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Robeson County urges change in sales tax formula distribution
LUMBERTON — A resolution to support state legislation that could mean an additional $2 million a year in sales tax revenue for Robeson County was approved Monday night without discussion by the Board...
View ArticleRabies clinic to be held next week
LUMBERTON — Robeson County residents are being offered a chance next week to have their pets vaccinated against rabies at a reduced cost. All six county animal hospitals are participating in the annual...
View ArticleMaxton man gets 20 years for shooting, robbery
RALEIGH — A Maxton man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to robbing a home, shooting a resident and stealing thousands of dollars of marijuana. Ronnie Deese, 39, of Maxton...
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Blue promoted to assistant manager
LUMBERTON — Robeson County will have two assistant county managers when Kellie Blue begins her new job on Monday. Blue, Robeson County’s current General Services manager and finance director, was given...
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NC asks again for more pipeline information
RALEIGH — State environmental regulators are seeking even more information from the builders of a 600-mile-long natural gas pipeline that would start in West Virginia and end in Pembroke The N.C....
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County gives schools OK on land buy
LUMBERTON — The purchase of nearly 50 acres of land off N.C. 711 by the public schools district was approved and the construction of a solar farm was denied by the county Board of Commissioners on...
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New REAL ID provides shortcuts
LUMBERTON — Applying for a new form of identification that soon will make it easier to enter federal facilities and to board commercial airplanes was “painless,” Grady Hunt said. Hunt, an at-large...
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RCC’s Gold enjoys fine dining to mark anniversary
LUMBERTON — There was a festive feel to Monday’s meeting of the Robeson County Community College board of trustees. Board members celebrated Kimberly Gold’s one-year anniversary as board president and...
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Mustangs win 2OT thriller over West Bladen
ROWLAND — It wasn’t pretty, but the first win of the season for the South Robeson boys basketball team was enough to satisfy head coach Ryan Bullard. “We had a lot of heart,” Bullard said. “We missed a...
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United Way seeks donations for coats, shoes to aid students
LUMBERTON — The United Way of Robeson County is seeking donors to help provide coats and shoes for needy students. “We were talking with school staff about needs throughout the school year that they...
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Only toy guns for cops this day
PEMBROKE — Maliya and Latricia Hammonds had some tough choices to make in the toy aisle at the Walmart Supercenter in Pembroke on Saturday. Fortunately, they had a police officer there to help them....
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Give-A-Way finds kids for 2,200 toys
LUMBERTON — Christmas came nine days early for hundreds of children affected by Hurricane Matthew. Arrested Potential Inc., and Sandy Grove Baptist Church partnered to play host Saturday to the annual...
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Police now say 5 involved in bank robbery; another arrested
LUMBERTON — The same day police said a fifth person was involved in the armed robbery of the PNC Bank last week, a fourth person has been jailed in the case. Previously lawmen have said four people...
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Tree felling to begin in Robeson for pipeline
LUMBERTON — Trees will begin falling this week in Robeson and Cumberland counties to make room for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, a Dominion Energy spokesman said Monday. The work along the pipeline’s...
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Bank robbery suspect now facing attempted murder charges
LUMBERTON — A suspect in the armed robbery of PNC Bank now faces charges of attempted murder, and a fifth person has been arrested in connection to the robbery. Demetris “Boo Boo” Sean Robinson, 26, of...
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ACP to send $7.7M for Robeson schools
RALEIGH — The Public Schools of Robeson County stands to receive a $7.7 million windfall from the builders of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, although it’s unclear exactly has the money can be spent. Sen....
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New REAL ID provides shortcuts
LUMBERTON — Applying for a new form of identification that soon will make it easier to enter federal facilities and to board commercial airplanes was “painless,” Grady Hunt said. Hunt, an at-large...
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RCC’s Gold enjoys fine dining to mark anniversary
LUMBERTON — There was a festive feel to Monday’s meeting of the Robeson County Community College board of trustees. Board members celebrated Kimberly Gold’s one-year anniversary as board president and...
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Mustangs win 2OT thriller over West Bladen
ROWLAND — It wasn’t pretty, but the first win of the season for the South Robeson boys basketball team was enough to satisfy head coach Ryan Bullard. “We had a lot of heart,” Bullard said. “We missed a...
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United Way seeks donations for coats, shoes to aid students
LUMBERTON — The United Way of Robeson County is seeking donors to help provide coats and shoes for needy students. “We were talking with school staff about needs throughout the school year that they...
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