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Red Springs police chief to make run at sheriff
RED SPRINGS — Ronnie Patterson, the chief of police in Red Springs, has announced that he will run next year for Robeson County sheriff. He joins Randy Graham, a former Internal Affairs investigator...
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Habitat constructs home for mother of 3
MAXTON – With prayers, tears and well wishes, Robeson County’s first Habitat for Humanity house was dedicated Thursday at 300 S. Patterson St. in Maxton, the new home of a single mother of three small...
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Britt: Robeson in line for a ‘lot’ of Matthew aid
RALEIGH — Robeson County is in line to receive “a lot” of the $100 million earmarked in the recently approved North Carolina budget for continued cleanup and rebuilding from Hurricane Matthew and other...
View ArticleIt’s time for Lumbee people to know homecoming again
To the Editor Here at July 2017, the Lumbee people need more to celebrate each other. We need joy in our faith, fellowship, families and friends. We enjoy our golf carts, our collard sandwiches, our...
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Best of the best: Lumberton’s Dent, Red Springs’ Leach named top scholar...
LUMBERTON — The Fayetteville SwampDogs General Manager Jeremy Aagard let the room full of the area’s top student-athletes and their families know that life is all about making the most of the...
View ArticleAuditions set for Christmas show
LUMBERTON — It’s not too early to think about Christmas. “A Robeson County Christmas Show” auditions are scheduled Aug. 11 and 12 at the Carolina Civic Center Historic Theater. Directed by the...
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Jamerson, Elliott news UNCP trustees
PEMBROKE — A retired Air Force brigadier general and an expert in military satellite communications have been appointed to the board of trustees at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke. Allen...
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There are many ways to enjoy a good workout at the beach
“What did the beach say to the wave? Long tide, no sea…” I am in “the short rows,” as they say, in the countdown to the Brediger-Hansen Beach week at Oak Island. Three days, six hours and 59 minutes...
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Strawberries sweeten a hard life
ORRUM — Most people see chocolate as a decadent and delicious delight. Kathy Bailey Brown sees it as a vehicle to ease the burden on her three daughters when she dies, which will not be long. She prays...
View ArticleFireworks shows celebrate nation’s 241st birthday
LUMBERTON — As the nation approaches its 241st birthday on Tuesday, the advice of local enforcement to those who want an explosive celebration is to leave it to the professionals. There will be...
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HealthKeeperz founder Howard Brooks receives Order of the Long Leaf Pine
PEMBROKE — One of the state’s highest civilian honors has gone to the founder of HealthKeeperz, Howard Brooks. Since 1964, North Carolina governors have conferred the Order of the Long Leaf Pine upon...
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Art auction recalls Pierce’s vision
PEMBROKE — It’s been almost 30 years since Lumbee civil rights activist Julian Pierce was murdered, but he was remembered and honored on Friday during an event that is expected to raise $60,000 once...
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Board takes no action on superintendent
LUMBERTON — The Board of Education for the Public Schools of Robeson County met with the person in charge of the search for a new superintendent on Saturday, but took no official action on the matter,...
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Couple establishes UNCP scholarships to honor mothers
PEMBROKE — A Pembroke husband and wife are honoring their mothers through separate endowed nursing scholarships at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke. The mothers of Jeff and Susan Maynor...
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FLORENCE, S.C. — The Florence Little Theatre will open its 2017-18 season with the “The Music Man, Jr.”, a family-friendly adaptation of the classic musical comedy that tells a story with wit, warmth,...
View ArticleJones graduates from Chowan
MURFREESBORO — Tatiana Jones, a Lumberton resident, has graduated from Chowan University. Jones, one of 217 people to walk across the Helms Center stage during the May 6 commencement ceremony,...
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Lumbee youth to present films
PEMBROKE — The Unlocking Silent Histories: Lumbee Tribe Chapter has scheduled the screening of a series of cultural documentaries created by Lumbee Tribe youth. The screening will take place 6 p.m....
View ArticleSchool board stays stuck on round and round
As we write this it’s unclear if the Board of Education for the Public Schools of Robeson County on Saturday voted privately on and selected the system’s next superintendent during a meeting called...
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Tim Worley: ‘I love life today’
LUMBERTON — The passion in Tim Worley’s voice was undeniable. During the course of a 32-minute conversation on Wednesday morning, with vigor and reverence, the 50-year-old Lumberton native told a story...
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