Latest push for Lumbee recognition has a different feel
We’ve had a good view of multiple failed journeys toward federal recognition for the Lumbee Tribe, and this one feels like it has a chance for a different and more satisfying ending. No one pushed...
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City police officer cleared in shooting
LUMBERTON — No criminal charges will be brought against a city police officer involved in a shooting in November that left a woman seriously injured. “There were no findings of criminal wrongdoing on...
View ArticleBody ID’d as that of missing Rowland man
LUMBERTON — The body of a man who had been missing since July 24 has been found. The body of Shawn Chavis, 42, who lived in Awesome Drive in Rowland, was found Thursday, Sheriff Ken Sealey said...
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Fairmont cleans up zoning to try to attract jobs
FAIRMONT — The Fairmont Board of commissioners paved the way for two former tobacco warehouses to find new life in light manufacturing during a special meeting Tuesday evening. It was a matter of...
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Willie Clark reported Sunday that someone stole five rings, with a combined value of $245, from the Belk store on North Elm Street in Lumberton. The rings were recovered and an arrest made. Jeremiah...
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Faster pace on the gridiron
Robeson County’s six high school football teams participated in their second fall practices on Tuesday. As the first week of practice continues, coaches will continue to provide team updates and...
View ArticleRobotics competition at UNCP on Saturday
PEMBROKE — Robots will invade the Jones Center on the campus of The University of North Carolina at Pembroke on Saturday. The main gym will be the site of the county’s first-ever Thundering Herds of...
View ArticleRobeson to get 5 new bridges
FAYETTEVILLE — Robeson County is in line to get five new bridges out of seven that will be built in that county and Bladen and Columbus. According to the N.C. Department of Transportation, the...
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Police seek missing man
LUMBERTON — Lumberton police are asking the public’s help in trying to find a man who has been missing since Thursday. Eric Montreal Evans, 22, was last seen in the area of Hedge Drive at about 4:40...
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Gerlach: More LEAF aid available
LUMBERTON — More grant money is available to assist Hurricane Matthew recovery projects in Robeson County. That was the message given Tuesday to members of the Lumberton Rotary Club by the man who...
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Susan Walker reported Tuesday that someone stole and cashed four checks from Candy Sue’s Cafe on North Pine Street in Lumberton. The cash values for the checks were not recorded on the incident report....
View ArticleBlue Cross slashes rate-hike request
RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina’s largest health insurance company said Wednesday it doesn’t need a 22.9 percent price increase after all for individual policies it will sell next year through the...
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School supplies distributed today
LUMBERTON — More than 40 volunteers and employees of the Public Schools of Robeson County worked a huge assembly line throughout the day Wednesday stuffing thousands of bags with school supplies and...
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Red Springs fire chief takes on more duties
RED SPRINGS — Red Springs Fire Department Chief John Ammons now wears three hats, and is a full-time town employee. Ammons, who had been serving as the town’s part-time fire chief, is now fire chief,...
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Evidence is freedom works
RALEIGH — I know many Democrats and progressives who continue to be frustrated by the conservative Republicans who have controlled the North Carolina General Assembly since 2010. The Left has spent...
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Tribe will hold special election if Locklear exits
PEMBROKE — A special election to fill the Lumbee Tribal Council seat currently held by Al Locklear will take place once the seat is vacant, although it is unclear when that might happen. Sheila Beck,...
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Democrats reboot, set convention date
LUMBERTON — Robeson County Democrats hope to save their floundering party by reorganizing and choosing new leadership. A re-do of precinct organizational meetings and another county convention have...
View ArticleThe church deals with controversy
Acts 6:1-8 Problems line up on a church’s doorsteps. They threaten the unity of a church family and creep in like the cold draft blowing in under the front doors on a winter day. The warmth of more...
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Matthew 25 nears groundbreaking
TABOR CITY — With fundraising going well in advance of a scheduled Aug. 20 groundbreaking for the Matthew 25 Center of Tabor City, directors accepted new donations for the center during a recent dinner...
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Van Shaw, of Kensington Street in Lumberton, reported Wednesday that someone entered his vehicle and stole a two-shot Davis Derringer, valued at $100. Donald Southern reported Wednesday that an adult...
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