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Snowbird's Tayen Bridges competed for the title of "Miss Cherokee" during this year's competition. Photo courtesy of Cherokee One Feather

Snowbird's Tayen Bridges competed for the title of "Miss Cherokee" during this year's competition. Photo courtesy of Cherokee One Feather

An honored tradition

Latresa Phillips
Tuesday, November 4, 2025
Cherokee – Each year, the Cherokee community hosts a pageant to crown a representative for the Cherokee Tribal Nation.  Miss Cherokee serves as a cultural ambassador, promoting government, language, history and culture.
A short time after this photo was taken, 10-year-old Tucker Bailey suffered a traumatic eye injury and was airlifted to an East Tennessee hospital for immediate surgery. His family provided an inspiring update Tuesday to The Graham Star.

A short time after this photo was taken, 10-year-old Tucker Bailey suffered a traumatic eye injury and was airlifted to an East Tennessee hospital for immediate surgery. His family provided an inspiring update Tuesday to The Graham Star.

10-year-old recovering after eye injury

Kevin Hensley
Friday, October 24, 2025
Snowbird – A 10-year-old reported being able to see Tuesday afternoon, after incurring an accidental eye injury outside his home. Tucker Bailey was hunting alongside his father John on Monday, when he killed a 246-pound bear.

Tensions boil over at town meeting

Kevin Hensley
Friday, October 24, 2025
Robbinsville – Shaun Adams has made no bones about his opposition to what he perceives are procedural violations conducted by the Town of Robbinsville's Board of Aldermen and the municipality's front-office staff.
Popular local duo Julie Nelms and Sonny Reighard headlined Saturday’s Graham Cancer Support Group Music Variety Show. Photo by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Popular local duo Julie Nelms and Sonny Reighard headlined Saturday’s Graham Cancer Support Group Music Variety Show. Photo by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Music variety show raises $4K for cancer support

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, October 16, 2025
Robbinsville – Though the format was slightly altered, the Graham Cancer Support Group's annual musical fundraiser was still a hit.

Schools close after threat discovered

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, October 16, 2025
Robbinsville – Students across Graham County Schools' district received an unplanned remote-learning day earlier this week, after a threat was found written on a wall inside a restroom at Robbinsville High School.
Five new members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians graduated from the Cherokee Language learners program Sept. 25. From left are She-li "Seli" Lewis; April "Svgta" Johnson; Jack "Uwetsi" Cooper; Desiree "Kiyug" Turpin; and Kyla "Kali" Millsaps. Photos by Latresa Phillips/The Graham Star

Five new members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians graduated from the Cherokee Language learners program Sept. 25. From left are She-li "Seli" Lewis; April "Svgta" Johnson; Jack "Uwetsi" Cooper; Desiree "Kiyug" Turpin; and Kyla "Kali" Millsaps. Photos by Latresa Phillips/The Graham Star

Heritage preserved

Latresa Phillips
Thursday, October 2, 2025
Snowbird resident Kyla "Kali" Millsaps was honored with the Speaker's Council Award at Sept. 25's Cherokee Language learners graduation exercise. Snowbird – The Cherokee culture is steeped in traditions of language, spirituality, food, storytelling, crafts and other forms of art.