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Teachers train to test the water
LUMBERTON — While most people are headed to the water for summer fun, two eighth-grade science teachers from the Public Schools of Robeson County spent a day this past week testing water along the...
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Robinson tabbed vice chancellor at UNC-Pembroke
PEMBROKE — The University of North Carolina at Pembroke has a new vice chancellor for Advancement. Bryan Robinson, a successful fundraiser with a strong track record of higher education leadership,...
View ArticleFive from Southside retained so far
ROWLAND — Almost half of the staff already hired to work at Southside-Ashpole Elementary School for the upcoming school year has been retained from the previous staff. Dave Prickett, a spokesman for...
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Church and community center offers up some free health help
LUMBERTON — The line already was forming by 5:30 a.m. Saturday for the free health clinic at the Robeson County Church and Community Center. “The need for health care in Robeson County is great,...
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School officials frustrated by county budget
LUMBERTON — The decision by the Robeson County Board of Commissioners not to support any part of the public schools’ request for additional funding has prompted a variety of reactions from school board...
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Free medicine event set for Friday
LUMBERTON — A free giveaway of over-the-counter medicines and other medicine cabinet items is set for Friday. The event is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Chestnut Street United Methodist Church,...
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Children get something to read
Members of the Robeson County Reading Association recently visited Southeastern Regional Medical Center’s pediatrics unit and donated reading materials for young patients. .neFileBlock { margin-bottom:...
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Red Springs gets medicine drop box
The Robeson Substance Use Coalition recently placed a permanent medicine drop box at the Red Springs Police Department. Drop boxes reduce diversion and flow of illicit drugs by allowing people to have...
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Enterprise supports camp care
Heather Wallace, far right, account development manager for Enterprise Fleet Management, recently presented a $1,500 check for Southeastern Hospice’s Camp Care. Shown accepting the check are, from...
View ArticleShooting at gas station injures 4
LUMBERTON — Details are limited concerning the shooting of four people Saturday night at a gasoline station in Lumberton that left one of the victims with serious injuries. Sheriff Kenneth Sealey said...
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Individual mandate never wise
RALEIGH — Should all Americans be required to purchase health insurance? This was a major bone of contention among conservative reformers during the health care debates of the 1990s. It was an issue...
View ArticleSt. Pauls’ July Fourth expands to include music
ST. PAULS — The town’s July Fourth celebration has expanded this year and will feature live music as well as the traditional fireworks show. The event, which will be held behind Lumbee Guaranty Bank...
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From the fringe
Fairmont’s week in review Thomas Cain, Allen Oliver, Elvin Mathews and Elvin Mathews III were the winners of the Thursday Evening Scramble tournament. They won a three-way playoff over Tom Lee, Robert...
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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...
View ArticleRed Cross has 5 blood drives upcoming
LUMBERTON — The American Red Cross has scheduled five blood drives in Robeson County during the next three weeks to meet summer needs for the live-giving fluid. Three have been scheduled in Lumberton....
View ArticleRepair work to close part of McDonald Road
LUMBERTON — A section of McDonald Road near McDonald will be closed for four days starting Tuesday so a pipe beneath the roadway can be replaced. State Department of Transportation personnel will start...
View ArticleCrime report
Rencil Herring reported Sunday to the Lumberton Police Department that a 32-inch television, a Nintendo set and an Ark sound bar were stolen from a residence on Summit Avenue. Atkinson Inn & Suites...
View ArticleSaturday night shooting injures 4
ST. PAULS — Four people were injured, including one seriously, on Saturday when gunshots were fired after an altercation involving two groups of men. According to Robeson County sheriff’s Maj. Anthony...
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Deadline to dodge tax list Wednesday
LUMBERTON — Any Robeson County property owners who have not paid their taxes and don’t want to see their names published in The Robesonian have Tuesday and Wednesday to settle that debt or work out an...
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Reopening a splash at Cultural Center
PEMBROKE — A jewel in the crown of the rejuvenated Cultural Center, the Lumbee Tribe Aquatic Center, was dedicated Saturday morning. At nearly 40,000 square feet and filled with 150,000 gallons of...
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