RobbinsvilleNC

Robbinsville scores well on draft audit

Charlie Benton
Thursday, September 2, 2021
Robbinsville – It was mostly good news Tuesday afternoon for the Town of Robbinsville, as the municipality heard its audit report for the 2020-21 fiscal year in a specially-called meeting.  The report was given by Certified Public Accountant Nancy K.

Kris J. Buchanan

News Staff
Thursday, August 26, 2021
Kris J. Buchanan, 47 of Robbinsville, N.C., went home to be with the Lord, Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021, at Swain Community Hospital in Bryson City, N.C. He was a native of Graham County and the son of James Buchanan and Patricia Rogers.

Jackie Darrell Williams

News Staff
Thursday, August 26, 2021
Jackie Darrell Williams, 82 of the Yellow Creek community of Robbinsville, N.C., went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021, at Mission Hospital in Asheville N.C. He was a native of Graham County and the son of Dave and Hettie Anderson Williams.

Paul Longbrake

News Staff
Thursday, August 26, 2021
Paul Longbrake, 83 of Robbinsville, N.C., went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021, at Valley View Rehabilitation and Care Center in Andrews, N.C. Paul was a loving and devoted husband to the late Anne Prator Longbrake.

Jeremiah Williams

News Staff
Thursday, August 19, 2021
Jeremiah Williams, 36 of the Farley Branch Community of Robbinsville, N.C., went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021, at the University of Tennessee Medical Center. He was a native of Graham County and the son of the late Oliver Joe and Connie Farley Williams.

Richard Dale Eller

News Staff
Thursday, August 19, 2021
Richard Dale Eller, Sr., 64 of Robbinsville, N.C., went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021, at Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C. A native of Graham County, he was the son of the late David Hugh and Irene Sawyer Eller.
Taylor Hicks – who won Season 5 of “American Idol” will perform at Modeal Walsh Memorial Stadium in Robbinsville on May 7, 2022.

Taylor Hicks – who won Season 5 of “American Idol” will perform at Modeal Walsh Memorial Stadium in Robbinsville on May 7, 2022.

“American Idol” winner coming to Graham County

Koda Moody
Thursday, August 19, 2021
Robbinsville – It was announced last week that an “American Idol” winner will be performing locally next year.  Taylor Hicks won Season 5 of the vastly-popular talent show, launching his career as a famous musician.

Douglas McArthur Day

News Staff
Wednesday, August 11, 2021
Douglas McArthur Day, 76 of Robbinsville, N.C., went home to be with the Lord on Monday, Aug. 2, 2021. A native of Swain County, he was the son of the late William and Ora Mae Morgan Day.

John Thomas Rogers

News Staff
Wednesday, August 11, 2021
John Thomas Rogers, 96 of the Pinhook Community in Robbinsville, N.C., passed away early Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, at Graham Healthcare and Rehabilitation. A native of Graham County, he was the son of the late J. Arthur and Mary Holloway Rogers, and the youngest of nine children.