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Two stores robbed at gunpoint
LUMBERTON — Lawmen are investigating the possibility that two armed robberies on Wednesday morning were committed by the same person or people. The first robbery occurred at Billy Cox Grocery and...
View ArticleVendors sought for Labor Day sale
LUMBERTON — Vendors are needed for the 24th annual Labor Day Yard Sale that benefits the downtown Lumberton development fund. As of Wednesday afternoon, about 30 yard sale vendors spaces were...
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Local Roundup: Scotland volleyball gets first win of the season over Purnell...
LAURINBURG — The Scotland volleyball team wasn’t finished after getting its first set victory of the season against Purnell Swett on Tuesday. The Lady Scots rebounded after dropping the first set and...
View ArticleGerrymandering puts November congressional election in doubt
The Republican-led General Assembly has made such a mess of congressional redistricting that, with 10 weeks to go before the general election, all the roads to a satisfactory solution appear to be...
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Godwin seeks re-election as chairman
PEMROKE — Lumbee Tribal Chairman Harvey Godwin Jr. filed Wednesday for re-election. Godwin will be seeking his second three-year term in the Nov. 13 election. He is the second person to file as a...
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Murder suspect surrenders
LUMBERTON — One of two people sought in connection with a shooting Sunday at Dogwood Mobile Home Park that left a woman dead and a man wounded has been arrested. “She turned herself in,” Sheriff...
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Police seek information in two armed thefts
LUMBERTON — The Robeson County Sheriff’s Office has released images of the suspects in one of two armed robberies that happened Wednesday morning, one of which forced the lockdown of two nearby...
View ArticleFormer news anchor praises coverage
To the Editor, In my 50 years as a TV anchor and reporter, I was impressed a few times by my fellow newspaper reporters. You are one of them. I was born and raised in Robeson County and moved to...
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UNCP, Mountain East reach associate membership agreement
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — Officials at the Mountain East Conference (MEC) announced Thursday that they have unanimously approved an associate membership agreement with The University of North Carolina at...
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Samaritan’s Purse benefactors share stories
FAYETTEVILLE — Samaritan’s Purse has scheduled a community workshop for Sept. 15 featuring a guest speaker who benefited from the generosity of others. Kojo Abakah grew up in extreme poverty in a small...
View ArticleCrime report
The following incidents of breaking and entering were reported to the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office: Mattie Lacy, N.C. 72 West, Lumberton; Melinda Strickland, Oakgrove Church Road, Lumberton; James...
View ArticlePolice: Shooting victim not cooperating
PEMBROKE — A man who was shot outside of a convenience store near Cornith Road on Tuesday is refusing to cooperate with law enforcement, according to Pembroke police. Detectives are not releasing the...
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Man charged with shooting son-in-law
LUMBERTON — The man who allegedly shot his son-in-law in the head has been charged with using a deadly weapon with the intent of killing him, court records show. Charles Prevatte, 45, was charged with...
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Man accused in child labor case dies
GODWIN — A man accused using child labor to run fish markets, including one in Lumberton, has died. John McCollum died at his home on Wednesday of heart disease. He was 67 years old. Allen Rogers, a...
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Week 3 high school football picks
LUMBERTON — As school started back this week, players have been getting used to a new schedule that they will stick with from now until the end of the season that adds some consistency to their lives....
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Maxton man accused of arson, destroying parents’ property
LUMBERTON — A Maxton man who had been previously convicted of arson has been charged with setting his parents’ barn on fire and destroying their property, including two vehicles. Daniel Devon Hicks,...
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Braves, Ramsto kick off2018 season
WINSTON-SALEM — The University of North Carolina at Pembroke football team kicks off the 2018 season against a familiar foe when they travel to Winston-Salem State on Saturday night. UNCP and...
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Football roundup: Lumberton, Fairmont fall on the road
WILMINGTON — A week after falling on the road at Purnell Swett, Ashley looked to bounce back on Friday in its home opener against Fairmont. The Screaming Eagles found what they were looking for. A...
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Rams show good side in win
FAYETTEVILLE — Purnell Swett coach Jon Sherman has seen two sides of his team in the early stages of the season. A side that folds when adversity strikes and a side that perseveres. Friday night, his...
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Finally, good news on Obamacare
It’s the time of year again to discuss my least favorite economic subject, the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. For the first year since the program began, there is actually some good...
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