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Heavy public interest in the Town of Robbinsville meeting on Jan. 8 – originally believed to be the session a resolution that would allow alcohol sales to appear on the next ballot – forced a last-minute relocation to the nearby Graham County Courthouse. Photo by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Heavy public interest in the Town of Robbinsville meeting on Jan. 8 – originally believed to be the session a resolution that would allow alcohol sales to appear on the next ballot – forced a last-minute relocation to the nearby Graham County Courthouse. Photo by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

No alcohol sales – for now

Robbinsville – Formal at times – contentious at others – the Jan. 8 town Board of Aldermen meeting was spearheaded by a 45-minute public comment period on a proposal that would allow voters to decide on alcohol sales within the city limits.

Prosperity committee seeks economic development

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.