Volunteers needed to help fill sandbags
LUMBERTON — Volunteers are needed to help fill sandbags at West Lumberton Baptist Church so that the bags can be used to try to mitigate flooding that is expected to occur at the CSX intersection with...
View ArticleCounty urging evacuations of mobile homes, low-lying areas
LUMBERTON — The county is encouraging people who live in mobile homes or low-lying areas to evacuate, perhaps to one of the shelters being managed by the American Red Cross. Emily Jones, the public...
View ArticleCounty under boil-water advisory
LUMBERTON — Robeson County has issued a boil-water advisory, which means any water from the system should be boiled for at least one minute before consumption. That extends to drinking the water, using...
View ArticleSouth Robeson shelter temporarily closed, room remains in Fairmont, Purnell...
LUMBERTON — Two of five shelters the county has opened are no longer available for evacuees, but there is plenty of room at the other three. South Robeson High, which had opened Thursday night and had...
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5,000 sandbags, two berms in place at I-95 bridge
LUMBERTON — About 200 people took about four hours today to put in place 5,000 sandbags and two berms that they hope will slow any floodwaters that try to take the same route that the Lumber River did...
View ArticleFlorence closes health clinics
LUMBERTON — SeHealth’s walk-in clinics, fitness centers and the Southeastern Pharmacy Health Mall will be closed Saturday and Sunday because of Hurricane Florence. Also, Fresenius Kidney Care Dillon...
View Article34 roads closed in Robeson
LUMBERTON — Robeson County officials say there are 34 roads that are closed in the county because of flooding and damage from Hurricane Florence. A person can get real-time updates on road closures at...
View Article78 percent of LREMC customers in Robeson without power
RED SPRINGS — Almost four out of five Robeson County customers of Lumbee Electric Membership Corporation are without power as what is now Tropical Storm Florence continues its rain and wind, and about...
View Article21,000 Duke Energy customers without power in Robeson
LUMBERTON — There are about 21,000 Duke Energy customers without power in Robeson County, according to information from Emily Jones, public information officer with Robeson County. That is about the...
View ArticleLumber River approaching flood stage
LUMBERTON — The Lumber River this morning was approaching flood stage and Robeson County and Lumberton were holding their collective breath wondering how high it would go as Tropical Storm Florence...
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Price-gouging law hurts demand
The forecast for Hurricane Florence looks bleak. It’s hard to imagine as of this writing, but if the storm proceeds the way it’s predicted to go, then by next week people’s lives and neighborhoods in...
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Meeting to inform small farmers on finance options
Small farms play a vital role in supporting the competitiveness and sustainability of the U.S. rural and farm economies. These numerous and diverse small-scale operations provide a nursery for the...
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Career change leads to medical school at ECU
GREENVILLE — A Lumberton native is one of three incoming medical students at East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine to be awarded the university’s most prestigious scholarship. Ross...
View ArticleSchools out until further notice
LUMBERTON — the Public Schools of Robeson County on Saturday wasted no time and announced schools were out until further notice. “Experts advise that the full impact of Hurricane Florence in Robeson...
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Florence continues to pound county
LUMBERTON — Robeson County residents watched helplessly on Saturday afternoon as Tropical Storm Florence continued its torrential assault, and a realization began sinking in that the storm would be a...
View ArticleCall 910-618-5679 for a ride to a shelter
LUMBERTON — Robeson County officials are telling anyone who needs a ride to a shelter to call SEATS at 910-618-5679 and you can be picked up. There is space at four shelters, Lumberton High, Purnell...
View ArticleCity water plant is operating, but conservation urged
LUMBERTON — City officials say the water plant is operating, but as a precaution are asking people to conserve water when they can. City Manager Wayne Horne said this morning that the water plant,...
View ArticleBuses being used to transport to shelters
LUMBERTON — County officials say school buses are being used to transport people displaced by Hurricane Florence any of four shelters that have been opened. The buses will pick people up at the Burger...
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21-year-old man is missing
LUMBERTON — A 21-year-old Lumberton man has been missing since Thursday. Carlos David Alfonso Jr., who is 5 foot, 8 inches tall and weights 13o pounds, was last seen leaving his house with an...
View ArticleRCC closed through Wednesday
LUMBERTON — Robeson Community College will remain closed Monday through Wednesday due to lingering effects of Hurricane Florence. The college wil monitor conditions and forecasts and provide updates as...
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