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Emanuel to join school board Tuesday
LUMBERTON — The Board of Education for the Public Schools of Robeson County on Tuesday will get a new board member as well as new leadership. Linda Emanuel, a former administrator at the system’s...
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Sam’s still in play as warehouse
LUMBERTON — The 135,287-square-foot former Sam’s Club building on Dawn Drive has remained closed and unused since Jan. 26, but its future is not all dark. Wal-Mart officials say potential buyers have...
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UNCP puts pair on system’s SGA
PEMBROKE — The University of North Carolina at Pembroke will have a strong presence in the Student Government Association at the System level during the 2018-2019 academic year. Jorden Revels and Jacob...
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Historic Homecoming exits on high
PEMBROKE — An hour into the Lumbee Homecoming Parade Saturday morning, at least a third of the entries had not moved an inch, and it would be two more hours before the giant armada deployed from UNC...
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Lumberton continues work for Dixie Youth Baseball World Series in coming weeks
LUMBERTON — The city of Lumberton and the Lumberton Youth Baseball Association are in the on-deck circle now as the Dixie Youth World Series comes to Ray Pennington Athletic Complex in less than three...
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Maxton officer accused of arson loses job
LUMBERTON — A Maxton police officer who was one of 10 volunteer firefighters charged Tuesday with arson is out of a job. “He is no longer an employee for the town of Maxton,” Maxton Police Chief Tammy...
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Autopsy: Woman died of natural causes
LUMBERTON — Pembroke police say an autopsy on a body found this weekend inside an abandoned home off Pine Street in Pembroke shows the woman died of natural causes. The woman has been identified by the...
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Schools pick Smith as chairman in split vote
LUMBERTON — In a surprise on a split vote Tuesday, Mike Smith was elected chairman of the Board of Education of the Public Schools of Robeson County for the 2018-19 school year. Smith, a 28-year...
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State excels in school value
RALEIGH — If I told you that North Carolina had one of America’s top-ranked systems of public education, there are at least three ways you could respond. You could question what I mean by “top-ranked...
View ArticleAutopsy: 85-year-old man died from assault
LUMBERTON — An 85-year-old man who was found dead in his home this weekend died from injuries suffered in an assault, according to a preliminary autopsy. Police Capt. Terry Parker said there was no...
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Local man charged in 31-year-old California murder
LUMBERTON — An unlikely fingerprint has led to a St. Pauls man being charged with the murder of an elderly woman in San Diego three decades ago. Kevin Thomas Ford, 62, of 3884 N.C. 20 West in St....
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4 charged with prostitution
LUMBERTON — Four women were arrested today and charged with prostitution in the wake of a joint operation between the Lumberton Police Department and the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office. According to...
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The following incidents of breaking and entering were reported to the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office: Jamie Elaine Prince, East Parkton Tobermory Road, St. Pauls; Jerry Jacobs, Lowe Road, Lumberton;...
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McGirt preps for another strong run at the John Deere Classic
SILVIS, Ill. — After making the cut last week at A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier for the second time in his career, Fairmont native William McGirt will play for a second straight week as the PGA...
View ArticleShame spreads across county like a wildfire
The news spreading about Robeson County on Tuesday that was like — forgive us — a wildfire was again not good, but this time it went far beyond the county line, Southeastern North Carolina, the state,...
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City settles on January election
LUMBERTON — City voters will decide in January who will replace Leon Maynor and Burnis Wilkins on the Lumberton City Council. The city is working with the local and state boards of elections for an...
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One firefighter had been charged with arson previously
LUMBERTON — One of the 10 firefighters charged with arson Tuesday was charged with the same crime in 2012. Austin Seth Hunt, 23, of U.S. 301 South in Rowland, was charged with setting six fires to...
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Gearing up for the Friday night lights
Brandon Tester | The Robesonian Purnell Swett receiver Chandler Brayboy, right, attempts to avoid a tag during the Rams’ 7-on-7 scrimmage against Red Springs on Wednesday. Brayboy is the top returner...
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Forecast is strong for jobs
I think a lot about the job market this time of year. This is because of all the graduations of high school and college seniors, and the fact many of them will be looking for their first full-time job....
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Luke 18:1-8 We have this week the parable of the importunate, or persistent, widow. Its purpose, said Luke, was to teach that “men ought always to pray, and not to faint.” Christ Jesus said there was a...
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