Robbinsville

Colby White speaks at the June 5 Robbinsville High School wrestling state championship ring ceremony. The Graham County alum has been appointed the new head coach of the Black Knights’ powerhouse varsity grappling program. Photo by Kevin Hensley/sports@grahamstar.com

Colby White speaks at the June 5 Robbinsville High School wrestling state championship ring ceremony. The Graham County alum has been appointed the new head coach of the Black Knights’ powerhouse varsity grappling program. Photo by Kevin Hensley/sports@grahamstar.com

Decision painted in black and white

Kevin Hensley
Saturday, July 6, 2024
Robbinsville – This isn’t Colby White’s first rodeo, but the difference in program reputations is night and day.
The accommodations at K’s Kennels make the visitors jump for joy. Business owner Kensley Phillips looks on as Willow expresses her excitement with the stay. Photos by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

The accommodations at K’s Kennels make the visitors jump for joy. Business owner Kensley Phillips looks on as Willow expresses her excitement with the stay. Photos by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Pampered pups

Latresa Phillips
Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Tallulah – All of us have heard the saying, “Find a job you love, and you’ll never work a day in your life.”  If you don’t believe it, just ask 19-year-old Kensley Phillips.  Phillips is proof that passion can become profit and loving what you do is just gravy on the dog bone.

8 Lady Knights named All-Conference

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, June 20, 2024
A 24-win season and the program’s second trip to the Western Regional Finals resulted in the Robbinsville Lady Knights nabbing top honors when the All-Smoky Mountain Conference lineup was revealed at the end of the season.

Town doubling down on water cutoffs

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, June 20, 2024
Robbinsville – Leniency will soon go out the window. While discussing the Town of Robbinsville’s planned 2024-25 fiscal budget at a special-called meeting Tuesday, town clerk Amanda Gyongyos revealed that water/sewer customers in the municipality have a combined $24,000 in past due balances.
With temperatures Monday afternoon in the 90s, participants in this year’s Elder Abuse Awareness Walk called an audible and made laps around the Graham County Community Building’s meeting room, where a corresponding fair had just wrapped up hours earlier. Photo by Latresa Phillips/The Graham Star

With temperatures Monday afternoon in the 90s, participants in this year’s Elder Abuse Awareness Walk called an audible and made laps around the Graham County Community Building’s meeting room, where a corresponding fair had just wrapped up hours earlier. Photo by Latresa Phillips/The Graham Star

Walk in their shoes

Latresa Phillips
Thursday, June 20, 2024
Robbinsville – Elder abuse is a growing concern as the number of adults over the age of 65 in North Carolina grows.  By 2025, 1-in-5 residents will be over 65. Longevity creates greater opportunity for older adults to experience maltreatment, whether physical, emotional or financial.

5 Black Knights named All-Conference

Kevin Hensley
Friday, June 14, 2024
The best season of Robbinsville High School baseball in over a decade was handsomely rewarded when this year’s All-Smoky Mountain Conference list was revealed at the conclusion of the campaign.
Emma Beasley (left) and Memory Frapp are Robbinsville High School’s respective Class of 2024 salutatorian and valedictorian. Photo by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Emma Beasley (left) and Memory Frapp are Robbinsville High School’s respective Class of 2024 salutatorian and valedictorian. Photo by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

No comparison needed

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, June 6, 2024
Robbinsville – The melting pot that is public education often unites students with very different interests. Outside of math and a shared desire to enter the field of healthcare, Memory Ann Marie Frapp and Emma Grace Beasley have little else in common.
Caps, confetti, and Silly String began to litter the evening sky Friday, as the Robbinsville High School Class of 2024 launched a celebration at the end of the annual commencement exercise on Bob Colvin Field at Modeal Walsh Memorial (Big Oaks) Stadium. Photos by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Caps, confetti, and Silly String began to litter the evening sky Friday, as the Robbinsville High School Class of 2024 launched a celebration at the end of the annual commencement exercise on Bob Colvin Field at Modeal Walsh Memorial (Big Oaks) Stadium. Photos by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

From students to adults

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, June 6, 2024
Robbinsville – After a one-year pause, the annual Robbinsville High School graduation exercise returned to Modeal Walsh Memorial (Big Oaks) Stadium; a tradition started in the wake of the pandemic in 2020.