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Local Roundup: First inning dooms Fairmont in first-round exit to Dixon
HOLLY RIDGE — After posting three runs in the first inning, the Dixon baseball team held off Fairmont in the final six innings of a 4-3 win at home in the first round of the North Carolina High School...
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Mail carriers looking for food donations Saturday
LUMBERTON — Robeson County residents are being asked to bag some canned goods on Saturday to help the hungry. The National Association of Letter Carriers is holding the 26th annual Stamp Out Hunger...
View ArticleKids Day at Pembroke park Saturday
PEMBROKE — Kids Day event at the Milton Hunt Memorial Park in Pembroke will run Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon. Pit Stops for Hope and Miss N.C. United States Arlene Grady will be hosting the free event....
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Rowland residents to enjoy insurance cut
ROWLAND — Rowland homeowners will see lower fire insurance rates effective Sept. 1. “We been trying to get it lower for years,” said Joe McGirt, Rowland Rural Fire Department chief. “Ever since I’ve...
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Panel forwards 14 recommendations to make schools safer
LUMBERTON — A state House member who represents Robeson County says progress has been made toward making North Carolina schools safer and more will be made. “I feel confident we will come out of the...
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Former Fairmont standout named to PBC all-academic team
AUGUSTA, Ga. — As a testament to his dedication both on the field and in the classroom for The University of North Carolina at Pembroke baseball team, sophomore Cole Lovin was among 38 Peach Belt...
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Pembroke Middle softball dominates Littlefield in title game for second...
PEMBROKE — The Pembroke Middle School softball team continued its reign of dominance against in-county competition Thursday, defeating Littlefield Middle School 10-0 in five innings to win the Robeson...
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Fairmont softball trio signs to play at the college level
FAIRMONT — Three Fairmont softball players signed letters of intent to continue their careers in college Thursday. Mya Strickland signed to play with Southeastern Community College, while twins Emma...
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Orrum Middle ends Pembroke Middle’s 6-year undefeated streak, claims county...
PEMBROKE — For the first time in six seasons, the Pembroke Middle School baseball team walked off the field on the losing end of a ballgame. The Warriors quest to win a sixth straight Robeson County...
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Schools ponder move to BB&T center
PEMBROKE — With a July 31 deadline on its lease for temporary central office headquarters for the Public Schools of Robeson County, a school board committee appeared to favor moving to a second...
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St. Pauls argues over spending
ST PAULS — The unauthorized spending of $30,000 for an engineering report was a sticking point Thursday between some St. Pauls Board of Commissioners members and Town Administrator J. R. Steigerwald...
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Colleen Brown gets honors for love of history, community
LUMBERTON — Touring the Proctor Law Building in downtown Lumberton, Colleen Brown points out new renovations and the many contributors to the historic building’s recent revival. “So many people are...
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Local attorney gets high honor
LUMBERTON — Gov. Roy Cooper recently bestowed on local attorney Diane T. Surgeon the state’s highest civilian honor, the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, in recognition of her contributions to the state....
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St. Pauls to sit on $193K Sanderson rebate
ST PAULS — Town leaders have decided to sit on a potential $193,000 windfall. That’s the amount of property tax money the town will not return to Sanderson Farms as stipulated in the incentives deal...
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Fairmont’s Derrick Arnette takes defense, skillset to play for Davidson...
FAIRMONT — Derrick Arnette was an offensive-minded player when he first took the court with the Fairmont basketball team, but all it took was one playoff game to change that mentality. In a...
View ArticleMan injured in shootout at store
LUMBERTON — The Robeson County Sheriff’s Office is releasing little informaton regarding a recent gunfight at Graceland Food Market and Cafe. Deputies responded at 8:19 a.m. on Wednesday to the report...
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Family of 8 loses all to house fire
ST. PAULS — A family of eight is overwhelmed by the flood of support from their neighbors and people outside their community after a fire destroyed their home and left them with next to nothing. But...
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Elections director: No problems during primary
LUMBERTON — There have been no protests filed, no recount requests and no complaints made to the county Board of Elections following Tuesday’s primary election. It was the smoothest election in memory,...
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No call yet on schools closure for rally
PEMBROKE — The Public Schools of Robeson County has not made a decision on closing schools so teachers can attend a rally Wednesday in Raleigh, the first day of the new session for the General...
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Campbell gifts $68K for good health
MAXTON — Grants totaling about $68,000 have been given out by the Campbell’s Soup Foundation to three organizations that promote renewable growth, healthy eating and positive lifestyles in the Maxton...
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