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Robbinsville quarterback Nathan Collins (5) looks to outpace the defense of Murphy’s Ray Rathburn during Friday’s third-round playoff game. Collins had two rushing touchdowns in the Knights’ 24-13 win over the Bulldogs. Photos by Byron Housley/The Graham Star

Robbinsville quarterback Nathan Collins (5) looks to outpace the defense of Murphy’s Ray Rathburn during Friday’s third-round playoff game. Collins had two rushing touchdowns in the Knights’ 24-13 win over the Bulldogs. Photos by Byron Housley/The Graham Star

Black Friday

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, December 5, 2019
Robbinsville – Long after most everyone was finished with their holiday shopping, Robbinsville took advantage of a home-field discount. The Black Knights (13-0) welcomed the Bulldogs (10-3) for the third round of the N.C.
Helen Gibson in her studio.

Helen Gibson in her studio.

Folk School Hosting Holiday Week

News Staff
Thursday, December 5, 2019
The holiday season possesses a special kind of magic and reverence for tradition, and the John C. Campbell Folk School’s annual Holiday in the Mountains Week (December 9–13) reflects that seasonal spirit. The week kicks off on Monday, December 9 with “A Celebration of Carving with Helen Gibson.

Wildlife Commission Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Changes

News Staff
Thursday, December 5, 2019
Raleigh – The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has opened the public comment period for proposed changes to agency regulations related to wildlife management, inland fisheries and game lands for the 2020-2021 seasons. The comment period will be open until Friday, Jan. 31, 2020.

Judges uphold new congressional maps, in time for primary filing

News Staff
Monday, December 2, 2019
By Brooke Conrad Carolina Journal News Service   Raleigh — A three-judge panel unanimously upheld North Carolina’s new congressional districts, just in time for 2020 candidates to start filing. The judges’ ruling Monday, Dec. 2, in Harper v. Lewis still left several conflicts unresolved.
The Robbinsville Black Knights get set at the line of scrimmage during the second half of Friday's 24-13 third-round playoff win over Murphy. Photo by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

The Robbinsville Black Knights get set at the line of scrimmage during the second half of Friday's 24-13 third-round playoff win over Murphy. Photo by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Knights advance to second-straight Western final

Kevin Hensley
Friday, November 29, 2019
Robbinsville – Last year's 1A Western Regional Final pitted Murphy against Robbinsville. This year, that same match-up took place … only one round sooner.

Knights take opener

Kevin Hensley
Tuesday, November 26, 2019
Rabun Gap, Ga. – Robbinsville used a 25-point second stanza at Rabun Gap on Nov. 20 to propel the Lady Knights to a 56-45 victory. The Knights’ scoring was led by Desta Trammell, who dropped 19 against the Eagles.

Green bean casserole: the dish that defined a decade

Robbi Pounds
Tuesday, November 26, 2019
Love it or hate it, green bean casserole has been a staple of the holiday table for for more than 60 years.  While plenty of Americans might think that their loving grandmother invented the recipe, green bean casserole originated in 1955 in the Camden, N.J.

Leaving big shoes to fill

Robbi Pounds
Tuesday, November 26, 2019
Tallulah – When Graham County’s Marshall McClung began his dual careers in search and rescue and wilderness firefighting in 1967, Lyndon B. Johnson was president.

Keeping tradition alive through art

Robbi Pounds
Tuesday, November 26, 2019
  According to Luke Swimmer’s mother, he became an artist at the age of two, when he first picked up pencils and began to draw. “My whole family is artistic,” said Swimmer. “My grandma was known for her pottery and my other grandmother painted.

'School is still the safest place to be'

Robbi Pounds
Tuesday, November 26, 2019
  Robbinsville – “Statistically, public school is the safest place in America,” said Graham County Schools’ Assistant Superintendent Robert Moody.