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Donnie Orr (left) reads to children at Robbinsville Elementary School’s media center on Friday, as his sister Debbie Orr (right) waits his turn. The siblings were at the school to dedicate a reading nook in honor of their late mother Maxine Orr, who was a teaching assistant at the school for 30 years. Photo by Randy Foster/news@grahamstar.com

Donnie Orr (left) reads to children at Robbinsville Elementary School’s media center on Friday, as his sister Debbie Orr (right) waits his turn. The siblings were at the school to dedicate a reading nook in honor of their late mother Maxine Orr, who was a teaching assistant at the school for 30 years. Photo by Randy Foster/news@grahamstar.com

‘Castle’ dedicated to teacher

Randy Foster
Thursday, October 6, 2022
Robbinsville – Maxine Orr was a teacher’s assistant at Robbinsville Elementary School, whose presence will be felt at the school for years to come – thanks to a reading nook. Orr worked at the school for 30 years as a teaching assistant and occasionally – when needed – school librarian.

Nettie Jean Eller Lewis

News Staff
Thursday, October 6, 2022
Nettie Jean Eller Lewis, 80 of the I U Gap community in Robbinsville, N.C., went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, at Harris Regional Hospital in Sylva, N.C. A native of Graham County, she was the daughter of the late Herbert Rufus (Red) and Amy Ethel Carver Eller.

Jane Ann Singleton

News Staff
Friday, September 30, 2022
Jane Ann Singleton, 90 of the Forest Lakes community in Robbinsville, N.C., passed away peacefully at home with family. She was preceded in death by her husband of almost 60 years, William C. Singleton. A native of New Jersey, she had lived in the Robbinsville area for more than 25 years.

Harold Andrews, Sr.

News Staff
Friday, September 30, 2022
Harold Andrews Sr., 75 of the Wolf Creek community of Robbinsville, N.C. passed away Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022, at his residence. He was a native of Graham County, and the son of the late Edd and Lois Tayler Andrews.

Polly Moose

News Staff
Friday, September 30, 2022
Polly Moose, 77 of the Atoah community of Robbinsville, N.C., passed away Friday, Sept. 23, 2022, at Parkridge Medical Center in Chattanooga, Tenn. She was a native of Cherokee County, and the daughter of the late Robert and Maude Neal Guffey.
Nothing was going to erase the smile off Destanee Shay Trammell’s face Friday, after the Robbinsville High School senior was announced as the 2022-23 Homecoming Queen. Photo courtesy of Miranda Buchanan/Robbinsville High School Yearbook

Nothing was going to erase the smile off Destanee Shay Trammell’s face Friday, after the Robbinsville High School senior was announced as the 2022-23 Homecoming Queen. Photo courtesy of Miranda Buchanan/Robbinsville High School Yearbook

Destined to be Queen

Kevin Hensley
Friday, September 30, 2022
Robbinsville – Ten members of the senior class experienced a whirlwind Friday. Hair. Nails. Make-up. A parade. Pause for five seconds, then don a dress for photos. Before you know it, halftime arrives and it is time to await the outcome of a vote from your peers.

Mary Ellen Mehaffey

News Staff
Thursday, September 22, 2022
Mary Ellen Mehaffey, 91 of the Mill Creek Circle community of Robbinsville, N.C., passed away, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, at the University of Tennessee Medical Center. She was a native of Cherokee County, and the daughter of the late Hill and Mae Jones Dockery.

Robert Allen Keith

News Staff
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

News Staff
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.