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Youths enjoy horsing around at events center
LUMBERTON — A bunch of young people spent the weekend horsing around — with the approval and under the watchful eye of the adults. More than 250 barrel racers ages 19 and under herded up at the...
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West Lumberton pupils to stay put
LUMBERTON — West Lumberton Elementary School students will stay at Lumberton Junior High School. “For the time being,” Shanita Wooten, interim schools superintendent, said after the regular school...
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Cantey’s concerns slow down plans for new business
LUMBERTON — A new business with plans to occupy a recently demolished site in Lumberton has been delayed over concerns about aesthetics and living up to promises on jobs that would be created....
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Tax bill provides relief
Children represent more than just an investment. But tax systems usually recognize that parents with kids are investing in the future. And proposed changes in North Carolina’s income tax system would...
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Chavis indicted for money laundering, mail fraud
LUMBERTON — Benford “Ben” Chavis, the educator who caused a stir in January when he claimed to have led an effort that resulted in the firing of the superintendent of the local school system, has been...
View ArticleTwo GOP bills attempt to weaken governor
RALEIGH — After being rebuffed once by judges who determined lawmakers went too far, Republican legislators on Tuesday tried a second time to dilute the power of North Carolina’s new Democratic...
View ArticleBill reduces from 15 to 12 Court of Appeals judges
RALEIGH — The number of state Court of Appeals judges would drop from 15 to 12 under a Republican bill that North Carolina lawmakers passed Tuesday and sent to the governor. The Republican-backed...
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Recall group petitions court for release of tribal voters
PEMBROKE — A group calling for the recall of Lumbee Tribal Chairman Harvey Godwin Jr. is hoping that past actions by the tribe’s Board of Elections will convince tribal administrative court judges that...
View ArticleRetreads push to roll back 2015 tribal election
Last night an effort to replace Harvey Godwin as the chairman of the Lumbee Tribal Government continued with those seeking change trying to possession of the tribal voting rolls, apparently to find...
View ArticleTrain-car accident near Pembroke kills 84-year-old
LUMBERTON — An 84-year-old Lumberton man died Sunday, hours after he drove his car around the downed stop arms on a rail track and it was hit by a two-locomotive train, according to the state Highway...
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Rowland commissioners, attorney get testy on mayor replacement
ROWLAND — The unexpected resignation of Mayor James Hampton has left town commissioners wondering about the necessity of scheduling a special election because a General Election will be held in...
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‘Help is on the way’
LUMBERTON — Six months and a few days after Hurricane Matthew left a path of destruction across North Carolina, hitting Robeson County harder than the rest, Gov. Roy Cooper spent Tuesday promising...
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Impact fees need clarity
RALEIGH — If anything useful can be said to have come out of the House Bill 2 controversy, it would be a broader understanding of how limited the powers of local governments are in our state. Before...
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Local Roundup: Pirates win fourth straight SEC game
The result for the Pirates was a come-from-behind win in extra innings to win their fourth Southeastern Conference game in a row with a 7-6 win in eight innings over Scotland at home. “That showed a...
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Caulder signs with Missouri Valley
FAIRMONT — Fairmont quarterback Julius Caulder knows that getting to play college football at any level is a blessing. On Tuesday, the Fairmont senior, a three-time Robeson County Heisman award winner,...
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Methodist’s Carter earns all-conference honorable mention
FAYETTEVILLE — Methodist baseball player Matthias Carter earned an honorable mention on the 2017 USA South all-conference squad, released Wednesday by the league office. Carter, a Pembroke native and...
View ArticleBill would punish conferences for boycott of NC
RALEIGH (AP) — Some lawmakers want to make North Carolina’s public colleges leave their athletic conferences if those leagues boycott the state. A House bill filed this week and sponsored by four...
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Efforts continue to overtun ‘95 murder conviction
RALEIGH— Advocates for a North Carolina man imprisoned for almost 22 years for a murder he says he didn’t commit are still trying to free him, even as chances dwindle for a legal remedy. The state...
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View ArticleGOP lawmakers pick loser in battle with ACC
Republicans in Raleigh for some reason insist on picking losing hands. The party, which controls both chambers with veto-proof majorities, is well positioned to advance North Carolina on the economic...
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