Robbinsville

County goes wet; Adams elected mayor

News Staff
Thursday, November 4, 2021
Robbinsville – It might go down as the most monumental ballot in the history of Graham County. Tuesday’s municipal election results featured a lot of surprises, but one portion of the Town of Robbinsville’s ballot looked to let city residents decide whether alcohol should be sold within its limits.
Robbinsville’s defense held Swain County to just 139 total yards of offense Tuesday night. All names are from left. Front row: Drake Hill and Eddie Brooms. Second row: Haden Key, Carlos Wesley, Carson White, Carlos Lopez and Koleson Dooley. Back row: Jacob Teesateskie, Tytan Teesateskie, Tysen Greene and Ben Wachacha. Photo by Kevin Hensley/sports@grahamstar.com

Robbinsville’s defense held Swain County to just 139 total yards of offense Tuesday night. All names are from left. Front row: Drake Hill and Eddie Brooms. Second row: Haden Key, Carlos Wesley, Carson White, Carlos Lopez and Koleson Dooley. Back row: Jacob Teesateskie, Tytan Teesateskie, Tysen Greene and Ben Wachacha. Photo by Kevin Hensley/sports@grahamstar.com

4 days, 2 games: 2 wins

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, October 28, 2021
  Robbinsville – Their bodies may be bruised and battered, but the Black Knights are one win away from a third-straight Smoky Mountain Conference title.
Lady Knights senior Yeika Jimenez (20) gets a fingertip on Addy Shaver’s return during Saturday’s first-round playoff match against South Stokes. Photo by Montana Buchanan/Robbinsville High School Yearbook

Lady Knights senior Yeika Jimenez (20) gets a fingertip on Addy Shaver’s return during Saturday’s first-round playoff match against South Stokes. Photo by Montana Buchanan/Robbinsville High School Yearbook

Knights fall in second round

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, October 28, 2021
Kernersville – The Lady Knights successful campaign came to an unexpected end Tuesday. Robbinsville (No. 12 seed, 20-4) was paired with the Bishop McGuinness Lady Villains (No.

John W. Carswell

News Staff
Thursday, October 28, 2021
John William Carswell, 77 of Robbinsville, N.C., went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021. A native of Burke County, N.C., he had resided in Graham County for over 40 years, and was the son of the late Ernest and Genevieve Carswell.

Betty Jean "Jody" Carver

News Staff
Thursday, October 28, 2021
Betty Jean “Jody” Carver, 74 of Robbinsville, N.C., passed away Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021, at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, Tenn. She was a native of Graham County and the daughter of Elma Adams Stratton and the late Hoover Williams.

F. Daniel Seagle

News Staff
Thursday, October 28, 2021
F. Daniel Seagle (Danny), 72 of the Wolf Creek community in Graham County, N.C, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021.
Junior varsity Black Knight Adair Panama sprints away from the Swain County defense during the Oct. 14 season finale. Photo by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

Junior varsity Black Knight Adair Panama sprints away from the Swain County defense during the Oct. 14 season finale. Photo by Art Miller/amiller@grahamstar.com

Strong finish

Kevin Hensley
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
Robbinsville – Defensive positives were spurned out of several offensive negatives. The Oct. 14 regular-season finale between the junior varsity Robbinsville Black Knights (3-2) and Swain County featured a combined six fumble recoveries, but just one interception.

True grit

Kevin Hensley
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
Robbinsville – Never, ever count the Lady Knights out. Recent adversities notwithstanding, Robbinsville (No. 2 seed) has found itself paired up with Murphy in the Smoky Mountain Conference tournament finals tonight, following a 28-30, 21-25, 10-15 slugfest with Cherokee (No.

“Road to Fall” underway on Cherohala Skyway

Koda Moody
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
Robbinsville – The Graham County Travel & Tourism board held a meeting Oct. 7, to discuss budgeting and upcoming fall events. The planned fall event is called “The Road to Fall,” a collaborative effort on the Cherohala Skyway.