RobbinsvilleNC

Steve Patterson

News Staff
Thursday, June 17, 2021
Ronald Stephen Patterson, 70 of Miramar, Fla., formerly of Hayesville and Robbinsville, N.C., went home to be with his Lord and Savior at Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood, Fla. on June 10, 2021.  He was the son of the late Ed Jr. and Ruby Woodard Patterson.

Dale Medlin

News Staff
Thursday, June 17, 2021
Dale Crawford Medlin, 71, changed his address from West Fort Hill Road in Robbinsville to the Golden Streets of Heaven on Monday, June 7, 2021, at the Charles George VA Hospital in Asheville.   He was born on July 26, 1949 to Clercy Elizabeth Hubbard Medlin and John Andy Medlin.

Madeline Garner

News Staff
Thursday, June 17, 2021
Madeline Postell Garner passed on Wednesday, May 9, 2021.  She was born on Aug. 12, 1928 in Robbinsville, N.C., to Abe L. Postell and Julie Jordan Postell.

James Smith

News Staff
Friday, June 11, 2021
James Lee Smith, 76 of Robbinsville, N.C., went home to be with the Lord on Monday, May 31, 2021.   “Jimmy” was a 1963 graduate of Robbinsville High School, where he played football as quarterback for the Blue Devils.

Brett Jones

News Staff
Friday, June 11, 2021
Jaymz Brett Jones, 26 of Murphy, N.C., whose Cherokee name is “Ganuteyo” (meaning Rope Twister) passed away Saturday, May 29, 2021, at his residence. Brett was the son of Carrie Smith of Murphy, N.C. and Bud and Tracy Jones of Robbinsville, N.C.

Tony Blevins

News Staff
Friday, June 11, 2021
Tony Dean Blevins, 68 of Robbinsville, N.C., went home to be with the Lord on Friday, June 4, 2021, at Swain Community Hospital in Bryson City. He was the son of the late William Wayne and Clara Bell Shope Blevins.
A sign on the door of the Graham County Jail state’s that the facility is closed until further notice. A COVID-19 outbreak has affected at least eight people as of last week. Photo by Charlie Benton/news@grahamstar.com

A sign on the door of the Graham County Jail state’s that the facility is closed until further notice. A COVID-19 outbreak has affected at least eight people as of last week. Photo by Charlie Benton/news@grahamstar.com

Outbreak confirmed at county jail

Charlie Benton
Friday, June 11, 2021
Robbinsville – The presence of COVID-19 has been confirmed in the Graham County Jail. A post on the Graham County Health Department’s Facebook page confirmed the outbreak, with at least eight people affected so far.

Adams returns to meeting

Kevin Hensley
Friday, June 11, 2021
Robbinsville – For the first time since March 4, 2020, Alderman Shaun Adams attended a meeting. Adams was in-person at the June 2 meeting, marking the end of a nearly 16-month sabbatical. During that time, Adams was absent for 18 board meetings and two budget sessions.

Town unanimously approves Robbinsville budget

Charlie Benton
Friday, June 11, 2021
Robbinsville – One local Board of Aldermen unanimously approved its 2021-22 budget last week. The budget was approved after a public hearing during the Town of Robbinsville’s regular meeting June 2, after first being presented in draft form on May 19.
Despite the pleas of Rosman’s Andrew Stamey, Robbinsville’s Hunter Jones swipes up after applying the tag on a 2-5 caught stealing Tuesday, which ended the bottom of the first. The Knights went on to drop the game to the Tigers, 6-1. Photo by Kevin Hensley/sports@grahamstar.com

Despite the pleas of Rosman’s Andrew Stamey, Robbinsville’s Hunter Jones swipes up after applying the tag on a 2-5 caught stealing Tuesday, which ended the bottom of the first. The Knights went on to drop the game to the Tigers, 6-1. Photo by Kevin Hensley/sports@grahamstar.com

Game suspended due to rain

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, June 3, 2021
Robbinsville – The Knights were well on their way to their fifth win of the season. Mother Nature seemingly had other plans. With Robbinsville (4-6, 4-6) ahead 11-3 in the bottom of the third Friday against Swain County (4-5, 4-5), another pop-up shower began to fall at Loudon Orr Memorial Field.