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Rewind

30 years ago in The Graham Star • Unemployment in Graham County jumped from to 27.4 percent in January, up from 17.4 percent in December, 1988, the highest in the state. • Mathcounts team competed against 26 area schools on Feb. 25 in Asheville....

2nd at State

Robbinsville reaffirmed its reputation as a wrest-ling powerhouse by finishing second at the 1-A Individual State Championship in Greensboro. The Black Knights, who finished second in the 1-A Dual State Championships a few weeks ago, were again led...

JV boys improved tremendously

Conference Tournament Robbinsville 60, Hayesville 53 Black Knights first tournament play was against Hayesville Yellow Jackets and Robbinsville came away with the win 60-53. “These kids have improved tremendously since the beginning of the...

Knights fall in 1st round

Conference Tournament Cherokee 83, Robbinsville 57 Robbinsville entered into the Conference Tournament Saturday to play Cherokee, but couldn’t pull off the win. The Braves won over the Knights, 83-57. “I told them in the locker room that we knew...

Ladies gear up for playoffs

Conference Tournament Murphy 57 Robbinsville 33 Lady Knights lost to Lady Bulldogs on Monday, 57-33. “We have got to get better offensively to win these type of games,” said Coach Lucas Ford. “We were pretty solid defensively tonight, just really...

Meeting of the minds

Local health professionals recently met with State Rep. Kevin Corbin and Senator Jim Davis (center) to discuss rural healthcare and ways to improve community health. From left: Gregg Gentry, chief administrative officer at Erlanger Health System;...

News Stories

Rewind

30 years ago in The Graham Star

By Debbie Buchanan

2nd at State

Robbinsville reaffirmed its reputation as a wrest-ling powerhouse by finishing second at the 1-A Individual State Championship in Greensboro.

By Gary Corsair

JV boys improved tremendously

Conference Tournament

Robbinsville 60,

Hayesville 53

By Scharlene Wesley

Sports

2nd at State

Robbinsville reaffirmed its reputation as a wrest-ling powerhouse by finishing second at the 1-A Individual State Championship in Greensboro.

JV boys improved tremendously

Conference Tournament

Robbinsville 60,

Hayesville 53

Young girls fall to Murphy

Murphy 57

Robbinsville 41

Obituaries

William Pless Orr

William Pless Orr, 94, of Maryville, Tennessee, formerly of Robbinsville, North Carolina, passed away early Thursday, February 7, 2019 at Brookdale Sandy Spring Assisted Living Center in Maryville,

Niece Orr

Niece Orr, 83, of the East Buffalo Community of Robbinsville, North Carolina passed away, Tuesday, February 5, 2019 at Blount Memorial Hospital in Maryville, Tennessee.

Ben F. Crisp

Ben F. Crisp of Tuskeegee, went to his eternal home on Thursday, January 31, 2019. Born to Harve and Ida Crisp, July 25, 1936, he lived a long and full life.

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