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Students’ art used on holiday cards
LUMBERTON — Sixteen student artists from across the Public Schools of Robeson County were recognized recently as the 2018 PSRC Christmas Card winners. The artworks were used to design Christmas cards...
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Show at GPAC to take audience on musical journey
PEMBROKE — The Givens Performing Arts Center will warm up the new year and take a trip down memory lane when the Motown revue “So Good For The Soul” takes the stage at 8 p.m. Jan. 12. Tickets are $36,...
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Exercise helps keep bones strong
This past weekend, I attended the sixth annual Girls Night Adventure at Lu Mil Vineyard. Every Christmas, I and several of my closest friends and our daughters rent cabins, swap homemade Christmas...
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SeHealth honors Dr. Rozier
LUMBERTON — Southeastern Health recently presented Dr. John Rozier an award of excellence. The Dr. D.E. Ward Jr. Provider of Excellence Award was given to Rozier in a surprise presentation on Dec. 14....
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Murder suspect now faces drug charges
LUMBERTON — A routine traffic stop late Saturday night led to the arrest of two people on drug charges, including a teenager already accused of murder. According to a statement by sheriff’s Maj. Damien...
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Calls made to protect absentee ballots
LUMBERTON — While allegations of in-person fraud have been married to Robeson County elections for years, concerns about that absentee ballots have been manipulated are new. The issues in Bladen County...
View ArticleTax collection rate up; Dec. 31 deadline looms
LUMBERTON — Robeson County property owners who have not paid their taxes but want to deduct them from their 2018 federal and state tax bills are running out of time to do so — and options. The Robeson...
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Man charged in rape, murder
PEMBROKE — A Pembroke man has been charged with the rape and a murder of a woman whose body was found Thursday inside of the town, according to Police Chief Edward Locklear. John Edwards Jacobs, 32, of...
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Schools honor top employees
LUMBERTON — The Public Schools of Robeson County recently honored its top employees for December. Parkton Elementary School teacher Rebecca Locklear received the title of Certified Employee of the...
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Public won’t accept green taxes
RALEIGH — I know that environmental activists don’t want to hear this, but a core component of their preferred strategy for combatting global warming — substantially raising the price of fossil fuels...
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Shoppers hunt that last-minute deal
LUMBERTON — With Christmas closing in, last-minute shoppers in Robeson County were out in force on Monday looking to tie up some loose ends. Belk, an anchor store at Biggs Park Mall, was enjoying the...
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Stacking the county‘s hoops teams after the Robeson County Shootout
LUMBERTON — The excitement that was the final day of the 2018 Robeson County Shootout is finally starting to wear off for some people, but the memories of the championship games and the crowds that...
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Massive tax relief is paying off
As 2018 draws to a close, America is prospering in ways we have not for years. While challenges remain, we have seen record-setting wage increases and the lowest unemployment rates in two generations....
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Was whiff on Apple a good thing?
Was Apple’s choice of Austin, Texas, over the Research Triangle for its new, $1 billion campus a win or a loss for North Carolina? The answer isn’t as obvious as local boosters would have you believe....
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Murder suspect arrested, faces drug charges
RED SPRINGS — For the second time in a week, a Robeson County man already charged with murder has been arrested and charged with mulitiple drug crimes. Don Anthony Locklear, 38, of Red Springs was...
View ArticleKemp: There’s a double-standard on Fairmont board
To the Editor, During the Fairmont board meeting on Dec. 18, our board went into closed session at the conclusion of our regular meeting. I offer this letter because The Robesonian reporter who covered...
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Attorney, tax chief on county’s to-do list
LUMBERTON — While applications for the Robeson County attorney position have been coming in, there will be no movement on filling that position until the new year. Jerry Stephens, the newly elected...
View ArticleDo politicians really want to lead?
RALEIGH — As another year draws to a close, a year of Democratic resurgence in both national and local politics, I offer this challenge to incumbent and newly elected lawmakers alike. Do you really...
View ArticleHobby Lobby headed for Lumberton?
LUMBERTON — There is no official confirmation that Hobby Lobby will be opening up shop in the city, but there is evidence that might happen. According to records at the county courthouse, a 10-year...
View ArticleCrime report
Anthony and Jackson Morgan, of Bolinger Avenue in Lumberton, reported Wednesday to the Lumberton Police Department that someone entered a vehicle and stole a .38 caliber handgun, valued at $429.95....
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