County to decide on 911 purchase
LUMBERTON — The Robeson County Board of Commissioners will be asked to approve the purchase of a new E-911 Communications radio system when it meets on Monday. Chad Deese, assistant director of...
View ArticleCity to take on flooding Monday
LUMBERTON — Action on improving drainage in and around the city is on the agenda for Monday’s Lumberton City Council meeting. The council is scheduled to meet at 6 p.m. in City Hall, located at 500 N....
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Ford getting trial date Nov. 27 for ‘87 rape, murder
LUMBERTON — A St. Pauls man charged with a 31-year-old rape and murder in California will learn Nov. 27 when he will stand trial. Kevin Ford, of 3884 W. N.C. 20, was ordered Nov. 2 to stand trial in...
View ArticleWalker-Loflin fund taking applications
ST. PAULS — The St. Pauls Lions Club is kicking off its 32nd annual Loflin-Walker Christmas Fund drive to help disadvantaged people and families in the community during the holiday. The club typically...
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Hunter to direct Admissions at UNCP
PEMBROKE — Elizabeth Hunter has been named director of Admissions at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke. She brings more than 14 years of diverse admissions experience in higher education....
View ArticleSheriff: Woman died in murder-suicide try
LUMBERTON — The Sheriff’s Office is saying the stabbing death of a woman on Saturday was the result of an attempted murder-suicide. Sheriff Kenneth Sealey identified the dead woman as Pamela Roberts,...
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Godwin: Bar is higher for second term
PEMBROKE — Harvey Godwin Jr. calls his resounding re-election to a second consecutive term as Lumbee Tribal chairman as a sign the people approve of what his administration has done, and promises to...
View ArticleDisaster recovery centers closing for Thanksgiving
RALEIGH — All state and Federal Emergency Management Agency disaster recovery centers in North Carolina will be closed Thursday in observance of Thanksgiving. The Robeson Count center is at the Lumbee...
View ArticleRCCCC taking applications for Christmas program
LUMBERTON — The Robeson County Church and Community Center will be taking applications Nov. 29 and Nov. 30 for its annual A Brighter Christmas program. The program provides toys for lower-income...
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FBI seeking videos in Aguilar case
LUMBERTON — The FBI now is asking any Robeson County resident who may have surveillance video that may help investigators find a 13-year-old girl who was kidnapped on Nov. 5 to call so the recording...
View ArticleCrime report
Helen Strickland, of Hines Street in Lumberton, reported to the Lumberton Police Department that someone broke into her residence on Sunday and took a Sanyo 50-inch flat screen television, valued at...
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Cox name goes up at RCC
LUMBERTON — Building No. 11 at Robeson Community College, home of the Basic Law Enforcement Training program, now bears the name of the school’s current board of trustees chairman, Sammy Cox Jr. The...
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Shooting leaves man wounded
LUMBERTON — Lumberton police are investigating a shooting Monday in which a man was wounded. Chardrius Hughes was shot about 3:48 p.m. at 908 E. Second St, according Lt. Vernon Johnson, of the...
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Road work put in neutral
LUMBERTON — The Lumberton City Council delayed approval of a resolution of support Monday for a $15.1 million North Carolina Department of Transportation project to reconfigure Fayetteville Road, the...
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Purnell Swett falls short to Pine Forest in doubleheader
PEMBROKE — The Purnell Swett boys basketball team hit the hardwood for the first time on Monday in front of a raucous home audience. It trailed for most of a hotly-contested game and couldn’t complete...
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Postseason rankings, grades for Robeson County football teams
LUMBERTON — As the football season comes to an end, The Robesonian will look back at moments that stood out, as well as give general impressions from the 2018 season as fall sports season bridges over...
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Braves open home slate vs Wingate
PEMBROKE — The 21st-ranked University of North Carolina at Pembroke men’s basketball team will open up the home portion of its 2018-19 schedule on Tuesday when the Braves suit up to take on U.S. 74...
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Man charged with killing girlfriend
LUMBERTON — A Lumberton man has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the stabbing death of his girlfriend. Timothy Ledwell, 47, was arrested Monday in the wake of a domestic dispute...
View ArticleCity taking applications for toys program
LUMBERTON —The Lumberton City Council has approved the designation of $3,550 of Community Revitalization Funds to be utilized for a Christmas Toy Program. Applications are available through each...
View ArticleUnited Way to serve Thanksgiving meals
LUMBERTON — The United Way of Robeson County will be be providing hot, ready-to-eat meals on Thanksgiving Day with a side dish of information on local resources for people in need. The meals will be...
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