Benton
Thursday, December 3, 2020
Robbinsville – The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians will be offering services to its own in the shopping center next to Ingles Market in Robbinsville, as it constructs a new tribal complex that will replace the dated facility in the Snowbird community.

Man arrested after chase

Charlie Benton
Thursday, December 3, 2020
Tallulah – A Canton man rode into lots of trouble following a Thanksgiving Day motorcycle chase.  David Scott “Bo” Odom, 51, led Graham County deputies and Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Tribal Police officers on a 7-mile chase while operating a 1999 Harley Davidson motorcycle.
Graham County Clerk of Court Tammy Holloway swears in (from left) newly-elected Board of Education member Pam Knott, incumbent chairman Rodney Nelson and new member Jonathan Allison. Photo by Charlie Benton/news@grahamstar.com

Graham County Clerk of Court Tammy Holloway swears in (from left) newly-elected Board of Education member Pam Knott, incumbent chairman Rodney Nelson and new member Jonathan Allison. Photo by Charlie Benton/news@grahamstar.com

Reporting for duty

Charlie Benton
Thursday, December 3, 2020
Robbinsville – Two new members were sworn in at the last Graham County Board of Education meeting of the year, which was held Tuesday.
A motorcyclist was flown out following a crash on Highway 129 near Tapoco Lodge on Friday. Photo by Charlie Benton/news@grahamstar.com

A motorcyclist was flown out following a crash on Highway 129 near Tapoco Lodge on Friday. Photo by Charlie Benton/news@grahamstar.com

Motorcyclist transported following Friday crash

Charlie Benton
Tuesday, November 24, 2020
Tapoco – A motorcyclist was flown to a trauma center Friday, following an accident in Graham County on Friday.  The accident occurred early in the afternoon on Hwy. 129, near Tapoco Lodge.