Alcohol

The meeting room, hallway and lobby of the Graham County Public Library were packed Feb. 5, when the Town of Robbinsville once again discussed the possibility of putting alcohol sales on the ballot. Photo by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

The meeting room, hallway and lobby of the Graham County Public Library were packed Feb. 5, when the Town of Robbinsville once again discussed the possibility of putting alcohol sales on the ballot. Photo by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

Alcohol sales shelved again

Kevin Hensley
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
Robbinsville – For the second straight month, the town had the decision whether to vote on allowing constituents to decide if Graham County would sell alcohol once again or not. For the second straight month, the aldermen elected to table the issue. This time, until April. The Feb.

Prosperity committee seeks economic development

Robbi Pounds
Thursday, November 21, 2019
Anne Hager describes the Prosperity Committee as “a group of people with a vision of what Graham County could be, if we had some more economic development.” Hager, along with her husband Jim and other concerned citizens, formed the Prosperity Committee in spring of this year after the N.C.

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.