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Sampson earns 600th coaching win
DALLAS — Corey Davis Jr. scored 20 points and Armoni Brooks added 19 with five 3-pointers as No. 21 Houston led throughout in a 69-58 win at SMU on Wednesday night. Houston coach and Pembroke native...
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Bulldogs get revenge over Stallions for 8th straight win
TABOR CITY — Strength in numbers has helped the St. Pauls boys basketball team during its recent run of success, and Wednesday was no different. While another balanced scoring outing and strong...
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Two exit Sheriff’s Office following internal probe
LUMBERTON — A major who ran the county jail and a sheriff’s detective are no longer with the Sheriff’s Office following an internal probe of the handling of a 2016 rape investigation that the alleged...
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Kenny Barnes, of OK Service on West Fifth Street in Lumberton, reported to the Lumberton Police Department Wednesday that a catalytic converter from a van belonging to Mt. Hebron Church on Raemond Road...
View ArticleLocal man charged after chase
LAURINBURG — A Lumberton man has beeen arrested after leading police on a chase through Laurinburg. Amond Young, 24, was charged with felony fleeing to arrest, and hit and run after his arrest on...
View ArticleDeadline extended to apply for STEP aid
LUMBERTON — The deadline has been extended for homeowners wishing to apply for assistance in repairing their Hurricane Florence-damaged homes under the Sheltering and Temporary Essential Power Program....
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Democrats try again on District 2
LUMBERTON — Democrats will gather Saturday at the Robeson County Courthouse to try again to select someone to fill a vacant Board of Commissioners seat. The Robeson County Democratic Executive...
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Tillis introduces bill limiting terms in Congress
LUMBERTON — Two members of Congress from North Carolina have added their voices to the call for term limits for federal lawmakers. And if history is any indication, the two pieces of legislation to...
View ArticleTribal Council punts action to next week
PEMBROKE — The Lumbee Tribal Council tabled action related to the tribal administrator, election board appointments and other business Thursday night and scheduled a special meeting next week to...
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West signs to play softball at Pitt CC
LUMBERTON — Playing catcher is the only position that Kasey West really knows, playing it her entire softball career starting back when she was nine years old. In that position that is well-known for...
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Lumberton JV boys basketball team protests against coach’s firing
LUMBERTON — Players for the Lumberton junior varsity boys basketball recently protested the firing of their head coach after they felt that volunteer coach Hollis McNeil was wrongfully removed. The...
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Fairmont’s rally falls short as Whiteville earns Three Rivers sweep
FAIRMONT — Thursday night’s Three Rivers Conference matchup between Whiteville and Fairmont featured two teams looking to rise from the jumbled center of the league. In the third quarter, the Wolfpack...
View ArticleFundraiser to benefit LCCC Feb. 25
LUMBERTON — The third annual Empty Bowls fundraiser will be held on Feb. 25 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Lumberton Christian Care Center, located at 220 E. Second St. in Lumberton, holds the event each...
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Look to the sky Sunday for lunar show
A total eclipse of the moon will be occurring in our area Sunday and Monday. First of all, it is perfectly safe to look at this lunar eclipse with the unaided eye. If you have binoculars or a...
View ArticleWilkins makes hard call, sends a message
A year ago as he was launching and then conducting his campaign to become sheriff, Burnis Wilkins sounded like every other politician as he stacked a new promise upon the next most recent one. A year...
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Police circulate photographs from 2 armed robberies
LUMBERTON — The Lumberton Police Department is investigating recent armed robberies at two local stores, and circulating photographs lawmen hope will lead to arrests. The department released...
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Several events set to honor MLK
LUMBERTON — There are several events scheduled across Robeson County Sunday and Monday to honor slain civil rights leader the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Born on Jan. 15, 1929, his birthday became a...
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Schools don’t expect shutdown to affect meals
LUMBERTON — Robeson County parents need not fret that their children will be going hungry while at school. The Public Schools of Robeson County is not among school districts across the state and nation...
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Two Red Springs men face drug charges
RED SPRINGS — Two Red Springs men face multiple drug charges after deputies searched a home near that town on Friday and found drugs and weapons, according to a statement from the Sheriff’s Office....
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Mustangs end St. Pauls’ streak
ROWLAND — South Robeson had to forfeit its marginal road victory over St. Pauls on Dec. 7 due to a rule violation. Friday marked the much-anticipated rematch between two of the top four teams in the...
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