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Walkers step all over heart disease
PEMBROKE — Thanks to Mother Nature, people participating Saturday in the second annual Heart Walk could walk on behalf of loved ones under clear skies and to the gentle touch of a light breeze....
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Woman sought in 3 robberies
LUMBERTON — The Lumberton Police Department is asking the public’s help identifying a person caught on camera at three recent robberies. All three robberies appear to have been committed by the same...
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Council races heating up as Tuesday nears
LUMBERTON — When they go to the polls on Tuesday, Lumberton voters in Precincts 5 and 8 will find vigorously contested City Council races, while voters in Precincts 2 and 3 will find two uncontested...
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UNCP tuition takes dive in fall ‘18
PEMBROKE — Beginning in the fall 2018, North Carolina residents can earn a degree at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke for $500 in tuition per semester, thanks to NC Promise. Out-of-state...
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Hall pitches new approach for Southside
LUMBERTON — Robeson County may soon have two school superintendents, one with responsibility for more than 23,000 students and one with responsibility for 270. Several steps must take place before Eric...
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Hall attends financial seminar
FAYETTEVILLE — A man with Robeson County ties recently attended a financial conference in Palm Beach, Fla. Thomas Hall, a St. Pauls native who grew up in Rennert, was a guest of Global World Network...
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America salutes veterans
PEMBROKE — The streets were lined early on Saturday despite near-freezing temperatures as Robeson County freedom-lovers saluted their veterans. Red, white and blue was abundant as folks bundled up in...
View Article15 seek seven seats on Tribal Council
PEMBROKE — Members of the Lumbee Tribal go to the polls on Tuesday to elect seven representatives to the Tribal Council. The polls will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. The District 3 polling site...
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Stay local this holiday season
I remember as a child how my grandmother would start getting anxious about Christmas as soon as Halloween came. I would often think that seemed like light years away, but as an “experienced” (older)...
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Tee Time: Graham leads Lady Braves to 72-65 win
PEMBROKE — Coming from a junior college in St. Petersburg to a Division II program in Pembroke, Tee Graham made quite the splash in her debut for The University of North Carolina at Pembroke women’s...
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Friday fair focuses on lung cancer, diabetes
LUMBERTON — A Diabetes and Lung Cancer Awareness Health Fair has been scheduled for Friday at Biggs Park Mall. The fair, which is scheduled for 2 to 4 p.m., is being sponsored by Southeastern Health’s...
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Southeastern Orthopedics surgeon to treat patients in Gray’s Creek
LUMBERTON — Beginning this week, Dr. Michael Maggitti of Southeastern Orthopedics will treat patients every Wednesday at Southeastern Medical Clinic Gray’s Creek. Maggitti, an orthopedic surgeon,...
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‘Jellybean,’ freshmen help UNCP down Catawba
PEMBROKE — Jamal Bryant gave himself a nickname during his freshman year as a basketball player for Wilson High School in Florence, S.C. On Saturday night against Catawba College, in the second game of...
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Why we fight for freedom
RALEIGH — I’m a conservative without a conversion story. Plenty of others have such a tale — they read a certain book, had a certain teacher, or somehow became disenchanted with their previous,...
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County wrestling preview
LUMBERTON — It might be preseason rankings, but the Lumberton and Purnell Swett wrestling teams want to live up to the hype that has been put on their teams. In the North Carolina East regional...
View ArticleCrime report
Nichole Worley, of Page Street in Lumberton, reported today that someone stabbed her with an unknown object and stole her pocket book, cash, and a set of car keys. The values of the items taken were...
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Two men face drug charges
LUMBERTON — Two Robeson County men face multiple drug charges after being arrested by sheriff’s deputies, according to information from the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office. Charles Raven Locklear Jr.,...
View ArticleEnergy aid available beginning Dec. 1
LUMBERTON — Sign-up dates for a program to help low-income families meet their energy needs have been announced by the Robeson County Department of Social Services. Enrollment for the Low Income Energy...
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3 wreck victims ID’d
LUMBERTON — The state Highway Patrol will not charge anyone in a three-vehicle accident that killed three people on N.C. 711 on Friday because the person found at fault died in the wreck. Killed were...
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Council rejects gaming permits, praises Hackney
LUMBERTON — The City Council on Monday rejected two bids to establish video gaming facilities, revised an ordinance regulating honeybee hives, and praised an outgoing council member. The video gaming...
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