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Cooper’s plan divides taxpayers
Recent rhetoric from Gov. Roy Cooper attempts to pit North Carolina taxpayers against one another. His comments target individuals earning more than $100,000 and married couples earning more than...
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Lorraine Worley reported to the Lumberton Police Department that she was the victim of a social media scam involving sending money through a telegram service at the Walmart located on Elizabethtown...
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Shelter needs homes for adult cats
LUMBERTON — The adult cats are stacking up at the Robeson County Humane Society’s no-kill shelter, and staff is busy trying to find homes for the difficult-to-adopt felines. They say adult cats are...
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Man charged with car break-in
LUMBERTON — A Pembroke man was arrested Wednesday on charges of breaking into vehicles, a felony, and a crime he has previously been charged with. Guy Wesley Graham, 29, of 226 Eddie Road in Pembroke,...
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Bad 2015 audit will cost tribe $443K
PEMBROKE — The Lumbee Tribe will lose $443,290.06 in federal funding to settle irregularities in expenditures found in a 2015 audit. Tribal Chairman Harvey Godwin Jr. told members of the council’s...
View ArticleMore than 1,600 poised to graduate
More than 1,600 Robeson County students will grab their high school diploma today, and then more than half of them are expected to head over to The University of North Carolina at Pembroke to enjoy a...
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Summer grind: Local baseball players use American Legion to improve on diamond
WHITEVILLE — After finishing up an all-county caliber season in the outfield for Purnell Swett, Noah Evington is hoping that a summer of work on the diamond will make sure there is more games for him...
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Melissa Bryan reported to the Lumberton Police Department that someone stole two cellular phones, a phone wallet and a debit card from a residence on Elizabethtown Road. The combined estimated value of...
View ArticleWork to close sections of 4 roads
LUMBERTON — Sections of four Robeson County roads will be closed temporarily between Monday and June 21 so the N.C. Department of Transportation can perform maintenance work. A section of McDonald Road...
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Man charged with armed robbery in 2017
LUMBERTON — A Maxton man has been arrested and charged with an armed robbery that occurred in 2017. Nicholos Ray Lowery, 28, of 388 Old Baker Road, Maxton, was charged Tuesday with felony robbery with...
View ArticleRelatives of 2 commissioners left off tax-delinquency list
LUMBERTON — The names of close relatives of two county commissioners who are well past due on paying their taxes were not included in a list of delinquent tax notices recently published in a weekly...
View ArticleCounty man killed in Fayetteville wreck
FAYETTEVILLE — A Robeson County man was killed Tuesday in a two-vehicle accident in Cumberland County. Shaune Jacobs, 28, who is from Pembroke but was living at 4147 Glenridge Road in Fayetteville,...
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Event spotlights issue of elder abuse
LUMBERTON — Advocates and lawmakers were among the people who stepped forward Friday to address the plight of abused and vulnerable older people and to speak about the dangers they face. The fourth...
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UNCP athletics hosts multiple summer sports camps in June and July
PEMBROKE —The University of North Carolina at Pembroke athletic department will be hosting several camps in June and July. The Ben Miller basketball camp begins on Monday and concludes on Wednesday....
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Rams given Sandhills Athletic Conference sportsmanship award
SOUTHERN PINES — The Purnell Swett athletic department won the John Williamson sportsmanship award for the Sandhills Athletic Conference, the league announced on Friday. The Rams finished ahead of...
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Seven county players selected to the Sandhills Senior Showcase game
FAYETTEVILLE — Seven baseball players will represent Robeson County at the Sandhills Senior Showcase on Sunday. The purpose of the game is to give high school seniors a chance to play in front of...
View ArticleHealthKeeperz employee honored
PEMBROKE — HealthKeeperz, a Pembroke-based heath services provider, recently honored Hortensia Ray Alston-Hayes for her care and service. Alston-Hayes, a CAP social worker in the Elizabeth City office,...
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Malcolm named to credit union panel
PEMBROKE — Pembroke native Caleb A. Malcom was appointed May 29 to the N.C. Credit Union Commission by Gov. Roy Cooper. “I am humbled to have been appointed to serve on this commission,” Malcolm said....
View ArticleOnce again commissioners enjoy preferential treatment
While the Robeson County Board of Commissioners has worked hard to earn its reputation of doing its dirty work in the back room, we must now acknowledge that they will also hide their shenanigans in...
View ArticleHearing Tuesday on closing Lumberton school
LUMBERTON — The Public Schools of Robeson County on Tuesday will hold a public hearing during which the public is welcome to comment on a plan to close West Lumberton Elementary School. The hearing...
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