Deadline is Nov. 13 to seek FEMA aid
LUMBERTON — Individuals and businesses that suffered damages or losses because of Hurricane Florence have less than two weeks to register for assistance. Nov. 13 is the deadline to register for...
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Industry not tied to education
A common justification for more government spending on public schools is that such “investments” are a critical factor in driving businesses to a state. Presumably, the increase in spending leads to an...
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Bulldogs to host 2nd home playoff match
ST. PAULS — For the second time in program history, the St. Pauls boys soccer team hosts a state playoff game. The program was awarded the home match after being seeded 16th in the 2A East region on...
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Winner takes all in rivalry matchup
RED SPRINGS — The “win one for the Gipper” speeches won’t be necessary this week when Red Springs hosts St. Pauls on Friday in what figures to be a monumental football matchup in the Three Rivers...
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Rams look to push forward against Pirates
LUMBERTON — Purnell Swett football coach Jon Sherman and his team got their first taste of beating Lumberton in high school football last week, and there is still hunger there to defeat their rivals...
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Johnson Murphy Construction reported Wednesday to the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office a larceny at Townsendville Road in Maxton. The following break-ins were reported to the Robeson County Sheriff’s...
View ArticlePaving projects set for I-74, I-95
LUMBERTON — Two paving projects aim to create a smoother ride on long stretches of interstates 74 and 95 in Robeson County. The N.C. Department of Transportation this month awarded two contracts...
View ArticleBART holding yard sale
SHANNON — A yard sale to benefit the Borderbelt Aids Resource Team is being held Saturday at 4425 Rennert Road in Shannon. The sale begins at 7:30 a.m. and runs until 1:00 p.m. Four families are...
View ArticleLumber River Day is Saturday
PRINCESS ANN — A perfect fall day is forecast for Saturday during the ninth annual Lumber River Day at the Lumber River State Park’s Princess Ann site. The free event is to start at 10 a.m. It will...
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Steigerwald’s love of St. Pauls recalled
ST. PAULS — Former Town Administrator J.R. Steigerwald is being remembered as a caring man who was passionate about St. Pauls. Steigerwald, who was administrator from July 1, 2013, until his...
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Fairmont native hits 106 years today
FAIRMONT — One of Janie Mitchell’s earliest childhood memories is of her first-grade teacher at Rosenwald Elementary School in Fairmont. “My first-grade teacher was named Janie Floyd,” Mitchell said,...
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Ex-governors reject power grab
The N.C. General Assembly has had its share of face-offs with the courts. Repeatedly, judges have ruled unconstitutional any laws that would give executive power to the legislature — most recently...
View ArticleAudiotape confirms what we knew about Cummings
When we learned that we would be provided an audiotape of a private telephone conversation during which Raymond Cummings touched the following bases, Angel Exchange, his wife’s potential hire as tax...
View ArticleHazard mitigation help offered
LUMBERTON — Robeson County residents whose property was damaged by Hurricane Florence have a new place at which to apply hazard mitigation aid. Applications can be filed 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays...
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Phillip Allen, of Loco Prices Auto Sales on West Second Street in Lumberton, reported to the Lumberton Police Department that someone broke into one of their vehicles, damaging the driver’s door window...
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Two face drug charges
LUMBERTON — Local law enforcement agencies recently made two unrelated drug arrests. Robeson County sheriff’s deputies arrested Miriam Campos, of Hummingbird Drive in Jackson Springs. on Tuesday and...
View ArticleRepair work to close 2 roads
LUMBERTON — A section each of two Robeson County roads will be closed next week so a pipeline beneath the roadways can be repaired. A section of U.S. 301 near Raynham will be closed to both directions...
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Bike ride to benefit slain trooper’s family
GREENSBORO — The East Coast Coyotes, a newly established car club, will hold a charity ride on Nov. 10 to help support the family of Kevin K. Conner, a state Highway Patrol trooper killed while on...
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Chavis, Bordeaux charges dismissed
LUMBERTON — Charges filed in the wake of a confrontation between Maxton’s town manager and the We the People movement frontman have been dismissed. The charges against both Town Manager Kate Bordeaux...
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Scott, Adams square off to replace Britt as DA
LUMBERTON — The record-setting early voter turnout for the mid-term election continued Friday in Lumberton, and both candidates for Robeson County district attorney hope that it will favor him. More...
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