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Stein outlines plan for dealing with budget cuts
RALEIGH — North Carolina’s Democratic attorney general on Thursday responded to budget cuts imposed by Republican lawmakers by laying off about 9 percent of his agency’s attorneys and telling local...
View ArticleFlesh-eating bacteria tale lights up Facebook
LUMBERTON — The unsettling tale of a Lumberton grandmother becoming infected with a flesh-eating bacteria while on vacation on South Carolina’s coast has spread with virus-like intensity on the...
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Stocking up for school
LUMBERTON — With Hurricane Matthew still on their minds 10 months after it hit, parents and guardians enjoyed a bit of relief Thursday at the annual Back to School Celebration for the Public Schools of...
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Spotlight on special teams
Robeson County’s six high school football teams participated in their fourth fall practices on Thursday and special teams has been a priority for most in the opening week. As the first week of practice...
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BOG continues its crusade
Two and half years ago, the UNC Board of Governors voted to fire widely respected UNC President Tom Ross. The move by the handpicked board of the Republican legislative majorities came with no public...
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Tigers join rest of the crowd
CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson coach Dabo Swinney put it as plainly as he could to his guys — this Tiger team hasn’t won anything. At least not yet. Swinney and the Tigers took to the practice field to start...
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From the Fringe
Haskins’ win Pinecrest Shootout John and Joel Haskins earned a three-stroke victory over Tim Moore and Dwayne Emanuel in the championship flight of the Pinecrest Senior Shootout on Thursday. John Lahey...
View ArticleSchool board chairman picks all white men to head panels
To the Editor, On July 11, our school board elected our 2017-2018 chairperson, Mrs. Peggy Wilkins Chavis. Not long after taking her position, she chose the chairpersons for the five board committees....
View ArticleCrime report
John Pittman, of Page Street in Lumberton, reported Thursday, that someone broke into his vehicle while it was parked at a business on West Fifth Street and stole $700 in cash. Angela Irons, of East...
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Tribe gets FEMA, LEAF aid
PEMBROKE — More than $2 million in state and federal money has been awarded recently to the Lumbee Tribe to help pay for two major projects. The tribe was approved Friday for $585,556 by the Golden...
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Veterinarian lauded as life-saver
PEMBROKE — Kelly Fox is an expert in rescuing dogs and cats. Having collected a houseful of animals, she has become something of an expert on the subject of veterinarians. Although Fox lives in Hope...
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The time has come
The wait ends today for Robeson County’s six high school football teams and high school football teams across the state with the sixth day of practice today, meaning it’s time for full contact. As the...
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Pet of the week
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RCC graduates 50 who earn one-year diplomas
Summer at Robeson Community College is not as fast-paced as the fall and spring semesters, but summer is not completely devoid of excitement. This is especially true for the approximately 50 students...
View ArticleSchools move toward new school year without leadership
We are three weeks and a day away from the return of almost 24,000 Robeson County students to the first day of classes and a new school year, and the local system remains devoid of leadership, not only...
View ArticlePre-kindergarten slots available
LUMBERTON — There are still slots remaining in the Robeson County Pre-Kindergarten Program for the upcoming school year. The program, administered locally by the Partnership of Children, is free for...
View ArticleI-95 bridge work set to begin Aug. 28
RALEIGH (AP) — Construction is about to begin on a 7-mile stretch of Interstate 95 in North Carolina. The N.C. Department of Transportation said in a news release that it has awarded a $53.1 million...
View ArticleRecreation, business resume at coastal islands
RALEIGH — Rental houses and condos were expected to fill up Saturday on two North Carolina islands where a bridge construction accident cut power for a week and threatened seasonal businesses’ bottom...
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Ingram reflects on track career
GREENVILLE — When he starts thinking about his track career, Derrick Ingram is drawn back to his first collegiate meet. A wide-eyed freshman from Lumberton representing East Carolina University, Ingram...
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Exit 10 opening eyed
FAIRMONT — Town leaders here are taking the future into their own hands in a move to tap into Exit 10 on Interstate 95 like a gambler would a one-arm bandit. The odds may be long that they will attract...
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