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Devils win in sloppy fashion to avenge loss to Gators
RED SPRINGS — Darren Bowen registered nine strikeouts and allowed two runs on just three hits in a complete game on the mound against East Columbus on Tuesday night, but the junior said his performance...
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Local Roundup: Experienced Lady Rams top Hoke, hang on to second in Sandhills...
RAEFORD — After growing up the past two seasons, the Purnell Swett softball team showed the maturity that it has played with this season in a 4-2 win at Hoke on Tuesday. The win kept the Lady Rams in...
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How facts, values divide us
RALEIGH — The United States spends more on health care than any other industrialized country but doesn’t get better results, as measured by average life expectancy. Have you heard this claim before?...
View ArticlePets available for adoption Saturday
LUMBERTON — Franny’s Friends has scheduled a pet adoption for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Petsense. Cats and dogs, including kittens and puppies, will be available for adoption. Donations of new and...
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2 take guilty plea in PNC bank heist
RALEIGH — Two people arrested and charged with the armed robbery of the PNC Bank in Lumberton pleaded guilty today to that crime. Rashad Donavan Young, 26, of 421 W. Lewis St. in Whiteville, and...
View ArticleSample ballots can be found here
LUMBERTON — With One Stop Voting beginning Thursday, The Robesonian has published at robesonian.com sample ballots that voters can use to better prepare for when they go to the polls. There are 32...
View ArticleThree straight days provide chance for those who care
If you truly care about this community and the less fortunate among us, of whom there are so many, you have three days to demonstrate it beginning today. United Way of Robeson County’s Days of Caring —...
View ArticleMurder victim’s dad still seeks answers
To the Editor, I am writing in response to the letter titled “Family seeks answers in seven-year-old murder.” I am also a father whose son was shot to death six years ago this July 15. As of today his...
View ArticleCrime report
Tammy Sampson reported Monday to the Lumberton Police Department the theft of a vehicle on Fayetteville Road in Lumberton. The vehicle’s value was listed as $1,500. The following incidents of breaking...
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Safari makes stop a Biggs Park
LUMBERTON — Local folks can take a walk on the wild side with animals large, small, docile and potentially dangerous at the Jungle Safari exhibit at Biggs Park Mall. The educational and entertaining...
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Local Roundup: Hoke finishes off Lumberton in extra innings
LUMBERTON — The Lumberton softball team came back from two deficits to Hoke at home on Wednesday, but a third was too much to surmount. With two comebacks in the first seven innings, the Lady Pirates...
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Braves ready to race for title at home
PEMBROKE — For Peter Ormsby, hosting the Peach Belt Conference Track and Field Championships this weekend is a “double-edged sword.” The University of North Carolina at Pembroke’s director of track and...
View ArticleEx-SBI agent: Time to shed Tarnished Badge
To the Editor, As a retired SBI agent, I would like to acknowledge that there are some truly great law enforcement officers in Robeson County. They all deserve a sheriff who will make them a better,...
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The data trap that is Facebook
Like many who belong to the older generation, I am not technologically savvy. I do own an iPad, and use it for email, browsing, online shopping, and digital subscriptions to newspapers. But I much...
View ArticleChurch events
Greater McKoy’s Chapel, Inc., located at 284 Center Road in Elizabethtown, has scheduled its annual Birthday Celebration for Saturday at 4 p.m. Rev. Edwin Ferguson, pastor of Mt. Zion AME Zion Church,...
View ArticleN.C. 710 section closed for bridge work
LUMBERTON — A section of N.C. 710 in Pembroke will be closed 24 hours a day through May 11 so bridge repairs can be made. The closure is about 200 yards east of Deep Branch Road. State Department of...
View ArticleDay of Prayer is May 3
LUMBERTON — The city of Lumberton will sponsor a day of prayer at the Carolina Civic Center on May 3. The event will begin at 12:15 p.m. and coincide with the National Day of Prayer. Lumberton Mayor...
View ArticleShows set for Saturday at planetarium
LUMBERTON — Shows have been scheduled Saturday to introduce the Robeson Planetarium and Science Center’s new projection system. The shows will be at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., and admission is free. Saturday’s...
View ArticleCrime report
The following incidents of breaking and entering were reported to the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office: Christopher Dillard, Deep Branch Road, Lumberton; Rosie Norton, East Davis Road, Fairmont; Jimmy...
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2 teens charged in murder
LUMBERTON — Two teenagers have been charged with the murder of a 17-year-old whose body was found early Saturday morning in the middle of Roberts Avenue. Byren Ah’mar Stephens, 17, of North Barker...
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