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Robbinsville High School HOSA President Emma Nichols (left) and Addison Moody serve ice cream to high school students for reaching the service project goal.

Robbinsville High School HOSA President Emma Nichols (left) and Addison Moody serve ice cream to high school students for reaching the service project goal.

Robbinsville HOSA students participate in service project

News Staff
Thursday, December 19, 2019
By Tayla Millsaps Robbinsville High School Senior Robbinsville – The Health Occupational Students of America (HOSA) club at Robbinsville High School participated in the National Service Project, which took place the week of Nov. 18-22.
Robbinsville native Ginger Fawcett recently released her first solo album, Fly on the Wall.

Robbinsville native Ginger Fawcett recently released her first solo album, Fly on the Wall.

Pitch Perfect

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, December 19, 2019
Ginger Fawcett put her heart and soul into her latest album. The Robbinsville native stepped away from her band Liquid Ginger to record her first solo album, Fly on the Wall. The album was released earlier this year.
Members of the Robbinsville football team pose with their 1A state championship banner and trophy, after the Black Knights defeated the Northampton County Jaguars 45-14 at Duke University’s Wallace Wade Stadium. Photo by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Members of the Robbinsville football team pose with their 1A state championship banner and trophy, after the Black Knights defeated the Northampton County Jaguars 45-14 at Duke University’s Wallace Wade Stadium. Photo by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

14th crown for Title Town

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, December 19, 2019
Durham – It was the perfect way to cap off a perfect season.
Robbinsville quarterback Nathan Collins prepares to take the snap during the first half of Saturday's 1A state championship football game in Durham. Photo by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Robbinsville quarterback Nathan Collins prepares to take the snap during the first half of Saturday's 1A state championship football game in Durham. Photo by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Black Knights win second 1A title of decade

Kevin Hensley
Saturday, December 14, 2019
Durham – Behind the strength of five Rylee Anderson touchdowns, a Cody Cline field goal and a rushing score from Lex Hooper, Robbinsville is back atop the 1A state mountaintop.
Robbinsville’s Kyle Fink (right) jockeys for position with Fannin County, Ga.’s Levi Patton during Monday’s home match against the Rebels. Photo by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Robbinsville’s Kyle Fink (right) jockeys for position with Fannin County, Ga.’s Levi Patton during Monday’s home match against the Rebels. Photo by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Knights sweep tri-match

Kevin Hensley
Friday, December 13, 2019
Robbinsville – The Knights just wrapped up a stretch of three grueling encounters in a span of five days. After sweeping a tri-match at Mitchell on Dec. 5, the Black Knights traveled to the NEO Invitational at Tuscola on Saturday and capped the run with a home match against Fannin County, Ga.
Lady Knights senior Gracye Burchfield (seated, center) signed with Pfeiffer University on Dec. 4. Seated with Burchfield are Larry Icenhower (left) and Gary Icenhower. Standing in back (from left) are Brent Icenhower, Barbara Icenhower, Hannah Lewis and Jordan Lewis. Photo by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Lady Knights senior Gracye Burchfield (seated, center) signed with Pfeiffer University on Dec. 4. Seated with Burchfield are Larry Icenhower (left) and Gary Icenhower. Standing in back (from left) are Brent Icenhower, Barbara Icenhower, Hannah Lewis and Jordan Lewis. Photo by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Burchfield signs with Pfeiffer Lady Falcons

Kevin Hensley
Friday, December 13, 2019
Robbinsville – Gracye Burchfield has made her collegiate softball plans. The Lady Knights senior inked a letter of intent to join the Pfeiffer University Lady Falcons on Dec. 4. Burchfield is a three-year starter for Robbinsville. “It feels pretty good.

And then there was one ...

Kevin Hensley
Friday, December 13, 2019
Robbinsville – The Black Knights’ win over the Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy Gryphons on Friday ensured that a Smoky Mountain Conference team will appear in every 1A state championship football game of the decade. Robbinsville will now be the Western representative in three of the 10.

Bond denied for Smith

Robbi Pounds
Friday, December 13, 2019
Robbinsville – Superior Court Judge Tommy Davis denied the bond reduction request of James Jay Smith on Monday. Smith, 79, is being charged for two counts of attempted first-degree murder.

Nichols named scholarship finalist

News Staff
Friday, December 13, 2019
Local high school senior Emma Nichols has been named a semi-finalist for the 2020 class of the Coca-Cola Scholars Program, moving to the next round of the selection process to become a Coca-Cola Scholar, which will see 150 college scholarships worth $20,000 awarded.