Humane Society holds drive Saturday for supplies
LUMBERTON — A “Christmas in July” cleaning supply drive to benefit the Robeson County Humane Society is scheduled for Friday, and supporters of the nonprofit say there is a great need now. It will take...
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Alejandra Quiroz, of Lumberton, reported Wednesday that someone entered her vehicle while it was parked in a business’ parking lot on Fayetteville Road and stole a pocketbook that contained cash and...
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Burglary suspect shot multiple times
FAIRMONT — A woman defended her home from a burglar by shooting the man multiple times with a .40 caliber handgun, according to the Fairmont police chief. The shooting victim turned out to be her...
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Top 15: ‘More mature’ Grice leads Pirates
LUMBERTON — Leading into high school football practice starting on July 31, The Robesonian’s sports reporter Jonathan Bym is publishing a countdown of the top 15 players in Robeson County, and...
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The following break-ins were reported to the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office: David Graham, N.C. 72 West in Lumberton; Emma Locklear, Corey Road in Maxton; Willis Brown, Chicken Foot Road in Lumberton;...
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Two charged with sex crimes against minors
LUMBERTON — Two Robeson County men are facing charges related to sex offenses against minors. Jerry Wayne Locklear, 51, of Bertha Jones Road in Pembroke, was charged Monday with indecent liberties with...
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Fleetwood Covington’s life is a work of art
LUMBERTON — Sitting in the back corner of Candy Sue’s restaurant at lunch hour, Fleetwood Covington talks about art as owner Susan Walker checks in periodically to pour tea and talk about old friends....
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Gift of Narcan to aid county in fight against opioids
LUMBERTON — Robeson County Emergency Medical Services and Eastpointe have joined forces to reduce deaths from the growing epidemic f opioid overdose. The managed care organization based in Beulaville...
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A man-made power outage — not an approaching hurricane — has forced 10,000 tourists to flee two North Carolina islands and turned summer vacation into a messy nightmare for many. People and cars lined...
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Ag officials try to scratch bad itch
ROWLAND — Several years ago, state agriculture officials held a mock funeral for an invasive weed called itchgrass. Not long after, as the old saying goes, news of the noxious weed’s demise was found...
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DSS visit provides insight
In my last column I wrote about being a liberal who lives a personally conservative life and my wish that everyone would judge people on character instead of using political labels. My opinion...
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WILLIAM C. WINDLEY LUMBERTON — Dr. William C. Windley, Jr., 75, of Lumberton, died July 28, 2017, at Wesley Pines Retirement Center. He was born Sept. 17, 1941 in Pitt County, N.C., a son of the late...
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Converse kicks the bucket
LUMBERTON — The Converse manufacturing plant, once Robeson County’s largest private employer with nearly 3,000 employees at its peak of operation, has been reduced to piles of rubble. The demolition...
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Top 15: Wheeler on right track
ST. PAULS — Leading into high school football practice starting on July 31, The Robesonian’s sports reporter Jonathan Bym is publishing a countdown of the top 15 players in Robeson County, and St....
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Samuels-Eaton added to UNCP women’s hoops staff
PEMBROKE — John Haskins, head coach of the women’s basketball team at UNCP, announced Thursday afternoon that former Western Carolina standout Kendra Samuels-Eaton has joined his staff as an assistant...
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R.I.C.E the best remedy when an injury occurs
If you have ever read the waiver you signed when you joined a gym or the fine print on a piece of home exercise equipment, you may have seen the following disclaimer: Exercise is a potentially harmful...
View ArticleOn Election Day, everyone benefits when there are choices — except the unopposed
It could be that Robeson County residents are blissfully content with their local governments, to include the Board of Commissioners, the Board of Education, and all of the municipal bodies as well. Of...
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‘Building A Better World’ summer reading program is coming to an end at...
The “Build A Better World” summer reading program will come to an end on Saturday. We hope all participants will turn in their completed reading logs to collect their rewards. The library has been...
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Godwin upbeat after DC meeting with key congressmen
PEMBROKE — Harvey Godwin Jr. continues to beat the tribal drum that full federal recognition is finally within his tribe’s reach — and he is even more sure of it after a vist last week to the nation’s...
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West Lumberton church rededicated
LUMBERTON — Storm clouds parted Saturday morning in time for the rededication service of West Lumberton Baptist Church, nine months and three weeks after flooding from Hurricane Matthew inundated the...
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