Cherokee

Middle school Knights off to hot start

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, November 21, 2019
Robbinsville – An explosive offense has propelled the Robbinsville Middle School Black Knights to a 2-0 start to the season. Hosting Rosman in the season opener Nov. 7 and Cherokee on Nov.
The Robbinsville PeeWees were all smiles after winning the Cracker Bowl championship Saturday in Franklin. Photo by Jenny Millsaps/Contributing Photographer

The Robbinsville PeeWees were all smiles after winning the Cracker Bowl championship Saturday in Franklin. Photo by Jenny Millsaps/Contributing Photographer

Cracker Bowl Champs!

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, November 7, 2019
Franklin – It was a nailbiter, but Robbinsville got the job done.

Don't step to Robbinsville

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, October 24, 2019
Cherokee – A pair of touchdowns on kickoff returns padded another dominant night of Black Knights football. Fresh off a bye week, Robbinsville (8-0, 3-0) traveled to Cherokee (2-7, 1-3) for the resumption of Smoky Mountain Conference play Friday night.

Let the good times roll

Kevin Hensley
Friday, October 4, 2019
Robbinsville – For the second-straight week, the Lady Knights sit atop the 1A rankings. Robbinsville (14-1) mowed down Cherokee (2-12) in a 25-12, 25-17, 25-19 road sweep on Sept. 26, before defeating Hayesville (11-6) in a 25-13, 25-12, 25-15 home victory on Tuesday’s special Pink Night.

Discovering my Cherokee ancestry

Robbi Pounds
Thursday, September 12, 2019
Everybody wants to be Cherokee. Most of the white families I knew in Mississippi claimed some degree of Native blood – usually Cherokee – and nearly always through a great-grandmother.

Factors at play for Corridor K

News Staff
Thursday, September 12, 2019
Robbinsville – Corridor K may eventually happen, but it will not be the one that was imagined some 50 years ago, when discussions to build it first began. The beginning of construction on the project was recently moved up to 2026.