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Wife, warrior, leader, mother

Robbi Pounds
Friday, December 13, 2019
While traveling through Cherokee lands in 1767, a Spaniard named Solis wrote in his diary of “an Indian woman of great authority and following whom they call ‘great lady.
Members of the Robbinsville Black Knights crowd around the 1A Western Regional Championship trophy moments after defeating the Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy Gryphons 28-14 on Friday night. Photo by Byron Housley/The Graham Star

Members of the Robbinsville Black Knights crowd around the 1A Western Regional Championship trophy moments after defeating the Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy Gryphons 28-14 on Friday night. Photo by Byron Housley/The Graham Star

Kings of the West

Kevin Hensley
Friday, December 13, 2019
Robbinsville – In the final home game of the year, the Black Knights showed why they are 14-0. Robbinsville welcomed the Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy Gryphons on Friday night, to determine the 1A Western Regional champion.
Robbinsville High School principal David Matheson (right) presents Black Knight players (from left) Carlos Wesley, Grady Garland, Kamron McGuire, Clayson Lane and Rylee Anderson with the 1A Western Regional Championship trophy, moments after a 28-14 win over Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy on Friday night. Photo by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Robbinsville High School principal David Matheson (right) presents Black Knight players (from left) Carlos Wesley, Grady Garland, Kamron McGuire, Clayson Lane and Rylee Anderson with the 1A Western Regional Championship trophy, moments after a 28-14 win over Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy on Friday night. Photo by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Knights reach 1A state title game

Kevin Hensley
Friday, December 6, 2019
Robbinsville – For the first time since 2015, Robbinsville is heading to the state finals. The Black Knights (14-0) defeated the visiting Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy Gryphons (12-2) to win the 1A Western Regional Championship Friday night, 28-14.

Knights split with Jackets

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, December 5, 2019
  Robbinsville – In the lone middle school hoops action of the week, Robbinsville hosted Hayesville on Nov. 25. The Lady Knights improved to 3-1 by picking up a 46-36 victory, while the Knights (3-1) suffered their first loss of the season at the hands of a 54-32 Jackets triumph.
Robbinsville’s Jacob Hall muscles his T.C. Roberson opponent down to the mat during Nov. 26’s 152-pound bout. Photo by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Robbinsville’s Jacob Hall muscles his T.C. Roberson opponent down to the mat during Nov. 26’s 152-pound bout. Photo by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Knights enter new year with same philosophy

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, December 5, 2019
Robbinsville – You can look at the 2019-20 Robbinsville wrestling season from many angles. Just don’t think the outcome is going to be any different.

Apple stack cake has layers of tradition

Robbi Pounds
Thursday, December 5, 2019
Apple stack cake – also known as dried apple stack cake, apple jack stack cake, Appalachian stack cake and both Kentucky and Tennessee stack cake – is an Appalachian creation that has graced holiday tables for the past 300 years.

Search and rescue find new tool

Robbi Pounds
Thursday, December 5, 2019
Robbinsville – Luke Ritter, owner of Ritter Aerial Solutions, has used drones in search and rescue operations approximately five times in the mountains of western North Carolina in the past five years. “My search and rescue team, teambursar.

Board seeks civil penalty funds

Robbi Pounds
Thursday, December 5, 2019
Robbinsville – Tuesday’s Graham County Board of Education meeting saw members adopt a resolution to join other boards in the North Carolina School Board Association, to seek funds from civil penalties.

Sheriff's office on track for new equipment

Robbi Pounds
Thursday, December 5, 2019
Robbinsville – A busy Graham County Board of Commissioners meeting Tuesday included county manager Becky Garland discussing the process of gathering quotes and financing for new IT equipment at the Sheriff’s Department. Garland noted the costs would not exceed $35,000.