Robbinsville

Eric Reece, pastor at Robbinsville United Methodist Church, watches as honorees are named by the Institute for Emerging Issues as “making North Carolina a better place” on Feb. 22. Photo by Randy Foster/news@grahamstar.com

Eric Reece, pastor at Robbinsville United Methodist Church, watches as honorees are named by the Institute for Emerging Issues as “making North Carolina a better place” on Feb. 22. Photo by Randy Foster/news@grahamstar.com

'Making a difference’

Randy Foster
Thursday, March 3, 2022
Fort Hill – To celebrate the unique calendar occasion of 2-22-22 – and to pay tribute to some special people across the state – the Institute for Emerging Issues at N.C. State University recognized 22 people who are making North Carolina “Better 2Gether,” and one of them is from Robbinsville.
Caution tape surrounds The Hub restaurant in Robbinsville. Fire gutted the restaurant early Sunday morning. Photo by Randy Foster/news@grahamstar.com

Caution tape surrounds The Hub restaurant in Robbinsville. Fire gutted the restaurant early Sunday morning. Photo by Randy Foster/news@grahamstar.com

‘Hub’ of Robbinsville lost to blaze

Randy Foster
Thursday, March 3, 2022
Robbinsville – Fire gutted The Hub restaurant on Rodney Orr Bypass early Sunday morning, leaving owners scrambling over what to do next. It was the second fire to destroy a Graham County restaurant since August 2021, when the Stecoah Diner burned to the ground. It has not reopened.
Delaney Brooms (right) keeps pace with Murphy’s Amber Martin during Robbinsville’s Smoky Mountain Conference Tournament finals showdown with the Lady Bulldogs on Friday. Photo by Kevin Hensley/sports@grahamstar.com

Delaney Brooms (right) keeps pace with Murphy’s Amber Martin during Robbinsville’s Smoky Mountain Conference Tournament finals showdown with the Lady Bulldogs on Friday. Photo by Kevin Hensley/sports@grahamstar.com

Total dominance

Kevin Hensley
Wednesday, February 23, 2022
Robbinsville – Now that’s how you put the rest of the playoff picture on notice. In what can only be described as a lopsided affair, the Robbinsville Lady Knights (No. 13 seed, 18-6) began Tuesday’s first-round postseason pairing with Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy (No.

Dream on

Kevin Hensley
Wednesday, February 23, 2022
Hiwassee Dam – Robbinsville’s magical season will continue. A back-and-forth outing in the first round of the state playoffs Tuesday at Hiwassee Dam tilted in favor of the Black Knights late, with Robbinsville knocking off the No. 8-seeded Eagles, 61-53.
Robbinsville wrestling head coach Todd Odom (right) shares a laugh with assistant Colby White at Saturday’s state individual tournament. After 21 years as a coach, Odom announced his retirement from the sport Sunday. Photos by Kevin Hensley/sports@grahamstar.com

Robbinsville wrestling head coach Todd Odom (right) shares a laugh with assistant Colby White at Saturday’s state individual tournament. After 21 years as a coach, Odom announced his retirement from the sport Sunday. Photos by Kevin Hensley/sports@grahamstar.com

'I just know'

Kevin Hensley
Wednesday, February 23, 2022
Robbinsville – “How did you know when it was time for you to retire from coaching? Coach Bob Colvin and coach Bruce Snyder both answered with exactly the same reply: ‘You just know.’  “So why retire or why retire now? I just know.

Anthony Krizsan

News Staff
Wednesday, February 23, 2022
Anthony Krizsan, 52 of Robbinsville, N.C., passed away, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022, at Harris Regional Hospital in Sylva, N.C. He was a native of Fort Atkinson, Wis., but has resided in Robbinsville for several years.  He was the son of Norma Hammons Krizsan and the late James Krizsan.

Thurman Ray Franklin

News Staff
Wednesday, February 23, 2022
Thurman Ray Franklin, 78 of the Hares Creek community of Robbinsville, N.C., passed away Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. He was a native of Jackson County, N.C., born April 22, 1943, to the late Thurman N. and Ruby Rogers Franklin.

John Michael Davis

News Staff
Wednesday, February 23, 2022
John Michael Davis, 57 of the Massey Branch community of Robbinsville, N.C., passed over into greener pastures, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022, at his residence. Mike is formerly of Washington, Ga., but he has resided in Robbinsville permanently since 2012.

John W. Miller

News Staff
Wednesday, February 23, 2022
John W. Miller, age 88 of the Old Sweetwater Road community of Robbinsville, N.C., passed away, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022, at his residence. He was the son of the late Marshall H. and Helen Nokes Miller. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Ruby Rogers Miller in 2014.