RobbinsvilleNC

Andrew Jackson Rogers

News Staff
Thursday, July 21, 2022
Andrew Jackson Rogers, 73 of Robbinsville, N.C., passed away Tuesday, July 12, 2022, at his residence. He was a native of Graham County, and the son of the late Gordon and Minnie Quilliams Rogers.

Ronald Picon

News Staff
Thursday, July 21, 2022
Ronald Picon, 61 of Robbinsville, N.C., went home to be with the Lord Sunday, July 10, 2022, at his residence. He was the son of the late William and Anna Navas Picon.

Mary Anne Massey (Trello)

News Staff
Thursday, July 21, 2022
Mary Anne Massey (Trello), 87 of Robbinsville N.C., passed away Monday July 4, 2022.    She was born on May 2, 1935, in Pittsburgh, Pa., to the late Patsy and Emelia (Vallera) Trello. Mary was a mother, sister, grandmother and great-grandmother.
Town of Robbinsville employee Bud Carpenter stands at the intersection of Rodney Orr Bypass and Bud Carpenter Drive. The previously-unnamed private street, which leads to the town’s maintenance yard, was named in his honor about four years ago. At age 95, Carpenter is one of the oldest municipal employees anywhere. Photos by Randy Foster/news@grahamstar.com

Town of Robbinsville employee Bud Carpenter stands at the intersection of Rodney Orr Bypass and Bud Carpenter Drive. The previously-unnamed private street, which leads to the town’s maintenance yard, was named in his honor about four years ago. At age 95, Carpenter is one of the oldest municipal employees anywhere. Photos by Randy Foster/news@grahamstar.com

Age is just a number

Randy Foster
Thursday, July 21, 2022
Robbinsville – There aren’t many people who can say they have worked at the same job for only 40 years. Bud Carpenter has worked for the Town of Robbinsville since he was in his 50s. He just recently turned 95.
Graham County Jail Adminstrator Marlon Jackson (left) looks on as Bryan Aaron Berryman turns in his necklace and watch in Graham County Superior Court on July 13. Berryman had just been sentenced to between 11-15 ½ years in prison for a litany of charges obtained in an April 2021 arrest. Photo by Randy Foster/news@grahamstar.com

Graham County Jail Adminstrator Marlon Jackson (left) looks on as Bryan Aaron Berryman turns in his necklace and watch in Graham County Superior Court on July 13. Berryman had just been sentenced to between 11-15 ½ years in prison for a litany of charges obtained in an April 2021 arrest. Photo by Randy Foster/news@grahamstar.com

‘3 strikes’ and you’re out

Randy Foster
Thursday, July 21, 2022
Robbinsville – A 52-year-old Robbinsville man with a long criminal history from his youth was convicted of theft-related felonies from last year and will spend up to 15 ½ years in prison.

Robbinsville ‘releases’ finance officer

Randy Foster
Thursday, July 21, 2022
Robbinsville – Town Finance Director Sonya Webster was “released” by the Robbinsville Board of Aldermen on July 14, during a special-called meeting at Town Hall. During that meeting, the board went straight into closed session, along with Town Attorney Ellen Davis.
Robbinsville native Ashton Massey has opened a speech-therapy clinic at Tallulah Community Health Center. Photo by Randy Foster/news@grahamstar.com

Robbinsville native Ashton Massey has opened a speech-therapy clinic at Tallulah Community Health Center. Photo by Randy Foster/news@grahamstar.com

Speech therapist opens clinic in hometown

Randy Foster
Thursday, July 14, 2022
Tallulah – Ashton Massey said local health care providers were asked about unmet needs in Graham County and a common response was speech therapy. Massey was raised in Graham County, but was putting her education in speech therapy to use at PT Solutions at its locations in Bryson City and Sylva.

Alta Waldroup Pitcox

News Staff
Thursday, July 14, 2022
Alta Waldroup Pitcox, 83 of the Snowbird community of Robbinsville, N.C., passed away Wednesday, July 6, 2022, at Graham Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. She was a native of Graham County, and the daughter of the late Troy and Netter Stewart Waldroup.

William F. Miller, Jr., "The Fish Whisperer"

News Staff
Thursday, July 14, 2022
William F. Miller, Jr. “Fish Whisperer,” 64 of the West Buffalo community of Robbinsville, N.C., passed away, Wednesday, July 6, 2022, at his residence. He was the son of the late William F. Miller Sr. and Doris Ann Hoffman Miller.