Clik here to view.
Hania’s family gets new home
LUMBERTON — Hania Aguilar’s family will no longer have to awaken in the mobile home park from which the 13-year-old was kidnapped and later murdered. This week the family was given a double-wide mobile...
View ArticleClik here to view.
MAN CHARGED WITH AGUILAR’S RAPE, MURDER
LUMBERTON — A 34-year-old Robeson County man with a history of violence has been arrested and charged with the rape and murder of Hania Noelia Aguilar, a 13-year-old whose disappearance and death has...
View ArticleClik here to view.
UNCP, ECU partner on path to health care career
PEMBROKE — The University of North Carolina at Pembroke graduates will soon have a direct pipeline to the Public Health degree programs at East Carolina University. Leaders from both institutions this...
View ArticleClik here to view.
From the Fringe
Fairmont‘s week in review Mike Graham and David Kelly won this week’s senior shootout with a three-stroke victory over Tim Moore and Rick Rogers. Delton Burns and Jimmy Hammonds won the second flight...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Coldwell gets new home
Lumberton Mayor Bruce Davis helps owners owners David and Janell Carroll cut the ribbon during a recent grand-opening ceremony for the Coldwell Banker Premier Team Realty’s new location at 703...
View ArticleSt. Pauls schools honors 2
ST. PAULS — Suella Lee and Danielle Dunham have been named the Employees of the Month for November at St. Pauls Elementary. Lee is a second-grade teacher who has been with the school for 12 years. Her...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Program promotes eating well, getting exercise
With the new year around the corner, many of us have already started thinking about our personal New Year’s goals, but have you thought about making it a family affair? Setting goals as a family has...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Two years of going nowhere
Here we are, two years later. We’ve taken many, arduous, often tedious steps. Only to return to where we began, having gone nowhere. In late 2016, as Gov. Roy Cooper was preparing to take office, the...
View ArticleForum on Monday to deal with school safety
LUMBERTON — The Public Schools of Robeson County will host a School Safety Forum on Monday at 6 p.m. at the A.D. Lewis Auditorium on the Robeson Community College campus. The forum will provide an...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Georga-Pacific gifts $3,000
Chuck Oxendine, general manager at Georgia Pacific Lumberton Cellulose, and James Barnes, the public affairs manager of Georgia-Pacific Memphis and Lumberton Cellulose, present Public School of Robeson...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Support loved ones with cancer during the holidays
Facing cancer during the holidays can be stressful, especially if someone you love is going through cancer treatment. It’s important to keep in mind that not everyone may see this time of year as a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Magic of the trees is gone
Southeastern Hospice’s Festival of Trees has ended its run at Osterneck Auditorium in downtown Lumberton. The last day of the festival, themed Holiday Magic, was Tuesday. All proceeds from the festival...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Rotarians deliver backpacks
Lumberton Rotarians Alan Avant and Bob Fisher distribute book bags Monday to students at Community in Schools Academy. The book bags were sent by the Rotary Club of Hinsdale, Ill. .neFileBlock {...
View ArticleWreaths-laying event is Saturday
LUMBERTON — A wreath-laying ceremony will take place at Gardens of Faith Cemetery in Lumberton on Dec. 15. The cemetery will be joining more than 1,200 other locations across the country for National...
View ArticleFirefighters, Santa ready to deliver gifts
FAIRMONT — Fairmont residents can have their gifts delivered personally from Santa on Christmas Eve. Santa and his firetruck covered in holiday lights will roll through town delivering gifts to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Boy Scout earns national award for Eagle award project
LUMBERTON — Two thousand-year floods in two years inspired a Red Springs Boy Scout’s mission for his Eagle Scout service project. And that mission resulted in Sam Jackson receiving a national award. A...
View ArticleClik here to view.
RCPL is ready for the holidays
We are getting into the holiday spirit here at Robeson County Public Library. The decorations are going up and excitement is in the air. It’s a magical time to plan a trip to the library. We have lots...
View ArticleClik here to view.
NASA schedules mars mission Monday
This is one my favorite times of the year. It’s clear, cool and mosquito-free. Another big reason for this being one of my favorite times of the year are the long, starry nights. Orion rises early in...
View ArticleCity seeks best holiday lights
LUMBERTON — Lumberton residents and business owners are encouraged to display their Christmas lights and decorations for the 2018 City Lights Festival competition. The event, sponsored by the Lumberton...
View ArticleFEMA disaster center closes Thursday
LUMBERTON —The Robeson County Disaster Recovery Center will close permanently on Thursday at 5 p.m. The center, located at the Lumbee Tribe of N.C. Soaring Eagle Community Buildin at 442 Norment Road,...
View Article
