Crime report
Johnny Sinclair reported to the Lumberton Police Department he was hit on the right side of his forehead with a hammer while on Hayswood Avenue. Fernando Villanueva reported to the Lumberton Police...
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Patterson, Ashburn still on job
RED SPRINGS — Ronnie Patterson is still the police chief of Red Springs, and David Ashburn the town’s manager. The day after the two men were charged with 50 misdemeanors, Patterson, 20, and Ashburn,...
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Fair provides escape from Florence
LUMBERTON — Robeson County residents who need a break from Hurricane Florence can find it beginning at 11 a.m. Saturday as the Robeson County Regional Agricultural Fair begins a week-long run....
View ArticleCounty, city announce new sites to pick up supplies
LUMBERTON — Robeson County and the city of Lumberton have announced new points of distribution sites for supplies that have been collected to assist victims of Hurricane Florence. After 2 p.m. today,...
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Blanks backs Godwin in race for tribal chairman
PEMBROKE — Anita Hammonds Blanks, the speaker of the Lumbee Tribal Council, endorsed the sitting Chairman Harvey Godwin Jr. in his re-election bid on Thursday during the council’s meeting. “I say we...
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Low expectations still rule
As he campaigned for the Republican presidential nomination in the winter of 1999, then-Gov. George W. Bush delivered his memorable “soft bigotry of low expectations” speech before the Latino Business...
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If you stand in front of the old planetarium building in front of Planetarium Road, you’ll see something painted on the sidewalk; eight dutifully labelled dots of differing size — all scaled out...
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LUMBERTON — The Inner Peace Center for the Arts studio will be the setting for the Artober 2018 Jumbo Jam. The art event will be held Oct. 13 from 3 to 7 p.m. and celebrates different media of the...
View ArticleMosquitoes on county commissioners’ agenda
LUMBERTON — The Robeson County Board of Commissioners, which did not meet on Sept. 17 because of Hurricane Florence, will meet Monday despite the death of one of its members, Berlester Campbell, on...
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Commissioner Campbell dies
LUMBERTON — Berlester Campbell, a 3.5-term Robeson County commissioner who was to be sworn in to a fourth term in December, died suddenly at his home on Friday. He was 71 years old. The details of...
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Schools to stay closed next week
LUMBERTON — The Public Schools of Robeson County will be closed for students Monday through Friday because of hazardous road conditions and damages to schools and other district facilities caused by...
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Stallions run away with 49-17 win over St. Pauls
ST. PAULS — The situation that the St. Pauls football team was in on Friday night was nothing new to what it has faced this season, but coach Mike Setzer said the weighted importance of the Three...
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Local roundup: Scots quiet Rams in Sandhills Athletic opener
LAURINBURG — Chandler Brayboy had Scotland’s attention on Friday night. The Fighting Scots executed their plan to keep the ball out of the Purnell Swett receiver’s hands on their way to a 34-11 victory...
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Pirates fall to Jack Britt in 4OT
FAYETTEVILLE — The Lumberton football team has had opportunities to win close contests this season, but haven’t converted in clutch moments. The same was true on Friday when the Pirates had a chance to...
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Fair give us something to celebrate
It’s 1 a.m., and as I type this, I am working at one of the five shelters set up during Hurricane Florence. There are about 130 folks here trying to get a little sleep amid crying babies, folks who are...
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Locklear named alumni director at UNCP
PEMBROKE — Alexis Locklear has been named director of Alumni Engagement at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke. Locklear previously served as an assistant director in the Office of...
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Smithfield restaurant on fire
LUMBERTON — The Smithfield’s Chicken ‘N Bar-B-Q restaurant was on fire this morning, and firefighters were working to put out the blaze. Smoke could be seen coming from the back of the restaurant,...
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Granados joins Century 21
LUMBERTON — Simon Granados has joined Century 21 — The Real Estate Center as a sales associate. He will specialize in residential and commercial property sales in the Robeson County area. “We are...
View ArticleUNCP’s Thomas Hub wins grant
PEMBROKE — The Thomas Entrepreneurship Hub at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke is among 13 recipients of the NC IDEA ECOSYSTEM grant. NC IDEA awarded 13 grants, totaling more than $1.5...
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Nonprofits remove trees for free
MAXTON — Two organizations have joined to help victims of Hurricane Florence in Robeson County remove fallen limbs and trees from their property. ACT-2, a Miami nonprofit and humanitarian organization,...
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