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Due to rain, last year’s Trunk-or-Treat event had to be moved inside the Robbinsville Elementary School gymnasium. Though the 2020 installment will be held outdoors, COVID-19 protocols will see people spread much further apart than last year.

Due to rain, last year’s Trunk-or-Treat event had to be moved inside the Robbinsville Elementary School gymnasium. Though the 2020 installment will be held outdoors, COVID-19 protocols will see people spread much further apart than last year.

A sense of normalcy

Kevin Hensley
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Robbinsville – After going through a proverbial roller-coaster of planning, the annual Trunk-or-Treat event will take place from 3-6 p.m. Saturday at Robbinsville High School.

Tony Odom

News Staff
Thursday, October 22, 2020
Tony Lamar Odom, 69 of Robbinsville, N.C., was called home to meet his Savior on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020 at Graham Healthcare and Rehabilitation. A native of Graham County, he was the son of the late Harvey and Blanche Orr Odom.

Gerald Buchanan

News Staff
Thursday, October 22, 2020
Gerald Max Buchanan, 81 of the Buchanan Branch Community in Robbinsville, N.C., went home to be with his Lord on Friday, Oct. 16, 2020. He was a native of Graham County and the son of the late Jake and Vinnie Wiggins Buchanan.
Robbinsville’s Ivy Odom (front) and Kensley Phillips work through a drill at a July 23 workout. Knights volleyball and cross-country will begin their 2020-21 season next month, but COVID-19 restrictions will keep spectators at a minimum. Photo by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Robbinsville’s Ivy Odom (front) and Kensley Phillips work through a drill at a July 23 workout. Knights volleyball and cross-country will begin their 2020-21 season next month, but COVID-19 restrictions will keep spectators at a minimum. Photo by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Spectators limited for fall sports

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, October 22, 2020
Raleigh – An Oct. 15 announcement from the N.C. High School Athletic Association confirmed what many had feared: sports will begin next month, but crowds will be sparse. In the release, the association maintained its desire to mirror both advice from the N.C.

Amy Smoker

News Staff
Thursday, October 15, 2020
Amy Smoker, 91, a Cherokee Language fluent speaker of the Snowbird Community in Robbinsville, N.C., went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020, at The Elizabeth House in Hendersonville, N.C.  Ms. Amy is the daughter of the late Jesse Teesateskie and Polly Catt Bird Teesateskie.

Sam McClung

News Staff
Thursday, October 15, 2020
Sam McClung, 81 of the Atoah Community in Robbinsville, N.C., went home to be with the Lord on Friday, Oct. 9, 2020, at Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C. A native of Graham County, he was the son of the late Clyde and Edrie Lovin McClung.

Town discusses latest audit

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, October 15, 2020
Robbinsville – “Good financial position” and “No compliance violations” are just some of the phrases used when the 2019-20 Town of Robbinsville was presented at the Oct. 7 Board of Aldermen meeting.

Anne Longbrake

News Staff
Thursday, October 8, 2020
Anne Prator Longbrake, 73 of the Mountain Creek Community of Robbinsville, N.C. passed away, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020 at Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital in Murphy, N.C. She was a native of Florida and the daughter of the late John and Frances Turner Prator.

Louise Williams

News Staff
Thursday, October 8, 2020
Louise Colvin Williams, 69 of Robbinsville, N.C., went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020. Louise was preceded in death by her parents, Dock and Hattie Worley Colvin; and her infant twin sister, Elouise.

Ruby Lovin

News Staff
Thursday, October 1, 2020
Ruby Hyde Lovin, 94 of the Atoah Community of Robbinsville, N.C., passed away, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020, at her residence. She was a native of Graham County and the daughter of the late Granville and Maggie Jenkins Hyde. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, O.B.