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New SRMC lab equipment speeding up diagnoses
LUMBERTON — A new piece of equipment at Southeastern Regional Medical Center will significantly shorten wait times for a variety of tests. The BioFire Film Array Torch System will help clinicians make...
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SRMC medical staff names new officers
LUMBERTON — Physicians at Southeastern Regional Medical Center have elected new officers to lead the medical staff. Chosen to serve a two-year term that started in January were Dr. Robin Peace,...
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From the Fringe
Fairmont’s week in review Greg Dial and Hartley Oxendine were the winners of this week’s senior shootout with a victory over Mike Graham and Bob Slahetka. The second flight was won by James Howard...
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86-year-old financial planner earns award
ST. PAULS — A streak of excellence logged by a financial planner with deep roots in Robeson County has now reached 12 years. Thomas J. Hall, CEO of Fayetteville-based Tax-Sheltered Planning Inc., has...
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Basketball conference tournament schedules
LUMBERTON — With the high school basketball regular season over with, here’s the schedule for next week’s Three Rivers Conference and Sandhills Athletic Conference tournaments. Sandhills Athletic...
View ArticlePecan pest-management info available
LUMBERTON — A program on pecan pest management and associated pesticide programs will be broadcast on Feb. 26 at the O.P. Owens Agriculture Center. The program, a collaborative effort between the North...
View ArticleSeries of pesticide training classes scheduled
LUMBERTON — A series of training classes that offer pesticide recertification credit opportunities have been scheduled for the rest of February and into September, according the North Carolina...
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Bym: UNC’s late-game bad luck continues against Virginia
CHAPEL HILL — If it weren’t for bad luck, the University of North Carolina basketball team would have no luck at all. Between all the injuries and the close losses, North Carolina is left shaking its...
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Progress on reducing traffic deaths, more work to be done
Recently, the Robeson County Vision Zero task force announced that for the second straight year, the number of roadway deaths had decreased in our county. This is incredible news. For years, Robeson...
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Fracking slicing carbon emissions
RALEIGH — In 2018, Gov. Roy Cooper signed an executive order on climate change that, among other things, established a goal of reducing greenhouse-gas emissions in North Carolina by 40% below 2005...
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Southside director completes superintendent’s course
FOREST CITY — The director of Southside-Ashpole Elementary School recently completed a first-ever course designed to help educators master the skills needed to be a successful schools superintendent....
View ArticleBody identified as 51-year-old Fairmont man
FAIRMONT — Authorities have identified the body found Friday on the edge of town as that of a 51-year-old Fairmont man. The N.C. Office of the Chief Medical Examiner determined the body was that of...
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Kemp want Fairmont board to recite Pledge to open meetings
FAIRMONT — Fairmont Commissioner Charles Kemp believes the town board should begin its meetings by reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. At Kemp’s suggestion, the item is on the Board of Commissioners’...
View ArticleSchool board meets on Tuesday
LUMBERTON — The Board of Education for the Public Schools of Robeson County will meet on Tuesday at 6 p.m. at the central office, which is located at 4320 Kahn Drive in Lumberton. Agenda items include...
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County prepared to seize land for river park
LUMBERTON — The Robeson County Board of Commissioners unanimously passed a resolution Monday authorizing the county attorney to gain access to eight acres of land to pave the way for $2.2 million in...
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Rams come back again to down Pirates and advance to SAC semifinals
PEMBROKE — Chloe Locklear isn’t the type of player that likes to call her own shots, but on Monday at home in the first round of the Sandhills Athletic Conference tournament the Purnell Swett sophomore...
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Local Roundup: St. Pauls girls shutout South Columbus
ST. PAULS — After holding the South Columbus girls basketball team scoreless the final three quarters the last time the teams met, St. Pauls’ defense once again locked down the Stallions in a 61-0 win...
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Fairmont tops Red Springs in TRC opener
FAIRMONT — Nine days before Monday, the Red Springs boys basketball team ended Fairmont’s 10-year head-to-head winning streak. When the teams met again Monday, the Red Devils were unable to start a...
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Wind, solar panels pose waste issues
Bloomberg Energy this month issued an attention-grabbing report on a serious waste problem with wind turbines: Retired turbine blades are clogging up landfills. This problem is only going to get worse,...
View ArticleVoting across ethnic lines akin to saying ‘you don’t matter’
To the Editor, Robeson County voters saw over the weekend in a front page article of The Robesonian that you can’t depend on others to ensure equal representation of all populations here Robeson...
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