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HUD lifts sanctions on authority
LUMBERTON — The Robeson County Housing Authority has been given more financial freedom by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Niakeya Jones, the authority’s executive director,...
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DSS establishing one-stop shop for Matthew aid
LUMBERTON — A one-stop shop to assist Hurricane Matthew victims in their recovery efforts will be open and fully operational by July 10 in Lumberton. The Robeson County Outreach Center will be located...
View ArticleTwo charged in assault on fed informant
WILMINGTON — Two Pembroke men have been charged with robbing and assaulting an undercover federal informant. Vincent Locklear and Aaron Cody Maynor are accused of assaulting a person assisting a...
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Campus wins for free speech
RALEIGH — A couple of months ago, I wrote a column that outlined emerging threats to freedom of speech on college campuses — and noted with alarm that few of North Carolina’s public or private...
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UNCP softball trio earns NCCSIA all-state honors
GREENSBORO — The final postseason accolades have rolled in for The University of North Carolina at Pembroke softball squad, as the trio of Jamie Johnson, Abbey Walters and Alex Watkins was named to the...
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Bulldogs, Devils, Rams embrace change at summer jam
DUBLIN — With several key cogs no longer on the team after graduating, Red Springs girls basketball coach Steve Sinclair knows what is needed from his team next year. Coming off a Three Rivers...
View ArticleGay marriage-recusal law survives challenge
RALEIGH — North Carolina’s law allowing magistrates to refuse to perform same-sex marriages survived a challenge Wednesday when an appeals court determined that three couples weren’t harmed enough to...
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GOP considers probe of Secretary of State
RALEIGH — House Republicans opened the door Wednesday for the chamber to formally investigate North Carolina Secretary of State Elaine Marshall, based on a lawmaker’s allegations she issued notary...
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Cooper delivers gifts
FAIRMONT — Gov. Roy Cooper made stops in Robeson County on Wednesday, dropping off checks that include $988,553 in Disaster Recovery Act of 2016 funds that will benefit Fairmont’s wastewater treatment...
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Republicans finish override of Cooper’s budget veto
RALEIGH— North Carolina Republicans completed their override of Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s budget veto on Wednesday, enacting the spending plan over Cooper’s objections that it’s shortsighted,...
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Art show reboots Homecoming
PEMBROKE — The 49th annual Lumbee Homecoming is rebooted on Friday, and it doesn’t slow down until the parade and fireworks on July 8. The event began last week with the rebirth of “Strike at the...
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Democrats snatching defeat
Democrats should be winning right now. Any political operative who understands historical trends knows this, as it is simply statistical odds. But they’re not. The party that doesn’t occupy the White...
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Budget big on vindictiveness
As the 2017 General Assembly session draws to a close, reporters, pundits and partisans will all soon be putting their session wrap-ups together, reminding us all of what has happened in the last six...
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Courtesy photo The Lumberton O-Zone All-Stars won the District 11 championship over the weekend in Hope Mills, beating the host team to earn a spot in the state tournament. The squad, comprised of kids...
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Pirates bring back veteran crew
LUMBERTON — The Lumberton football team enters its fourth season with Mike Setzer as its coach and this summer the focus has been on getting better with a host of talent returning. After the Pirates...
View ArticleHouse fire kills woman, but husband escapes
LUMBERTON — A house fire killed a Robeson County woman early today. Deffie Bridgeman died in the fire on the 100 block of Willoughby Road, according to Maj. Anthony Thompson, of the Robeson County...
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Man injured in shooting
LUMBERTON — One man is in jail and another in a hospital after a shooting early Wednesday in Rowland. Sheriff’s deputies responded about 1:51 a.m. to a shooting at 802 E. Main St. in Rowland, according...
View ArticleLegislators end session, plan quick return
RALEIGH — The North Carolina General Assembly completed early today its primary work session for the year, but not before Republican legislators rolled out a plan to return soon and often to deal with...
View ArticleJudges must make call in schools power struggle
RALEIGH — Judges deciding a dispute over how North Carolina’s schools are run said Thursday that they face a difficult task in ruling on the power balance between legislators, the state school board...
View ArticleMaxton celebrates the Fourth on Saturday
LUMBERTON — Maxton is next up in Robeson County as Fourth of July celebrations of our nation’s 241st birthday continue. Maxton’s Fourth of July festivities will be held Saturday beginning at 4 p.m. in...
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