Robbinsville, in the mountains of western North Carolina, will vote Tuesday, Nov. 2, on the sale of beer and wine in the state’s last dry county. The referendum doesn’t include hard liquor, such as whiskey or vodka. It’s the first time the issue has been put to a public vote since Graham County outlawed alcohol...
When they unveiled their plans, the room was crammed with hundreds of people —a stunning turnout for their home in rural Appalachia. Juanita Colvard knew many of these people lost someone. Her own best friend died of breast cancer in her 50s. Another woman watched her father and two brothers die of kidney failure. And most blamed the health care...
For a town or any municipality in North Carolina to serve mixed drinks, residents must first approve the move via referendum. The only truly “dry” county in North Carolina is Graham, in the southwestern part of the state. Virginia has taken a different approach. A measure in the legislature, Senate Bill 1110, would make the...
ROBBINSVILLE — A two-wheeled cavalry roars into Graham County every year. The motorcyclists come to vanquish the world-famous Tail of the Dragon mountain pass, and drop some money along the way. Locals say the secluded mountain county booms as a motorcycle mecca from spring to fall, doubling the normal population of about 8,500. Businesses in...
RALEIGH — The state Court of Appeals ruled that, since the State Board of Elections can assist a local elections board in ongoing litigation, the county board must have the ability to sue on its own.
