Crime report
Erika Nolley, of Pinedale Boulevard in Lumberton, reported Tuesday that someone broke into her truck and stole a silver ring with an October birth stone and the engraving ENJHS, valued at $250. Keke...
View ArticleUnanswered tax question complicates school board’s decision
The Board of Education for the Public Schools of Robeson County will meet tonight during a special meeting that is expected to be brief and during which it appears certain that enough votes exist to...
View ArticlePet adoption event is Saturday
LUMBERTON — Franny’s Friends has scheduled a pet adoption event for Saturday. It will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Petsense, at 4327 Fayetteville Road in Lumberton. Puppies, adult dogs, cats...
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Wednesday’s Local Roundup
Pirates fall in state playoffs CHARLOTTE — The Lumberton boys soccer team saw its season come to an end on Wednesday night in a 6-0 loss to South Mecklenburg in the first round of the NCHSAA 4-A state...
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Game of the Week: Ready for the rivalries
RED SPRINGS — It’s rivalry week, enough said, right? It seems both Red Springs (7-3, 5-3 TRC) and St. Pauls (5-5, 5-3 TRC) have different views on how they approach this matchup, but they have one...
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Southside-Ashpole officially accepted for ISD program
RALEIGH — Southside-Ashpole Elementary School was approved Thursday for inclusion in the Innovative School District, a new state program designed to improve student outcomes at low-performing schools....
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Church of the week
Trinity United Methodist Church — Pastor: Rev. Harold Salmon — Address: 204 E. Third Ave., Red Springs — Phone: 910-843-4011 — Service Schedule: Sunday School, 10 a.m; Worship Service, 11 a.m.; and...
View ArticleI-95 spill forces detour
LUMBERTON — A tractor-trailer overturned on Interstate 95 Wednesday night, spilling hydroflouric acid and putting cleanup crews to work overnight, according to a statement from the Lumeberton Police...
View ArticleCrime report
Randy Oxendine reported to the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office Wednesday that someone stole his firearm on N.C. 711 in Pembroke. Tonya Lambert reported to the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office Wednesday...
View ArticlePlanetarium puts on a show Saturday
LUMBERTON — The Robeson Planetarium and Science Center will offer children a unique educational experience on Saturday. This month’s program features the 40th anniversary of the Voyager missions’...
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Tribe tries again on continuing resolution
PEMBROKE — The lack of a quorum on a vote on a measure that would keep the Lumbee Tribe functioning until the end of November has forced a special called meeting tonight of the Tribal Council. The...
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Turnout low so far for Maxton board
MAXTON — The turnout for early voting from Maxton, where voters have to travel the farthest to vote early in Lumberton, has been relatively light two weeks into early voting. Two seats are available on...
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Meet Eldon Miller, ‘The 78-year-old gym rat’
PEMBROKE — Eldon Miller led a film session for The University of North Carolina at Pembroke men’s basketball team on Wednesday afternoon inside the English E. Jones Center. When the Braves took to...
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Golden Knights drop in
RED SPRINGS — U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ryan Reis has executed what seems like a countless number of jumps out of an aircraft, but the Tacoma, Wash., native hasn’t lost count. “Me, I have 607,” he said of...
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Trolls, sea creatures invade clinic
Lumberton Children’s Clinic employees dressed as Trolls and tied for first place at a Halloween contest held Tuesday at the clinic. Trolls team members were, left to right, Brandi Mitchell, medical...
View ArticleTuesday offers last voting chance
LUMBERTON — Robeson County residents who want to cast a ballot in the municipal elections have missed out on early voting, and have only Tuesday to get that done. But Tuesday also offers the chance to...
View ArticleSchool work on county’s Monday agenda
LUMBERTON — The Robeson County Board of Commissioners will head back to school on Monday, dealing with an agenda topped with items related to the Public Schools of Robeson County. The meeting will be...
View ArticleTen percent will decide who governs locally
The first Sunday of every November during odd-numbered years we express our confusion here: Why it is that only 10 percent or so of eligible voters in Robeson County cast ballots for those who...
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$7M gift is UNCP’s largest
PEMBROKE — The largest gift in the history of The University of North Carolina at Pembroke will propel the university closer to breaking ground on a state-of-the-art facility to house the new School of...
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Four Robeson County football teams make the state playoffs
LUMBERTON — Four Robeson County football teams keep their seasons alive in the NCHSAA state playoff this Friday. South Robeson’s playoff destination was locked in several weeks ago as it earned the...
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