Robbinsville

Robbinsville’s youth football program collected three Cracker Bowl championships Saturday in Sylva. The Termite Black Knights shutout the previously-unbeaten Franklin Panthers 6-0. Photos by Kevin Hensley/sports@grahamstar.com

3 games, 3 titles

Kevin Hensley

Thursday, November 3, 2022

Sylva – Nail technicians across the region had to be swamped Monday morning.

Roger Dale Smallen

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Thursday, November 3, 2022

Roger Dale Smallen, 71 of Lenoir City, Tenn., – formerly of Dublin, Ga. – passed away Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022. Dale was a graduate of the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. He enjoyed a successful career as a high school football coach.

N.C. Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson delivered a lengthy message to a crowd of the roughly-200 individuals gathered at Oct. 27’s N.C. Faith & Freedom Coalition event, held inside the Robbinsville High School theater. Photo by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

‘We need to step on toes’

Randy Foster

Thursday, November 3, 2022

Robbinsville – In 2018, Mark Robinson spoke at a Greensboro City Council meeting: just an average citizen, a church-goer and Army veteran, defending gun rights. A video of him went viral. Later that year, he was invited to speak at the National Rifle Association’s annual convention.

Senior lineman Carlos Lopez (54) attempts to bring down Andrews quarterback Donovan Carpenter during Robbinsville’s foray against the Wildcats on Friday. Photo courtesy of Haley Coffey

Black Knights eliminated from conference-title picture

Kevin Hensley

Thursday, October 27, 2022

Andrews – For the first time since 2018, there will be a new champion in the Smoky Mountain Conference. Robbinsville made the short pilgrimage to Andrews for a highly-anticipated showdown Friday.

Head coach Kadey Phillips strategizes with the Lady Knights during a fifth-set timeout Tuesday, in the second round of the state playoffs at Highland Tech. Robbinsville fell to the No. 4-seeded Lady Rams, ending its season with 17 wins. Photo by Kevin Hensley/sports@grahamstar.com

Robbinsville falls in 2nd round heartbreaker

Kevin Hensley

Thursday, October 27, 2022

Gastonia – One of the Lady Knights’ Achilles heels reared its ugly head Tuesday. Robbinsville (No. 13 seed, 17-9) opened up a 2-0 lead in the second round of the state playoffs at Highland Tech (No. 4, 21-3).

Lucille Jenkins Phillips

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Thursday, October 27, 2022

Lucille Jenkins Phillips, 76 of Robbinsville, N.C., went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, at Graham Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center. She was the daughter of the late Alvin and Dolly Burchfield Jenkins.

Matthew Stan Miller

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Thursday, October 27, 2022

Matthew Stan Miller, 40 of the Beech Creek community of Robbinsville, N.C., passed away, Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022, in a house fire, after saving his mother and niece while attempting to rescue their beloved dog Scrappy. He was a native of Dekalb County, Ga.

Jackie Slaughter

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Thursday, October 27, 2022

Jackie Slaughter, 59 of Robbinsville, N.C., passed away Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, at UNC Medical Center in Chapel Hill, N.C. He was a native of Graham County, and the son of the late Billy and Bennie Sue Millsaps Slaughter.

Marvin K. Jones, Sr.

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Thursday, October 27, 2022

Marvin Kenneth Jones, Sr., passed away, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022. Though his passing was sudden and unexpected, it was extremely peaceful. He was the beloved husband of Helen Plemmons Jones Thompson; father of Marvin Kenneth Jones, Jr.

The Robbinsville wrestling program is adding another chapter to its historic legacy: the first-ever Lady Knights team, comprised of girls from Robbinsville Middle School. The coaches are Josh Winfrey (far left) and Sarah Orr (far right).

Break the walls down

Kevin Hensley

Thursday, October 27, 2022

Robbinsville – As times change, so do the environments that surround us. When the Far West Wrestling program picked up steam last winter, it was mostly because of the unusually-high amount of girls that trotted onto the mat to grapple. Yes, girls.