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Baseball is back
David Bradley | The Robesonian Players from different teams in the West Robeson Baseball Association take in the organization’s opening day ceremonies at James Dial Memorial Park on Friday in Rowland....
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Weathering the ups and downs
PEMBROKE — Jeff Frederick remembers the energy and the prep work before the early morning phone interview that Dick Christy had as a part of the athletic director search for The University of North...
View ArticleShooting victim identified as 17-year-old
LUMBERTON — Police have identified the person who was shot to death on a city street early Saturday as a Lumberton teenager. According to police Capt. Terry Parker, 17-year-old Keithan Khalil Lynch, of...
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Deeper look needed on schools
RALEIGH — Massachusetts has consistently been at or near the top of the list in reading and math achievement, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress. This is a fact. The policy...
View ArticleSheriff’s race should be about now, not then
To the Editor, The race for Robeson County sheriff has become a gruesome and painful spectacle. Many events of the past have been pushed into the present with the assumption that human beings haven’t...
View ArticleCrime report
Lakisha William, of East 21st Street in Lumberton, reported Sunday to the Lumberton Police Department that someone broke into her residence and stole a 52-inch flat screen TV and a portable heater. The...
View ArticleParts of two roads closed for repairs
LUMBERTON — Sections of two roads in Robeson County will be closed this week so N.C. Department of Transportation crews can make repairs. A section of U.S. 501 in Rowland will be closed for the rest of...
View ArticleACP job fairs set for Lumberton, Fayetteville
LUMBERTON — Area residents interested in getting a job on the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline can attend job fairs in Lumberton and Fayetteville. One job fair is scheduled for 11 to 1 p.m. Tuesday at...
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A heaping of help
Lumberton Junior Service League members Kari Maynor, left, Courtney Chavis and Kristen Cox serve spaghetti plates Saturday at the Spring Market Vendor and spaghetti plate sale held at Lumberton Senior...
View ArticleProgram aids people with utility bills
LUMBERTON — The city of Lumberton is working with the Robeson Church and Community Center to raise money to help residents who struggle to keep the lights on. “The city has noticed that people fall...
View ArticleSheriff’s candidate distances himself from letter
To the Editor, I am writing to clarify my position regarding a letter that wasdelivered door to door at many homes across Lumberton this past weekend. I learned of the letter after a copy was sent to...
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Britt, Sealey honored for service
State. Rep. Charles Graham, center, presents the state’s highest civilian award, the Order of the Longleaf Pine, to District Attorney Johnson Britt, left, and Sheriff Kenneth Sealey on Tuesday during a...
View ArticleSmith, board show leadership with call for bonds sale
It would be premature today for this newspaper to endorse the sale of $50 million in bonds by Robeson County in order to raise money and build new schools. There are a lot of blanks that must be filled...
View ArticleCrime report
The following incidents of breaking and entering were reported to the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office: Myrtle Locklear, Holly Swamp Church Road, Lumberton; Denver Jacobs, Wynn Road, Rowland; Summer...
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Man accused of sex crimes with children
LUMBERTON — A Robeson County man is facing charges related to sex crimes against three children. Victor Alejandro Baez, 22, of the St. Pauls area, was arrested by Robeson County Sheriff’s Office...
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Limited space remains for UNCP Cash Bash
PEMBROKE – More than 35 sponsors have already secured their tables for the UNC Pembroke athletics department’s sixth annual Cash Bash presented by Scotland Health which will be held on Friday at 6 p.m....
View ArticleWater break interrupts service
LUMBERTON — Residents needing water in a section of Lumberton on Monday night had to go without for several hours. A water main broke near Carthage Road and Riverside Boulevard about 5 p.m. “About four...
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Doctor guilty in opioids case
LUMBERTON — A Fayetteville doctor who was operating an office in Pembroke was found guilty Tuesday of fraudulently prescribing narcotics. Dr. Donovan Dave Dixon, 51, was convicted for conspiracy to...
View ArticleThe Robesonian collecting canned food Thursday as part of Days of Caring
LUMBERTON — Anyone who wants to get a head-start on caring is invited to come by The Robesonian newspaper on Thursday and donate canned food that will help needy people in the community. The newspaper,...
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Bugged courtroom causes disruption
LUMBERTON — Some unlikely visitors to the Robeson County Courthouse disrupted proceedings Tuesday morning and caused a judge, bailiffs, attorneys and defendants to be moved to another courtroom. A...
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