Free health clinic is Saturday
LUMBERTON — A free community health clinic will be held Saturday at the Robeson County Church and Community Center, during which dental and medical services will be offered on a first-come,...
View ArticleRepair work to close Stone Road
LUMBERTON — A section of Stone Road near McDonald will be closed for five days starting Monday so a work crew can replace a pipe beneath the roadway. The road section will be closed to both lanes of...
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City councilman stable at Duke Medical Center
LUMBERTON — A Lumberton city councilman is in critical but stable condition at Duke Medical Center after what appears to have been a heart attack he suffered at home on Tuesday. Councilman Leon Maynor...
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Bees create buzz at UNCP camp
PEMBROKE — A summer camp is giving young people a new perspective on a neighborhood insect that typically sends them running. Students in grades seventh through 12th learned Thursday that thousands of...
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Local ensemble testifies, entertains
LAKE WACCAMAW — The First Baptist Church of Lumberton’s Praise and Worship Ensemble recently performed at the Leamon Rogers Memorial Chapel at Boys and Girls Homes of North Carolina. “We are privileged...
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Southside parents get peek at school day
ROWLAND — Tony Helton, who heads the nonprofit that will manage the day-to-day operations of Southside Ashpole Elementary School on Aug. 27, told parents and grandparents that their children “are as...
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Tribal Council walks away from pact with ACP
PEMBROKE — The Lumbee Tribal Council rescinded a resolution Thursday calling upon the builders of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline to consult with the tribe about the environment and cultural resources....
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Feminist activisn in education cloak
The supposedly academic discipline of women’s studies is “an arm of the women’s movement,” according to philosopher Christina Hoff Sommers. And that movement is political — political activism is at...
View ArticleLegislators can’t get blank check on voter ID
To the Editor, Mitch Kokai in a recent column in The Robesonian titled “Voter ID easily in mainstream” argues that the current voter ID constitutional amendment would “move this state into the...
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Grads mark milestone for SeHealth
LUMBERTON — The first group of graduates from Southeastern Health’s residency program were celebrated Friday. The ceremony, which was held at the Southeastern North Carolina Agricultural Events Center,...
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Learning the ropes
PEMBROKE — Just over a month after wrapping up a successful softball season in which she was named Robeson County pitcher of the year, JaiLeana Deese traded in her bat and glove for a basketball. As a...
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Local football coaches ponder key questions
LUMBERTON — Filling roles left by graduated seniors and increasing depth are a couple of common tasks facing football coaches in Robeson County as they continue to hold summer workouts. Many teams will...
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Pet of the week
Kyla is available for adoption at the Robeson County Animal Shelter. Kyla is a female, terrier mix, about 18 months old and weighs about 10 pounds. She is very friendly, loving and playful. Her...
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Extension can help farmers branch out
Change is continuous in farming. Prices, farm programs, trade policies, technology, markets and consumer preferences all change continuously, just to name some of the causes. Many farmers search for...
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Robeson County native uses camera to heal
FAYETTEVILLE — A Robeson County native and member of the Tuscarora tribe has used art and film as a way to help heal himself and others battling drug addiction. John Whittemore, 34, has been recording...
View ArticleSt. Pauls library reopens Tuesday
ST. PAULS — The grand reopening of the Annie Hubbard McEachern Public Library in St. Pauls is scheduled for Tuesday. The ribbon cutting ceremony will began at 11 a.m. Sen. Danny Britt Jr., Robeson...
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Lumbee Tribe member graduates West Point
WEST POINT, N.Y. — A member of the Lumbee Tribe with ties to Robeson County graduated recently from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Cadet Michelle Lena’ Hicks, the daughter of Charles Hicks V...
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Close Medicaid gap to fight opioids
From 1999 to 2016, opioid-related overdose fatalities increased by more than 800 percent in North Carolina, resulting in more than 12,000 preventable deaths statewide and a marked increase in the...
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Camps provide early look at possible careers
The Public Schools of Robeson County, the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, and Robeson Community College successfully completed the third year of Project ACCESS summer camps this past week as part of a...
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Teachers get schooling
New teachers from across the Sandhills region participate in the Beginning Teacher Summit this past week to look at strengthening their skills in the classroom. The one-day professional development at...
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