Crime report
Bill Strickland reported Wednesday to the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office that someone stole his vehicle on Paulownia Drive in St. Pauls. Christopher Cook reported Wednesday to the Robeson County...
View ArticleCoalition sets prayer event for Sept. 16
LUMBERTON — The Robeson County Prayer Task Force is inviting everyone to take part in a Corporate Day of Prayer for Robeson County on Sept. 16. The day of worship and prayer for the healing of the...
View ArticleIrma threat recalls the fears that Hurricane Matthew produced
To the Editor, Even before Hurricane Harvey landed, I found myself thinking about our county’s experience of Hurricane Matthew and the ongoing recovery work. One thing that we haven’t heard or talked...
View ArticleRobeson under tornado watch until 10 tonight
LUMBERTON — A tornado watch is in effect in Robeson County until 10 p.m. today, according to the National Weather Service. The service issued the alert about 2 p.m. and it covers 33 North Carolina...
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Ronald Hunt, of Wagon Wheel Road in Shannon, reported Thursday that someone stole his 2016 Kia Soul. The vehicle’s value was not recorded on the incident report. Lawrence Blackmon reported Thursday...
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Engagement
Kimberly Sampson Parrish, of Garner, and Gene P. Parrish Jr., of Apex, announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter Lauren Keely Parrish, of Benson, to Brandon Kendall Parker, of...
View ArticleOpera house to present novel turned stageplay
WILMINGTON — The Opera House Theatre Company will be presenting the musical “Peter and the Starcatcher” at Thalian Hall in Wilmington today and this coming weekend. The show dates will be today and...
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September is time to join the fun, register for card at the library
Public libraries are exciting family destinations. This September marks the 30th anniversary of Library Card Sign-Up Month and libraries across the country are hosting events to showcase library...
View ArticleReunions
•Sept. 9 Allenton 1955: The Allenton High School class of 1955 reunion will be held at Pier 41 from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Anyone who attended the school, graduated or not, is invited to attend. For more...
View ArticleWhat’s happening
•Sept. 2-Oct. 8 Art exhibit: Elizabethtown artist Ed Harris will be exhibiting floral, landscape, still life, and wildlife watercolors in at the Bladenboro Art Gallery in the Bladenboro Historical...
View ArticleVoting still open for Huggins
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — This week marks the beginning of the 2018 Miss America Pageant and fans still can vote for Robeson County’s own, Miss North Carolina Victoria Huggins, in the America’s Choice...
View ArticlePSRC schedules auditions for two theater productions
LUMBERTON — The Public Schools of Robeson County will be holding auditions for two major theater productions starting this week. The Children’s Theatre Art Program will be holding auditions for...
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Hunting season is a time to be wary of ticks
The county veterinarians schedule an annual rabies vaccination event held at the fire departments to coincide with the beginning of the traditional hunting season. This is also a good time to remind...
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Fellowship used at UNCP to support arts programming for youth
PEMBROKE — With the support of a Summer Research Fellowship sponsored by the UNC Pembroke’s Teaching and Learning Center, Naomi Lifschitz-Grant, an assistant professor of Art Education, explored how...
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Pet of the week
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Regulations shackle the economy
In this column in November 2015 I noted that many U.S. economic trends were turning ominous. I still think so. Our leaders have added $10 trillion to the national debt in the last decade for a...
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Realtor earns top designation
LUMBERTON — Lisa Smith Little, a real estate agent with Century 21 — The Real Estate Center, recently completed the curriculum required to earn the Graduate Realtor Institute designation. Little has...
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Schools seek way forward on construction
LUMBERTON — Getting a central office up and running and looking at options for dealing with the loss of West Lumberton Elementary School have been established by school board members as top priorities...
View ArticleWe can’t allow ‘peaceful fantatics’ to dictate the fate of monuments
To the Editor, In regard to Our View in the Sept. 3 newspaper, I see no reason for the Historical Commission to vote to remove Silent Sam nor any other monument “to a museum where it can enjoy some...
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