Sheriff suspends 2 officers
LUMBERTON — The Robesonian has learned that two longtime deputies at the Sheriff’s Office have been suspended with pay. They are Maj. Anthony Thompson, who runs the jail, and Darryl McPhatter, a...
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Brothers in blue turn out
LUMBERTON — Lumberton police Officer Jason Quick was laid to rest with full honors Thursday afternoon in a funeral service attended by several hundred law enforcement officers from across North...
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2018 Robeson County Shootout results after Thursday
2018 Robeson County Shootout Schedule GIRLS Wednesday (Games start at 6 p.m.) St. Pauls 54, Lake View 49 Lumberton 65, South Robeson 21 Purnell Swett 45, Red Springs 35 Dillon 67, Fairmont 20 Thursday...
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Tribe lacks quorum for business
PEMBROKE — The lack of a quorum on Thursday prevented the Lumbee Tribal Council from conducting any official business, and the council’s leader said she believes the lack of attendance was no accident....
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Mustangs top Lake View in Shootout consolation
ROWLAND — It’s been just eight days since Lake View basketball took care of South Robeson by a double-digit margin at home. In that game, Mustangs senior Kylerr Page had played just three games with...
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Dillon scratches out win over Red Springs
RED SPRINGS — One is the loneliest number, and also the margin that the Red Springs boys basketball team couldn’t overcome in the second half to Dillon on Thursday night when it was eliminated from the...
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Don’t put clock on District 9 mess
Hope you made a wish on that shooting star. I’m talking about that fleeting moment last week, when Democrats and reluctant Republicans seemed to agree on the need for a new election in North Carolina’s...
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Pembroke police seek ‘person of interest’
PEMBROKE — Pembroke police say they have identified a “person of interest” whom they are trying to locate to question concerning the discovery of a woman’s body that is being investigated as a...
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Down to the wire: Red Springs girls, South Robeson boys sneak out wins
ROWLAND — The Red Springs boys basketball team took its three-game winning streak to South Robeson on Monday in a Three Rivers Conference boys basketball matchup. And for the first eight minutes, it...
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Sheila Moore, of Pearl Street in Lumberton, reported to the Lumberton Police Department on Thursday that someone shot at her residence and damaged interior and exterior walls, a deep freezer, a...
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Fund soars to a new record, $87,188
An incredible final day has pushed the Empty Stocking Fund higher than ever before, with a total of $87,188 donated, eclipsing the record of $85,899.80 set in 2016. We received 210 gifts, making the...
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Google, others step up to aid Eastern NC schools
Hurricane Florence devasted much of Eastern North Carolina. Many families lost everything, and our students and educators were no exception. I have seen firsthand the needs of our communities....
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Stone: Voter ID won’t be costly to implement
LUMBERTON — The cost of implementation is one reason cited by opponents to the voter identification legislation that became law Thursday after lawmakers overrode Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto. But the...
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2018 Robeson County Shootout results, schedule after Friday
2018 Robeson County Shootout Schedule GIRLS Wednesday (Games start at 6 p.m.) St. Pauls 54, Lake View 49 Lumberton 65, South Robeson 21 Purnell Swett 45, Red Springs 35 Dillon 67, Fairmont 20 Thursday...
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Pirates dig out of hole to make Shootout title game
LUMBERTON — In the third quarter of Friday’s semifinal game, Lumberton basketball coach Matt Hill became uneasy as he watched his team go down by 14 points to St. Pauls with 3:21 remaining in the...
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Rams gives Fairmont taste of its own medicine to make Shootout championship game
FAIRMONT — For the first time in 12 years, the Purnell Swett boys basketball team is back in the Robeson County Shootout championship game, and to get there the Rams had to dethrone the three-time...
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Walmart, cops treat kids to Christmas
FAIRMONT — There were plenty of police officers in the Walmart in Pembroke on Friday with a mission not to make an arrest, but to spread some holiday cheer. Fairmont Police Chief Jon Edwards, officers...
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4 teachers win NC FAST grants
LUMBERTON — Four Robeson County Public School staff members have been approved for a a total of $6,336.69 in N.C. FAST grants. Mike Ward, the former state superintendent, and Henry Johnson, the former...
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DOT studying traffic fixes at 3 schools
LUMBERTON — Public Schools of Robeson County leaders are working with the state Department of Transportation to find solutions to traffic problems at three schools. A DOT engineering team offered a...
View ArticleLocals can start new year with a run
LUMBERTON — Locals can kick start 2019 with a 3.1-mile run, walk or jog through downtown Lumberton at the annual Resolution Run on Jan. 1, the first day of the New Year. The run will begin at 10:30...
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