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NEast park a big hit with visitors
LUMBERTON — The excitement of hosting the Dixie Youth World Series in Lumberton began in the parking lot as cars and trucks advertised, “Mississippi All-Stars – World Series Bound” and “#1 Louisiana –...
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Lumberton Coach Pitch shows fight
LUMBERTON — Despite facing an early five-run deficit after a long day during pool play of the Dixie Youth Coach Pitch World Series, host Lumberton refused to go down quietly in its second game. After...
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Lumberton’s Grice leads the county Top 15 list
LUMBERTON — Leading into high school football practice starting on Monday, The Robesonian’s sports staff is publishing a countdown of the top 15 players in Robeson County, and Lumberton’s Braylan Grice...
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Chemours installing free GenX filters
LUMBERTON — Robeson County residents may have been among those offered filters that can remove GenX and related chemicals from their drinking water. “Our private drinking water well sampling program...
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Tough day for the hosts as the Lumberton Machine Pitch drops two games
LUMBERTON — Sammy Shackelford’s Lumberton Machine Pitch team quickly realized how hard it would be to defend its territory as a host team at the Dixie Youth World Series on Saturday. The team dropped...
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Photos from pool play of the Dixie Youth Machine Pitch World Series
David Bradley | The Robesonian North Carolina Machine Pitch first baseman Gavin Williams watches an errant throw go over his head as a Florida runner reaches base safely. David Bradley | The Robesonian...
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Photos from pool play of the Dixie Youth Coach Pitch World Series
Brandon Tester | The Robesonian South Carolina Coach Pitch’s Ethan Palyok dives into third base to avoid the tag from Texas’ Kullen Fountain. South Carolina won its pool with a pair of victories....
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Democrats cede the high ground
The minority party enjoys few advantages in North Carolina’s General Assembly. Among them? Members of that party can occupy the ethical high ground when those in power engage in shenanigans. But...
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Tuesday’s Dixie Youth AA World Series results
2018 Dixie Youth AA World Series Tuesday’s result Machine Pitch Florida 1, Virginia 0 South Carolina 6, Mississippi 4 South Carolina 6, Florida 5 Florida 6, South Carolina 2. Florida wins the Machine...
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Carolyn McGill reported to the Lumberton Police Department that someone stole a black and blue 150cc scooter parked in a yard of a residence on Winona Avenue, and a blue helmet. The estimated value of...
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Ruston reigns as champs
LUMBERTON — After Louisiana and Alabama split the first two meetings on Monday in the championship bracket of the Dixie Youth Coach Pitch World Series, it was only fitting that the teams got a chance...
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Florida finishes on top of Dixie Youth Machine Pitch World Series
LUMBERTON — The Florida Machine Pitch team was more than happy to stay on the field in the middle of a downpour after the final game of the Dixie Youth World Series on Tuesday. Nothing was going to...
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Lumberton’s Zeng making second trip to US Kids Golf World Championship
LUMBERTON — Jamie Locklear issued a challenge for Daniel Zeng, a member of his golf academy, earlier this summer to help out his golf game. The results of the challenge have started to show on the golf...
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The tug-of-war over construction of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline has dropped in the direction that we believed it always would, with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission last week giving the owners...
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Back-to-school event is Thursday
LUMBERTON — The Public Schools of Robeson County’s annual Back to School Celebration is set for Thursday. The event will take place 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Southeastern North Carolina Agricultural...
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Closed business ordered to repay $2.9 million for Medicaid fraud
RALEIGH — A now closed Robeson County business has been ordered to pay a nearly $3 million penalty after being convicted of Medicaid fraud. Chief United States District Judge James C. Dever III issued...
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‘I was not breaking any laws’
MAXTON — The man who claims Tuscarora Nation citizenship and ran one of three casinos recently shut down by state, federal and local law enforcement agencies says he broke no laws and has no...
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Championship moments from the Dixie Youth Coach Pitch World Series
David Bradley | The Robesonian The Tennessee Coach Pitch team holds up their runner-up trophy from the Dixie Youth Coach Pitch World Series. David Bradley | The Robesonian Tennessee Coach Pitch’s Kase...
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Getting policy right takes time
RALEIGH — Well, never mind, then. According to the only large-scale, randomized controlled trial of a statewide preschool initiative — Tennessee’s pre-K program —intervening early to boost long-term...
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NC Rural Center stands able to assist small businesses
Since its creation in 1989, the NC Rural Center has been investing in North Carolina’s rural economic backbone: our state’s small-business owners. Recently, we doubled down on that investment,...
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