Fake news and health care
RALEIGH — What some hyperpartisans now call “fake news” is in many instances neither fake nor news. But when it comes to a recent report on the potential effects of the U.S. Senate’s health care bill...
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UNCP’s Lovin putting in the work
PEMBROKE — Before the team went its separate ways this summer, The University of North Carolina at Pembroke baseball coach Paul O’Neil issued a challenge to Cole Lovin. O’Neil wanted to see the...
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Billy Wilkins reported Sunday that someone stole a rim and tire, valued at $600, from Billy’s Automotive & Towing on Cox Road in Lumberton. Vidal Velasquez, of Pembroke, reported Sunday that...
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3 firefighters promoted to lieutenant
LUMBERTON — Three new lieutenants will be among the Lumberton Fire Department ranks as of Wednesday. Master Firefighters Clayton Chavis, Johnathan Inman and Rendell Thompson were promoted to lieutenant...
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City fireworks show still on schedule
LUMBERTON — The clouds were building, but as of 4 p.m. today all was a go for the City of Lumberton’s Family Fourth celebration at Lumberton High School this evening, according to Recreation Department...
View ArticleThreats lead Hamlet to cancel fireworks
HAMLET (AP) — A North Carolina city has canceled its Independence Day celebration, citing threats it received in connection with an ongoing homicide investigation. Hamlet City Manager Jonathan Blanton...
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Road named to honor late tribal leader
PEMBROKE — The Lumbee Tribe’s second elected tribal chairman, the late Jimmy Goins, was recently honored when the state Board of Transportation officially named a five-mile stretch of N.C. 71 as the...
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Robeson Democrats ordered to redo local election
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Democratic Party has ordered Robeson County Democrats to re-do precinct meetings and hold a new county convention after finding that local Democrats did not follow party...
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Shooting leaves man critically injured
LUMBERTON — Two shootings in Robeson County have left two people hospitalized, including one who is critically injured, and one man facing charges. Travis Antonio Johnson, 38, whose last known address...
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City rock’s nation’s 241st
LUMBERTON — There was always going to be a fireworks show above the football stadium at Lumberton High School on Monday night. The question all day was would it be man-made or Mother Nature’s. It was a...
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Let’s take a look from the Left
The Robesonian’s two-decade search for a local columnist who will represent the Democratic Party has ended. Meet Patsy Sheppard — editor. It has often been said that each of us is a product of our...
View ArticleTrooper injured in I-95 accident
FAYETTEVILLE (AP) — Authorities say a trooper in North Carolina has been injured after a driver hit his cruiser from behind on the side of the interstate as he investigated another wreck. The Highway...
View ArticleAuditor fired after Miss NC snafu
RALEIGH (AP) — The organizers of the Miss North Carolina pageant say they are changing auditors after a mistake on the announcement card led to the wrong woman being announced as finishing second. The...
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Filing opens Friday for municipalities
LUMBERTON — The line begins forming on Friday for incumbents who wish to keep their municipal seats or challengers that want to take them The filing period for candidates seeking the mayoral and...
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Law allows for two more hours of Sunday alcohol sales
LUMBERTON — The regulation of Sunday alcohol sales in North Carolina has been relaxed with the stroke of the governor’s bill, but it will be up to local governments to decide if there will be an...
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Final salute to the Fourth
ST.PAULS — What started as a small fireworks display 10 years ago to entertain the families of local firefighters has exploded into something much bigger. Several hundred people turned their eyes to...
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The key to better teaching
RALEIGH — While there is no shortage of opinions and controversy about how best to improve schooling, virtually everyone agrees that the quality of teaching is the critical variable. To improve...
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Fairmont majors head to states
Courtesy Photo The Fairmont Dixie Youth majors won the district 9 championship in Red Springs last week, and now advances to play in the state tournament in Leland on July 15 to 21. Pictured is, front...
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Paul Lackey reported Monday that someone stole a laptop computer from DCI Furniture on South Roberts Avenue in Lumberton. No value for the laptop was recorded on the incident report. The following...
View ArticleLocal Democrats told to play by own rules
The Robeson County Democratic Party drifted outside the lines during its recent convention, and now its very existence is in doubt. We are not here today to declare the local party’s death. Robeson...
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