Robbinsville

Sue Ella Bullock

News Staff

Thursday, July 22, 2021

Sue Ella Bullock, 80, of Lutz, Fla., formerly of Robbinsville, N.C., passed away on Tuesday, July 13, 2021. She was the daughter of the late Morris and Catherine Dell Rogers Hubbard. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, L.J. Bullock.

Marie Gladys Moore

News Staff

Thursday, July 22, 2021

Marie Gladys Moore passed away on Friday, July 9, 2021, in Warrenton, Va. She was born Dec. 30, 1921 in Robbinsville, N.C., to Abe and Julie Jordan Postell. Marie was preceded in death by her parents; her beloved husband for over 40 years, Andrew Jackson Moore, Sr.

Harvey Wendell Seay

News Staff

Thursday, July 15, 2021

Harvey Wendell Seay, age 78 of Robbinsville, N.C, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, July 3, 2021, at Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC. Harvey was born on Sept. 30, 1942, to the late Early and Inez Sellers Seay.

Sitting Robbinsville Mayor Steve Hooper (left) files for re-election with Graham County Board of Elections Director Teresa Garland on July 6. Hooper was the first candidate to file in Graham County for the 2021 general election. Photo by Tasha Holder/Graham County Board of Elections

Slow turnout in candidate filing

Kevin Hensley

Thursday, July 15, 2021

Filing for the 2021 municipal elections ends at noon Friday. And as of 2 p.m. Tuesday, only six of the 14 seats up for grabs have received interest.

Huddle House annexation discussed

Charlie Benton

Thursday, July 15, 2021

Robbinsville – The Robbinsville Board of Aldermen voted unanimously to begin the annexation process for a Tallulah Road property, accepting an annexation petition for certification by Town Clerk Sonya Webster.

Rossi Wachacha (seated, center) signed his letter of intent to play college football at Lenoir-Rhyne University on June 30. Front row (from left) are father Jeremy Wachacha, Rossi, brother Jace Smith, mother Melissa Smith and sister Jaxtyn Bark. Standing in back (from left) are Rossi' girlfriend Tishara Sneed, friend Court Carpenter, aunt Jennifer Wachacha, cousin Cannon Gross, aunt Paige Gross, grandfather Wayne Wachacha and cousin Dasan Gross. Photo by Kevin Hensley/sports@grahamstar.com

Wachacha signs with Lenoir-Rhyne

Kevin Hensley

Saturday, July 10, 2021

Robbinsville – It was quite fitting that Rossi Wachacha signed to play college football on the same field where he made a name for himself.

Peggy Farrow

News Staff

Saturday, July 10, 2021

Mrs. Peggy Ann Farrow, 72 of Robbinsville, N.C., passed away, Monday, June 28, 2021. She will be greatly missed by everyone that knew her, especially by everyone that knew her by “Nanny Peggy.” She took great joy in being Nanny Peggy. Mrs. Farrow was born in Robbinsville, N.C.

Everybody has a price

Kevin Hensley

Saturday, July 10, 2021

Buckle in. This is going to be a bumpy ride. The funk still clings to my clothes. No amount of showers, deodorant or hand sanitizer will ever fully rid the scent of disgust I cannot escape.

Tourism authority discusses upcoming plans

News Staff

Saturday, July 10, 2021

By Koda Moody Special to The Graham Star Robbinsville – With the Graham County Heritage Festival now in the rearview mirror, Robbinsville Tourism Authority members began preliminary discussions of what residents can expect to enjoy during the remainder of the year.

Brock Adams (right) bested North Rowan’s Tsion Delaney by 0.10 seconds to win the 110-meter hurdles state championship Friday at N.C. A&T University in Greensboro. Photo by Kevin Hensley/sports@grahamstar.com

Clearing the hurdle

Kevin Hensley

Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Greensboro – It took just 16.35 seconds for Brock Adams to etch his name into the record books. At Friday’s 1A state track meet, Adams crossed the finish line of the boys 110-meter hurdles in first place, edging out North Rowan’s Tsion Delaney by just .10 of a second.