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Operation Stop Arm is a week-long initative that sees officers crack down on those who offend school bus laws. Even on a rainy Tuesday morning, drivers like Bobby Howell has to make sure each student he picks up arrives at school safely. Photo by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

Operation Stop Arm promotes school traffic safety

Robbi Pounds

Thursday, October 24, 2019

Robbinsville – Operation Stop Arm, a N.C. State Highway Patrol campaign to increase awareness of the dangers of ignoring school bus stop arms, increased traffic patrols in school zones, around school buses and at school bus stops Monday. The initiative lasts until Friday.

Studies link alcohol bans to increased meth use

Robbi Pounds

Thursday, October 24, 2019

After a six-year study of Kentucky counties, researchers at the University of Louisville concluded that “dry counties” tend to have more intense problems with methamphetamine abuse than counties where alcohol is legal.

Flu virus strikes county

Robbi Pounds

Thursday, October 24, 2019

Dr. John Tucker of Smoky Mountain Urgent Care in Robbinsville recently confirmed that the flu virus is already active in Graham County.

The Pressley Girls were just one of several groups to perform at Saturday’s festival. Photo by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

Mountain life highlighted

Robbi Pounds

Thursday, October 24, 2019

Stecoah – In spite of threatening skies, the 23rd annual Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center’s Fall Harvest Festival, ranked by the Southeast Tourism Society as one of the Top 20 Events of 2019, turned the 10-acre Stecoah campus into a two-day “quintessential showcase of traditional mountain life.