Robbinsville

Tough at the top

Kevin Hensley

Thursday, September 15, 2022

Hayesville – The Lady Knights are still the team to beat in the Smoky Mountain Conference. Though the Hayesville Lady Jackets gave Robbinsville a tough road match Sept. 8, the Knights prevailed in a compact 28-26, 25-23, 28-26 sweep.

Robert Allen Keith

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Thursday, September 15, 2022

Robert Allen Keith, 78 of the Jack Branch community of Robbinsville, N.C., passed away peacefully in his favorite rocking chair, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, while watching his birds and flowers, and giving his pet dogs their daily treat on the porch.

Bruce Johnson

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Thursday, September 15, 2022

Bruce Johnson, 92, went home to be with the Lord on Aug. 31, 2022, at his daughter Patricia’s home in Robbinsville, N.C., where he had been living since 2019 Bruce was the son of I.B.D. and Ruth Johnson and grew up in Somerville, Ala.

Shirley Orr

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Thursday, September 15, 2022

Shirley Orr, 75 of the I U Gap community in Robbinsville, N.C., passed away, Friday, Sept. 2, 2022, at Graham Health Care and Rehabilitation Center. She was a native of Graham County, and the daughter of the late Harley Waldroup and Maybelle Blevins Miller.

Town grants easement for future museum

Randy Foster

Thursday, September 15, 2022

Robbinsville – Town aldermen have granted an easement on Snider Hill to the Graham County Historical Association, which has plans to renovate the old Snider Store – but needed access from Snider Hill to add handicap access to the building.

COVID takes toll on test scores

Randy Foster

Thursday, September 15, 2022

Robbinsville – Graham County Schools test scores from the last school year have been released, clearly demonstrating that in terms of education, the pandemic had consequences.

With the final outcome solidified on the scoreboard, Robbinsville’s Jude Campbell (32), Carson Lovin (9), Turner Jackson (7) and Haden Key (66) swarm Brock Adams after his victory-clinching interception Friday at Smoky Mountain. Photos by Miranda Buchanan/Robbinsville High School Yearbook

Pickin’ and grinnin

Kevin Hensley

Thursday, September 15, 2022

Sylva – With 1:45 left in Friday’s game, Smoky Mountain quarterback Jed West aired out a long pass downfield.

JV Black Knight Tillman Adams (12) lays waste to a would-be Swain County defender during Robbinsville’s 12-8 loss to the Maroon Devils on Sept. 1. Photo courtesy of Carlos Lopez/Robbinsville High School

Devils edge JV Knights

Kevin Hensley

Thursday, September 8, 2022

Robbinsville – A third-quarter lead slipped away late for the junior varsity Black Knights, who fell to 1-2 on Sept. 1 by dropping a 12-8 heartbreaker to conference foe Swain County at Modeal Walsh Memorial Stadium.

Robbinsville’s Delaney Brooms, Tai Owle, Kensley Phillips, Desta Trammell and Claire Barlow (from left) erupt after a decisive kill Sept. 1 against Murphy. The Lady Knights handed the Bulldogs a 4-set loss. Photo by Justin Fitzgerald/Cherokee Scout

Deja vu

Kevin Hensley

Thursday, September 8, 2022

Robbinsville – It’s ok if you feel like you have seen this ending before. Ostensibly, you have. Sure, some of the players have changed. There’s a new setter for Robbinsville – senior Desta Trammell – and Murphy’s frontline defense has a different look for the 2022 season.

Howard Alton Garver

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Thursday, September 8, 2022

Howard Alton Garver, 78 and formerly of Robbinsville, N.C. passed away Monday, Aug.15, 2022, at his residence in Culleoka, Tenn., where he had resided for the past eight years. Howard was born in Rochester, N.Y., and was the son of the late Rudolph James Garver and Edith May Mosher Garver.