Evacuations continue of Ocracoke, Hatteras islands
A “steady stream” of tourists left a North Carolina island Saturday under evacuation orders prompted by a widespread power outage, wiping out a significant chunk of the lucrative summer months for...
View ArticleBody pulled from Falls Lake
RALEIGH (AP) — Authorities searching a North Carolina lake for a possible drowning victim have found a body. Local media outlets report the body was found in Falls Lake north of Raleigh about 9:45 a.m....
View ArticleUNCW, Alcami announce apartnership on drug sciences
WILMINGTON (PRNewswire) — Alcami Corporation, a leading provider of custom development and manufacturing services for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, recently announced an academic...
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Top 15: Best of the best
RED SPRINGS — 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 Red...
View ArticleB.B. Thompson Choir still inspirational after 41 years
To the Editor, Over the years I have attended the annual concerts of the B.B. Thompson Choir which is composed of several hundred of our county’s youth. Their spirited concerts are legendary for...
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Folt steps up in support of Center for Civil Rights
RALEIGH — A ban on courtroom work for a University of North Carolina center that represents the poor and disenfranchised puts the school’s “hard-earned reputation at risk” if it leads to the closure of...
View ArticleEmily making its move across Florida
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Tropical Storm Emily began trekking east across the Florida peninsula on Monday, scattering drenching rains amid expectations it would begin weakening in the coming hours on its...
View ArticleSanderson Farms to hold job fair Wednesday
FAIRMONT — Sanderson Farms, which opened a chicken-processing plant near St. Pauls in January that is expected to employ as many as 1,100 employees whe fully operating, will be looking for workers...
View ArticleCrime report
Timothy Wilson, of Dresden Avenue in Lumberton, reported Sunday that someone broke into his residence and hit him in the back of the head with a baseball bat. Shonda Jones, of Pembroke, reported Sunday...
View ArticleStill time to donate to Humane Socety
LUMBERTON — The Robeson County Humane Society received $630 worth of donated supplies and $332 in cash donations Saturday at its 4th annual “Christmas in July” supply drive — and anyoone wishing to...
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Profits, memories lost as NC islands restore power
RALEIGH — Repair crews worked Monday to restore electricity to more than 70 miles of Outer Banks beaches where thousands of visitors were forced to leave last week after construction crews building a...
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Newspaper seeks Matthew photos, stories
LUMBERTON — The Robesonian newspaper is planning a one-year anniversary magazine commemorating Hurricane Matthew’s Oct. 8, 2016, destruction and is asking the public’s help in making that happen. The...
View ArticleZero-interest loans available
LUMBERTON — Financial aid in the form of forgivable loans now is available to Robeson County residents still repairing or rebuilding homes damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Matthew. The $14 million in...
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Taylor seeks safety work
ALLENTON — A near accident this past week close to East Robeson Elementary School has the chairman of the Robeson County Board of Commissioners calling for the N.C. Department of Transportation to make...
View ArticleNational Night Out at plaza tonight
LUMBERTON — The Lumberton Police Department will host its National Night Out at the Lumberton Plaza tonight, giving local residents a chance to meet local officers and enjoy food and fellowship. The...
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Red Spring steps up effort to stop flooding
RED SPRINGS — Efforts to resolve longtime flooding problems in the Thurlow Street area of Red Springs continue, with the cleaning out of ditches and drainage canals being the major focus. Town...
View ArticleMake-A-Wish rockathon on Saturday
FAYETTEVILLE — A local radio station will be at Marketfair Shopping Center on Saturday to raise money for Make-A-Wish Eastern North Carolina. The radiothon featuring Rock 103 WRCW-FM will take place...
View ArticleBART holds yard sales Friday, Saturday
LUMBERTON — The Borderbelt AIDS Resources Team has scheduled a Summer Yard Sale for Friday and Saturday to support client services. The sale will be 8:30 a.m to 3:30 p.m on Friday and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m....
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TUCK LUMBERTON — Darrell Reginald Tuck, 59, formerly of Lumberton, N.C., died July 25, 2017, at Bay Medical Heart Hospital in Florida. Colvin Funeral Home Lumberton, N.C.
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