Moped driver dies in accident
LUMBERTON — The driver of a moped was killed in an accident early Wednesday morning, but his name was not available in time for today’s newspaper. According to the state Highway Patrol, the man was...
View ArticleEvents benefit Guardian ad Litem program
LUMBERTON — In recognition of volunteers and April being Child Abuse Prevention Month, the Robeson County Guardian ad Litem program is staging two events. A motorcycle run is scheduled for April 15....
View ArticleWoman charged with elections fraud
RALEIGH (AP) — A former temporary elections worker has been charged with fraud after allegations that she tried to change North Carolina voter registrations of about 250 convicted felons so they could...
View ArticleChurch says no to Boy Scouts
MOORESVILLE (AP) — North Carolina church leaders have told a Boy Scout troop and Cub Scout pack they’re no longer welcome to use their facilities as a home base after the Boy Scouts of America decided...
View ArticleBills require legal notices in newspapers
RALEIGH (AP) — Bills filed in the North Carolina Legislature would preserve the requirement that governments publish legal notices in newspapers. The StarNews of Wilmington reports the House and Senate...
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FFA students lend a farmhand
LUMBERTON — A group of Lumberton High School agricultural students carefully planted tomato plants under an overcast sky on Wednesday in a field used as a farming laboratory. Some planted, one student...
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City updated on housing recovery
LUMBERTON — A few days short of six months after Hurricane Matthew, Lumberton City Council members discussed public housing recovery on Wednesday. Lemark Harris, executive director of the Housing...
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Business ideas shared with coffee
ST. PAULS — Successful small businesses don’t often start life in a vacuum, and The University of North Carolina at Pembroke’s Entrepreneurship Incubator came to St. Pauls Wednesday morning to offer...
View ArticleLearning, winning go together
| DURHAM — The first time I visited the campus of Duke University, I did so because Rand Paul asked me to. It was during the 1988 presidential election. Like many conservative and libertarian students...
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Hard work lands Lumberton’s McDonald at FTCC
LUMBERTON — Through the tough 6 a.m. workouts in the preseason, Lumberton basketball coach Matt Hill saw senior D.J. McDonald take the first steps that took him from being a tentative player, to one of...
View ArticleTechnical difficulty forces late delivery of The Robesonian
An unforeseen technical problem has caused an unavoidable delay in the delivery of today’s edition of The Robesonian. Delivery is expected to begin about 3 p.m. The staff of The Robesonian apologies...
View ArticleCrime report
Milton Pioneda, of Red Springs, reported Wednesday that while on East 18th Street in Lumberton someone stole at gunpoint his GMC Envoy. No value for the vehicle was listed in the police incident report.
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William McGirt savors his Masters moment
AUGUSTA, Ga. — William McGirt didn’t remember the hole, but he remembered the moment. The leaderboard overlooking the par-5 13th hole at Augusta National needed to be updated on Thursday. After rolling...
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Blue looks for ‘global’ impact on UNC board
LUMBERTON — As a trustee for The University of North Carolina at Pembroke, Kellie Blue says she was able to have an impact on the quality and affordability of education for UNCP students. Now, as a...
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UNC Pembroke names new provost
PEMBROKE — David Ward will become the next provost and vice chancellor for Academic Affairs at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke. Ward currently serves as dean of the College of Health...
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Britt’s been all business
RALEIGH — Sometime the new guy struggles to get his voice heard — but not Robeson County’s freshman state senator. Sen. Danny Britt Jr. was elected in November and in his first session he has filed...
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McGirt refuses to budge
AUGUSTA, Ga. — William McGirt is in no hurry to leave Augusta National. But when it comes to playing a round of golf, pace of play is important to the Fairmont native. Not even the second round of his...
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Augustalearningabout McGirt
Who is William McGirt? It’s a question I’ve heard throughout the first two rounds from patrons at Augusta National as the Fairmont native makes his Masters debut. But after posting a 3-under 69 on...
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Coming home: Fairmont grabs two wins
FAIRMONT — Six months after Hurricane Matthew ripped through Robeson County, the Fairmont baseball and softball teams had their home openers at their home field that too suffered damage from the...
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