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Hiker rescued after ankle injury

Marshall McClung
Thursday, October 13, 2022
Slickrock – A dispatcher with Graham County 911 received a call about an injured hiker in the vicinity of Bob Bald – elevation 5,431 feet – shortly after 3:30 p.m. Monday. Julie Martin, 39 of Evansville, Ind.
A trio of cousins – Bryce, Cuttler and Brock Adams (from left) – sparked Robbinsville’s defensive and offensive fortunes during the second half of Friday’s 30-13 conference win over Cherokee. Photo by Kevin Hensley/sports@grahamstar.com

A trio of cousins – Bryce, Cuttler and Brock Adams (from left) – sparked Robbinsville’s defensive and offensive fortunes during the second half of Friday’s 30-13 conference win over Cherokee. Photo by Kevin Hensley/sports@grahamstar.com

The Adams Family

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, October 13, 2022
Robbinsville – It took just over 32 minutes for the first touchdown of Friday night’s game to make it onto the scoreboard – and it was by Cherokee. In the remaining 15:53, Robbinsville scored 30 unanswered points – all from the same bloodline.
Duane Wilkey looks at the silt-filled raceway at his trout farm on Hunting Boy Branch on Aug. 25. Photo by Randy Foster/news@grahamstar.com

Duane Wilkey looks at the silt-filled raceway at his trout farm on Hunting Boy Branch on Aug. 25. Photo by Randy Foster/news@grahamstar.com

Out of business

Randy Foster
Thursday, October 13, 2022
Snowbird – For more than 30 years, Duane and Linda Wilkey operated a trout farm in western Graham County on Hunting Boy Branch, a stream that feeds into Little Snowbird Creek. In June 2017, they noticed the creek was unusually muddy following a light rain. The problem grew worse.
The JV Robbinsville Black Knights gather for one last time at midfield on Sept. 28 following their 26-6 win over Hayesville. The victory clinched a share of the Smoky Mountain Conference title. Photo by Kevin Hensley/sports@grahamstar.com

The JV Robbinsville Black Knights gather for one last time at midfield on Sept. 28 following their 26-6 win over Hayesville. The victory clinched a share of the Smoky Mountain Conference title. Photo by Kevin Hensley/sports@grahamstar.com

Buzz kills

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, October 6, 2022
Robbinsville  – From start to finish, there may not have been a more improved team this season than the junior varsity Black Knights. The gradual increase in performance was capped Sept.
Cuttler Adams slices through a jostle at the line during the Sept. 29 conference opener at Swain County. Adams was responsible for all of Robbinsville’s scoring in the Knights’ win over the Maroon Devils. Photo by Miranda Buchanan/Robbinsville High School Yearbook

Cuttler Adams slices through a jostle at the line during the Sept. 29 conference opener at Swain County. Adams was responsible for all of Robbinsville’s scoring in the Knights’ win over the Maroon Devils. Photo by Miranda Buchanan/Robbinsville High School Yearbook

Cut to the chase

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, October 6, 2022
Bryson City – It might have been the lowest yardage Cuttler Adams has recorded this season, but sometimes the impact a player makes cannot be measured by statistics.
Robbinsville’s Delaney Brooms (1) springs to a kill attempt during Tuesday’s road conference match at Murphy. The Lady Knights dropped the match in four sets and are now tied with the Lady Bulldogs atop the divisional standings. Photo by Justin Fitzgerald/Cherokee Scout

Robbinsville’s Delaney Brooms (1) springs to a kill attempt during Tuesday’s road conference match at Murphy. The Lady Knights dropped the match in four sets and are now tied with the Lady Bulldogs atop the divisional standings. Photo by Justin Fitzgerald/Cherokee Scout

Crowded at the top

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, October 6, 2022
Murphy – It took a pair of grueling road matches to unseat Robbinsville from the top spot in the conference standings. The Lady Knights fell victim to a 5-set loss at Cherokee (13-6, 5-2) on Sept. 29, before traveling to Murphy (16-4, 5-2) and suffering a 4-set defeat.
Almost two dozen members of the Noble Knights, a group that looks out for the welfare of fellow students, leads the Graham County Board of Education in the Pledge of Allegiance at the board’s meeting on Tuesday. Photo by Randy Foster/news@grahamstar.com

Almost two dozen members of the Noble Knights, a group that looks out for the welfare of fellow students, leads the Graham County Board of Education in the Pledge of Allegiance at the board’s meeting on Tuesday. Photo by Randy Foster/news@grahamstar.com

Funding, test scores punctuate meeting

Randy Foster
Thursday, October 6, 2022
Robbinsville – Tuesday’s meeting of the Graham County Board of Education reflected hard financial times, recovery from low school scores – and a glimmer of hope for the future.
Donnie Orr (left) reads to children at Robbinsville Elementary School’s media center on Friday, as his sister Debbie Orr (right) waits his turn. The siblings were at the school to dedicate a reading nook in honor of their late mother Maxine Orr, who was a teaching assistant at the school for 30 years. Photo by Randy Foster/news@grahamstar.com

Donnie Orr (left) reads to children at Robbinsville Elementary School’s media center on Friday, as his sister Debbie Orr (right) waits his turn. The siblings were at the school to dedicate a reading nook in honor of their late mother Maxine Orr, who was a teaching assistant at the school for 30 years. Photo by Randy Foster/news@grahamstar.com

‘Castle’ dedicated to teacher

Randy Foster
Thursday, October 6, 2022
Robbinsville – Maxine Orr was a teacher’s assistant at Robbinsville Elementary School, whose presence will be felt at the school for years to come – thanks to a reading nook. Orr worked at the school for 30 years as a teaching assistant and occasionally – when needed – school librarian.
Graham County Commissioner Dale Wiggins (left) cuts the ribbon at a re-dedication ceremony of the Santeetlah Lake Trail South on Sept. 27. Photos by Randy Foster/news@grahamstar.com

Graham County Commissioner Dale Wiggins (left) cuts the ribbon at a re-dedication ceremony of the Santeetlah Lake Trail South on Sept. 27. Photos by Randy Foster/news@grahamstar.com

‘Nature at its best, everywhere’

Randy Foster
Thursday, October 6, 2022
Lake Santeetlah – County Commissioner Dale Wiggins cut the ribbon for a trail re-dedication that he has been working on since 2000. The Santeetlah Lake Trail South is 8.5 miles long, with Carver Cemetery at one end and the intersection of Snowbird and Santeetlah roads at the other.