Local man arrested for child abuse
Charlie Benton
Robbinsville – A Graham County man was arrested on May 26 after allegedly assaulting his daughter.
Friday, June 11, 2021
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Man arrested after attempted assault
Charlie Benton
A Graham County man was arrested after allegedly attempting to run over a deputy sheriff and attempting to flee the scene.
Jacob Nicholas Franks, 31, allegedly attempted to back over Graham County Deputy Jordan Rogers with a 1968 Ford truck May 27.
Friday, June 11, 2021
South Carolina men charged with passing counterfeit bills
Charlie Benton
Two South Carolina men have been arrested after being caught with alleged counterfeit bills in Graham County.
On Friday, Graham County deputies responded to a trespassing call at the Shell gas station on the Rodney Orr Bypass.
Friday, June 11, 2021
County social services director leaving for new job
Charlie Benton
Robbinsville – A Graham County department head will be moving on later this month, after serving nearly two years at the head of an agency.
Friday, June 11, 2021
A sign on the door of the Graham County Jail state’s that the facility is closed until further notice. A COVID-19 outbreak has affected at least eight people as of last week. Photo by Charlie Benton/news@grahamstar.com
Outbreak confirmed at county jail
Charlie Benton
Robbinsville – The presence of COVID-19 has been confirmed in the Graham County Jail.
A post on the Graham County Health Department’s Facebook page confirmed the outbreak, with at least eight people affected so far.
Friday, June 11, 2021
Adams returns to meeting
Kevin Hensley
Robbinsville – For the first time since March 4, 2020, Alderman Shaun Adams attended a meeting.
Adams was in-person at the June 2 meeting, marking the end of a nearly 16-month sabbatical. During that time, Adams was absent for 18 board meetings and two budget sessions.
Friday, June 11, 2021
Town unanimously approves Robbinsville budget
Charlie Benton
Robbinsville – One local Board of Aldermen unanimously approved its 2021-22 budget last week.
The budget was approved after a public hearing during the Town of Robbinsville’s regular meeting June 2, after first being presented in draft form on May 19.
Friday, June 11, 2021
Jayden Nowell maintains top control over West Henderson’s Cody Eplee during Saturday’s home dual with the Falcons. Nowell would go on to cinch career win No. 101 in the bout. Photos by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com
Hard-earned reward
Kevin Hensley
Robbinsville – Henry Portela is a name that Robbinsville’s Jayden Nowell will never forget.
Friday, June 11, 2021
Kevin Seagle leads those gathered at Saturday’s Community Outreach Cookout in prayer. Photos by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com
Helping hands
Charlie Benton
Robbinsville – A Graham County group hoping to do its part to curtail the area’s growing drug problem held an community-wide cookout on Saturday.
Friday, June 11, 2021
Robbinsville’s Jayden Nowell cinches in a hammerlock on Enka’s Damien Maxwell during a 132-pound bout May 15. The Knights will host the Smoky Mountain Conference tournament next week. Photo by Kevin Hensley/sports@grahamstar.com
Black Knights shutout Braves
Kevin Hensley
Cherokee – The only opposition that stood in the way of Robbinsville last week was swiftly toppled.
The Black Knights (13-3) traveled to Cherokee for a conference dual May 26 and between a litany of forfeits and four pinfall victories, thwarted the Braves’ hopes in an 84-0 win.
Thursday, June 3, 2021