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Senior Liz Carpenter (20) prepares for a pass to freshman Daphne Barlow (5) during Aug. 12’s season opener against T.C. Roberson. Photo by Royce Worbington/The Graham Star

Senior Liz Carpenter (20) prepares for a pass to freshman Daphne Barlow (5) during Aug. 12’s season opener against T.C. Roberson. Photo by Royce Worbington/The Graham Star

Why you play the game

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, August 22, 2024
Robbinsville – The Lady Knights continued to work against non-conference action before delving into divisional play next week. After sweeping the T.C. Roberson Lady Rams in Aug. 12’s debut, Robbinsville (2-1) ran into another defending conference champion Aug. 14: the Franklin Lady Panthers.
Students in Ivy Odom’s first grade class were busy Monday morning, utilizing school supplies that included those donated as part of a district-wide effort. Photos by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Students in Ivy Odom’s first grade class were busy Monday morning, utilizing school supplies that included those donated as part of a district-wide effort. Photos by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

This year’s on us

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, August 22, 2024
Robbinsville – Thanks to a collaboration between Smoky Mountain Smiles and Graham County Schools, students district-wide started the 2024-25 year Monday without having to pay for supplies.

Meals, buses and a new school

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, August 22, 2024
Robbinsville – A funding deficit on free lunches, the need to replace two activity buses and updates about plans to build a new elementary school were all presented in the early portion of Tuesday’s Graham County Board of Commissioners meeting.
Robbinsville’s seniors Olivia Lewis (9), Liz Carpenter (center) and Claire Barlow (3) celebrate Barlow’s stout block in the closing moments of set one Monday against T.C. Roberson. The Lady Knights swept the Lady Rams in the season premiere. Also pictured on the court is Ryn Hooper (8); Daphne Barlow is behind Claire. Photo by Royce Worbington/The Graham Star

Robbinsville’s seniors Olivia Lewis (9), Liz Carpenter (center) and Claire Barlow (3) celebrate Barlow’s stout block in the closing moments of set one Monday against T.C. Roberson. The Lady Knights swept the Lady Rams in the season premiere. Also pictured on the court is Ryn Hooper (8); Daphne Barlow is behind Claire. Photo by Royce Worbington/The Graham Star

Rams stuffed

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, August 15, 2024
Ella McGuire delivered some tough serves during the JV Lady Knights’ season opener Monday. Robbinsville – If the Lady Knights play the entire season like they did Monday, opponents are going to have a hard time finding a way to attain victory.
Students in Robin Welker’s 3rd grade class authored a book last year, Let the Good Times Roll.

Students in Robin Welker’s 3rd grade class authored a book last year, Let the Good Times Roll.

Roll with the changes

Latresa Phillips
Thursday, August 15, 2024
The back of the book proudly displays those who contributed to the project. Robbinsville – Being a third grader is not easy, but sometimes you have to let the good times roll.  That is exactly what Ms. Welker’s third grade class did throughout the last school year.

Massive Christmas tree coming to Robbinsville

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, August 15, 2024
Robbinsville – Thanks to a split between the Town of Robbinsville and its tourism authority, residents and tourists alike will enjoy a spectacular display this holiday season. First discussed as a possibility at the July 30’s tourism board meeting, aldermen gave the thumbs-up at the town’s Aug.

Focus on education

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, August 15, 2024
Robbinsville – New Graham County Schools Superintendent Robert Moody has a lot of goals in mind for his administration, but everything centers around one commonality: the betterment of the district’s students. The first board of education meeting with Moody at the helm took place Aug.
Graham County Narcotics K-9 Sam poses with the 2.22 pounds of methamphetamine he discovered during an early-morning traffic stop Aug. 10. Photo courtesy of Graham County Sheriff's Office

Graham County Narcotics K-9 Sam poses with the 2.22 pounds of methamphetamine he discovered during an early-morning traffic stop Aug. 10. Photo courtesy of Graham County Sheriff's Office

Meth bust largest in county history

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, August 15, 2024
Tallulah – An early-morning traffic stop Aug. 10 solidified the efforts of a 7-month narcotics investigation by the Graham County Sheriff’s Office. A patrol officer pulled over a vehicle being operated by 36-year-old Christy Lee Lofty around the 900 block of Tallulah Road.
Delaney Brooms took a chance by visiting Fayetteville Technical Community College on July 26 – and left with a scholarship to play volleyball.

Delaney Brooms took a chance by visiting Fayetteville Technical Community College on July 26 – and left with a scholarship to play volleyball.

Sweeping plans out from under the rug

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, August 8, 2024
Robbinsville – As the ink was drying on former Lady Knights teammate Aubrie Wachacha’s volleyball/basketball commitment to Warren Wilson College, Delaney Brooms was busy securing her future some 352 miles away.
Larry Paige, Billy Cable and Dwight Bradshaw (from left) look at the 1926 dedication photo of Stecoah School inside the auditorium at Saturday’s annual reunion. Photos by Latresa Phillips/The Graham Star

Larry Paige, Billy Cable and Dwight Bradshaw (from left) look at the 1926 dedication photo of Stecoah School inside the auditorium at Saturday’s annual reunion. Photos by Latresa Phillips/The Graham Star

'If you only knew’

Latresa Phillips
Thursday, August 8, 2024
Stecoah – For years, the graduates and former students of the Stecoah community have been gathering in the hallowed halls of their alma mater to share memories, catch up with friends and remember classmates who have passed away.