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Lawmen say Narcan saves 2 lives
LUMBERTON — First responders armed with a drug to counteract symptoms of an opioid overdose recently saved the lives of two Fayetteville women found unconscious, according to a Robeson County Sheriff’s...
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Flat tax: Make more, pay more
It’s wrong to suggest a proposed state constitutional amendment would block North Carolina from adopting a system of graduated tax rates. What’s worse? Ignoring the fact that the state’s current tax...
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UNCP goes through physical, mental prep in preseason camp
PEMBROKE — Mentality is a word that Shane Richardson likes to use frequently with The University of North Carolina at Pembroke football team. The fifth-year coach of the Braves was displeased with the...
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Robeson County football power rankings after Week 1
One week down and the Robeson County football landscape has started to take form after some expected victories and losses, and some results that left many people scratching their heads. To go under the...
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Lady Pirates continue roll to start year
LUMBERTON — The Lumberton volleyball team rebounded after dropping the first set to defeat Red Springs in four sets on Monday. Defending home court, the Lady Pirates (3-0) won 26-28, 25-14, 25-23 and...
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County balks at $25K for park
LUMBERTON — An effort on Monday to contribute $25,000 to Lumberton’s Raymond Pennington Athletic Complex got bogged down and died during the Robeson County Board of Commissioners meeting. Commissioner...
View ArticleWe have good tribal chairman, let’s keep him
To the Editor, It seems like almost every time I open my newspaper, there is a letter to the editor by Eric Locklear criticizing and complaining. This man has been singing the same old song since I...
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Brian Oxendine reported to the Lumberton Police Department that someone entered an unlocked vehicle parked on Dayalpur Avenue and stole a 9 mm semi-automatic pistol. The estimated value of the pistol...
View ArticleCommissioners stumble when off their script
It was instructive — and, we admit, a bit amusing — to watch on Monday as several county commissioners found themselves off script. It helps to explain why these commissioners do their dirty work in...
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Police seek man for alleged assault
LUMBERTON — Local police are searching for a man in connection to an attempted armed robbery that left the victim injured, according to a police report. The Lumberton Police Department has released an...
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Top UNC leaders condemn Sam’s toppling
CHAPEL HILL — North Carolina university officials and a former governor condemned the toppling of a century-old Confederate memorial on the state’s flagship campus by protesters who said its presence...
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County soccer teams line up for lofty goals in 2018.
For his silver anniversary as the head coach of the Lumberton boys soccer team, Kenny Simmons said the potential is there for his team to make a run at the Sandhills Athletic Conference title. But for...
View ArticleSilent Sam’sability to dividewill carry on
Silent Sam ended up on Monday where the statue has been forever destined — face down in the northern quad at the University of North Carolina, just a few steps from Franklin Street. A mob of protesters...
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Fairmont balks on home demolitions
FAIRMONT — Members of the Fairmont Board of Commissioners had a spirited debate Tuesday about demolishing dilapidated houses within the town, but then took no action. Commissioner Charles Kemp made a...
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Godwin seeking re-election as tribal chairman
LUMBERTON — Harvey Godwin Jr. will seek re-election to the office of Lumbee tribal chairman. The 64-year-old owner of Two Hawk Employment Services LLC in Lumberton will be seeking his second three-year...
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Health costs stay same in Maxton
MAXTON — Health insurance premiums will remain at last year’s rate in Maxton for town employees. All the employees had to be screened in order to prevent a rise in premium costs — and that happened....
View ArticleRail repairs close Fifth Street bridge lane
LUMBERTON — One lane of the Fifth Street bridge near Carthage Road will be closed Thursday so repairs can be made to the concrete rail. The right lane will be closed from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m., according...
View ArticleFree webinar about preventing cancer is Friday
LUMBERTON — An educational webinar session about a vaccine that combats a virus that can cause cancer has been scheduled for Friday at the Southeastern Health Community Health Education Center. The...
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Billy Locklear, a Public Schools of Robeson County employee, reported Monday to the Lumberton Police Department that someone took apart five air conditioning units and stole the copper pipes, coils and...
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Fifth Street bridge damaged
LUMBERTON — Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a hit-and-run driver who took out a portion of the concrete rail on the Fifth Street bridge in downtown Lumberton during the weekend....
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