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Bennett will extend stay as Red Springs mayor
RED SPRINGS — The town manager here has pushed back his departure date in order to help implement grant-funded projects and to give the Board of Commissioners and the mayor more time to find his...
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Search on for industry recruiter
LUMBERTON — The search is underway for a new county Economic Development director, and there is no timeline for finding one. “It’s open until it’s filled,” County Manager Ricky Harris said. The search...
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McGirt makes cut in Georgia
ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — Rebounding from a disappointing finish in the first round of the RSM Classic, William McGirt flipped the script on Friday at the Plantation Course. The 38-year-old Fairmont...
View ArticleCommissioners see ISD as ally, not the enemy
The Robeson County Board of Commissioners last week wiggled off a hook, awakening from a slumber and distancing itself from the Board of Education for the Public Schools of Robeson County, which is...
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City jumps to head of parade
LUMBERTON — Sunny skies and parade-perfect temperatures prevailed as Lumberton welcomed in the holiday season Saturday morning with its annual Christmas Parade. The 2017 edition had 150 entries and ran...
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McGirt surges on moving day at RSM Classic
ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — Saturday was moving day for Fairmont native William McGirt at the RSM Classic on the Seaside course. McGirt jumped up 37 spots on the leaderboard, into a tie for 13th place...
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UNCP’s Kipkoech finishes 60th at NCAA DII championship
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Freshman Silus Kipkoech registered a 10K time of 32:19.2 to finish 60th out of 249 runners at the NCAA Division II Cross Country National Championships on Saturday morning at Angel...
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Pembroke Soccer Association win title
Courtesy photo The Pembroke Soccer Association under-12 team won the bronze division at the Adidas Clash in Greensboro on Nov. 11 and 12. The team has won three tournaments this fall including the...
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Child on law suffort with injuries
LUMBERTON — A 14-month-old girl was on life support Saturday with injuries that lawmen believe she might have suffered while being abused. Sheriff Kenneth Sealey told WBTW News that the child, whose...
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Volunteers make sure needy eat
PEMBROKE — A Thanksgiving dinner was provided Tuesday to 200 members of the community here by a California-based real estate firm. The initiative by Blue Campus Properties was intended to serve needy...
View Article$7,500 match made for Stocking Fund
There is a singular gift to The Empty Stocking Fund today, for $50, but the news is 150 times better than that. Actually 300. We will do the math. Once again, an anonymous benefactor has agreed to do a...
View ArticleGrant money available for Matthew repairs
LUMBERTON — Housing recovery grant money is being made available to Robeson County residents whose homes were damaged by Hurricane Matthew. The money is being made available through the state of North...
View ArticleMan faces drug, weapon charges
LUMBERTON — A traffic stop led to the seizure of a weapon and drugs and a St. Pauls man being charged with multiple crimes, according to information from the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office. Lakota...
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Kacey Simmons, of Clewis Street in Lumberton, reported Monday that someone broke into her residence and stole an Xbox 360, a car stereo, two dream catchers, 20 assorted movies and a tablet. Values for...
View ArticleGas leak makes noise in Prospect
PEMBROKE — “When it went off I popped out of bed,” Talford Dial said. That was how the 70-year-old Prospect resident recalled his reaction about 3:30 a.m. Tuesday to the noise of a natural gas leak at...
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Dublin man in custody after 6-hour standoff
DUBLIN — A 20-year-old man who barricaded himself in his Dublin home and fired shots at law enforcement officers was arrested Tuesday by Bladen County deputies after a six-hour standoff. After...
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Man freed after rape conviction dismisses
LUMBERTON —After nearly four and a half years in Scotland Correctional Institution, Timothy Britt is a free man after a sexual offense conviction was dismissed. Friends and family cheered as Superior...
View ArticleRecount in St. Pauls denied
LUMBERTON — There was no recount Tuesday in a St. Pauls Board of Commissioners race in which the incumbent lost by one vote, and a challenge out of Red Springs was dismissed, the county Board of...
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Fairmont gets good audit, reserves up
FAIRMONT — Fairmont’s finances have improved dramatically in just a few years, according to the 2016-17 audit delivered Tuesday to the Board of Commissioners. “This report is the best you can get in...
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Kirk helps UNCP earn 94-88 win over Barton
PEMBROKE — The University of North Carolina at Pembroke had six scorers in double figures to hold off Barton in its 94-88 home win on Tuesday — and one of those was freshman Tyrell Kirk. The Whiteville...
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