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Robbinsville seniors Brock Adams (left) and Kensley Phillips were recently named as the school’s 2022 Heisman High School Scholarship winners. Photo courtesy of Miranda Buchanan/Robbinsville High School Yearbook

Robbinsville seniors Brock Adams (left) and Kensley Phillips were recently named as the school’s 2022 Heisman High School Scholarship winners. Photo courtesy of Miranda Buchanan/Robbinsville High School Yearbook

Success pays off

News Staff
Friday, November 11, 2022
Robbinsville – A pair of Black Knight seniors were recently awarded for their academic and athletic endeavors. Brock Adams and Kensley Phillips were selected last week as Robbinsville’s 2022 Heisman High School Scholarship recipients.
Zayleigh Chekeleelee outpaces the pursuit of Hiwassee Dam/Ranger defenders for a lay-up during the Nov. 3 season opener. Chekeleelee led the Lady Knights with a 10-point afternoon. Photos by Kevin Hensley/sports@grahamstar.com

Zayleigh Chekeleelee outpaces the pursuit of Hiwassee Dam/Ranger defenders for a lay-up during the Nov. 3 season opener. Chekeleelee led the Lady Knights with a 10-point afternoon. Photos by Kevin Hensley/sports@grahamstar.com

Middle school hoops tips off

Kevin Hensley
Friday, November 11, 2022
Robbinsville – It might be a few more weeks before the high school Knights begin their latest basketball season, but the next generation of varsity superstars tipped their year off Nov. 3.
Pictured are members of the 2022-23 Robbinsville High School wrestling program. Photo by Kevin Hensley/sports@grahamstar.com

Pictured are members of the 2022-23 Robbinsville High School wrestling program. Photo by Kevin Hensley/sports@grahamstar.com

Technically proficient

Kevin Hensley
Friday, November 11, 2022
* Robbinsville wrestling season preview Robbinsville – How do you respond to a season which saw five state champions crowned? Simple: you go back to the basics.

Towns reach agreement for detection device

Randy Foster
Friday, November 11, 2022
Robbinsville – The towns of Robbinsville and Lake Santeetlah have reached an agreement in which the lakeside town will pay a $1,000 fee – plus personnel costs – for use of Robbinsville’s water detection device.
Participants in a summer art program at Robbinsville Middle School proudly stand with Graham County Schools’ faculty and staff Nov. 3, in front of a new mural that recently debuted on the side of a local shopping center. Photos by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Participants in a summer art program at Robbinsville Middle School proudly stand with Graham County Schools’ faculty and staff Nov. 3, in front of a new mural that recently debuted on the side of a local shopping center. Photos by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

As they say, it takes a village

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, November 10, 2022
Robbinsville – The culmination of a summer art project is on permanent display for everyone to enjoy. Thanks to a grant, Robbinsville Middle School was able to host a two-week camp in July, which was open to rising 6th-8th graders.
Junior fullback Kage Williams (33) soaks in the realization that he will be playing his first home game of the season before first-round playoff action kicked off Friday. Williams ended up with two rushing touchdowns and two PATs in Robbinsville’s 40-14 win over the Ironmen. Photo by Kevin Hensley/sports@grahamstar.com

Junior fullback Kage Williams (33) soaks in the realization that he will be playing his first home game of the season before first-round playoff action kicked off Friday. Williams ended up with two rushing touchdowns and two PATs in Robbinsville’s 40-14 win over the Ironmen. Photo by Kevin Hensley/sports@grahamstar.com

Goes together like biscuits and gravy

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, November 10, 2022
Robbinsville – He’s back.
Willow (left) and Lisa Trantham pose beside a news photo displayed at The Graham Star. The photo includes Gentry Trantham, left in the photo, saluting during a Boy Scouts flag-burning ceremony. Photo by Randy Foster/news@grahamstar.com

Willow (left) and Lisa Trantham pose beside a news photo displayed at The Graham Star. The photo includes Gentry Trantham, left in the photo, saluting during a Boy Scouts flag-burning ceremony. Photo by Randy Foster/news@grahamstar.com

‘Never met a stranger’

Randy Foster
Thursday, November 10, 2022
Robbinsville – There are lots of things that can be said about Gentry Trantham, but two stand out: he was arguably the most famous resident of Graham County, and though he had a small, misshapen physical heart, no one in Graham County had a bigger heart for people or for God.
Robbinsville senior Kensley Phillips fires a shot toward a pair of Smoky Mountain defenders in a Sept. 19 road match. Phillips has been named the Co-Smoky Mountain Conference Player of the Year. Photos by Kevin Hensley/sports@grahamstar.com

Robbinsville senior Kensley Phillips fires a shot toward a pair of Smoky Mountain defenders in a Sept. 19 road match. Phillips has been named the Co-Smoky Mountain Conference Player of the Year. Photos by Kevin Hensley/sports@grahamstar.com

Phillips named Conference Player of the Year

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, November 3, 2022
Robbinsville – For the first time in her career, Kensley Phillips has been named the Player of the Year. For the second time in her coaching career, Kadey Phillips has been named the Coach of the Year.