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Second arrest made in trooper’s slaying
WHITEVILLE — A second arrest was made Tuesday in the shooting death Wednesday of a N.C. Highway Patrol trooper with connections to Robeson County. Columbus County District Attorney Jon David said...
View ArticleDemocrats schedule Orrum precinct meeting
LUMBERTON — The Robeson County Democratic Party has scheduled an Orrum precinct organizational meeting for Nov. 1. The meeting will take place at 6 p.m. at the Orrum Township Fire Department, located...
View ArticleTwo polling sites changed for Nov. 6 election
LUMBERTON — To the list of casualties from Hurricane Florence now includes two polling sites that were to be used for the Nov. 6 general election. Fallout from the hurricane means that voters in the...
View ArticleCrime report
Dedric Boone reported Monday to the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office a motor vehicle theft on Sergeant Road in Shannon. The following break-ins were reported to the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office:...
View ArticleEarly voter turnout strong despite no sheriffs race
So far, so good. We were a bit surprised to learn that during the first three days of One-Stop Voting that there was a 34 percent increase in the number of ballots cast over the same period in 2014,...
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Teenager become second charged in trooper’s murder
WHITEVILLE — A teenager has become the second person charged in the shooting death last week of a N.C. Highway Patrol trooper with connections to Robeson County. Chauncy Askew, 18, was arrested early...
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Sandy Hook shooter’s writings ordered released to public
HARTFORD, Conn. — Some of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooter’s personal belongings, including personal journals containing stories about hurting children and a spreadsheet ranking mass murders,...
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Maxton board extends Bordeaux’s contract
MAXTON — The Maxton Board of Commissioners and Town Manager Kate Bordeaux got an earful on Tuesday night as 27 speakers blasted their performance, including the mother of the outgoing police chief, who...
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Bulldogs show bite to down Fairmont
FAIRMONT — The stakes were high in Tuesday’s Three Rivers Conference football matchup between St. Pauls and Fairmont and it showed throughout a game that had a combined 10 turnovers. When the Fairmont...
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Red Springs drops third straight game
ELIZABETHTOWN — A Zach Meares 12-yard touchdown run with 17 seconds left handed the Red Springs football team its third straight loss on the road at East Bladen on Tuesday. The Red Devils (4-4, 2-4...
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Amendment protects NC taxpayers
GASTONIA — If your taxable income is greater than $60,000, then you are at least a bit better off than the average North Carolinian. But does that make you wealthy? There’s an amendment on the ballot...
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DOT unveils Fayetteville Road plan
LUMBERTON — Major changes are coming down the road in 2022 for a 1.3-mile section of Fayetteville Road, Lumberton’s busiest street, and the design is complex. The North Carolina Department of...
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Security increased at voting site in Fairmont
LUMBERTON — Two off-duty, uniformed sheriff’s deputies were patrolling the grounds of the early voting site in Fairmont on Wednesday and plans are to have them there through the Nov. 6 general...
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NC’s Big Four talks hoops
CHARLOTTE —Wednesday marked the annual Atlantic Coast Conference Operation Basketball media day for the 2018-19 men’s basketball season. The four head coaches of the conference’s North Carolina teams...
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Flores’ hat trick guides Bulldogs to win
RED SPRINGS — Behind a trio of goals from Sam Flores, the St. Pauls boys soccer team came out victorious 3-2 on the road at Red Springs on Wednesday. All three of Flores’ goals came in the first half....
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Operation Basketball Notebook: Capel preps for first year at Pitt
CHARLOTTE — While first-year Pittsburgh coach Jeff Capel isn’t familiar to being a part of a team that goes winless in conference play like the Panthers did last season, he is no stranger to teams that...
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Rain forces three games to Thursday
LUMBERTON — With rain in the forecast for Friday in the area, several local high school football teams have moved their games up to Thursday to beat the weather and give a longer lead time into next...
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The America I see isn’t great
“This is not who we are as Americans.” That comment, or some version of it, has been repeated by dozens of politicians and pundits over the past few years. In fact, every time the president insults our...
View ArticleA wife is found for Isaac
Genesis 24:12-21, 61-67 In his old age Abraham sought a wife for his son, Isaac. He entrusted this duty to his lead servant, making the man swear that he would not find Isaac’s wife among the...
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Illinois Rotarians make special delivery
LUMBERTON — An initiative from a Rotary Club based almost 900 miles from Lumberton resulted in household items arriving in Lumberton to be distributed to victims of Hurricane Florence. The Rotary Club...
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