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Sewage spills reported after heavy rain
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LUMBERTON — Because substantial amounts of rainfall on Tuesday, sewer spills occurred at the following locations in the city: Kensington Street, 106 Stirling Drive, 2210 Musselwhite Circle, intersection of Noir and Beal streets, 515 Noir St. and Stephen’s Park. A total of 16,680 gallons of sewage was spilled between 12:30 and 6:30 p.m. that day...
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Wreck kills Fairmont man
FAIRMONT — A single-car accident Thursday killed a Fairmont man and injured three others, but none seriously. According a report by Trooper D.E. Raynor of the state Highway Patrol, 20-year-old ...
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Man assaulted at his home
ST. PAULS — Two teenagers have been arrested and charged with beating and robbing a 66-year-old man of $15 as he tended to his garden Wednesday morning, according to Maj. Howard Branch of the Ro...
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The North Carolina Department of Transportation is considering a Diverging Diamond Interchange for the bridge on Fayetteville Road where it crosses Interstate 95, to alleviate traffic congestion. This is an example of of the interchange being considered in Springfield, Mo. | Contributed Photo DOT planning new bridge to alleviate exit 22 traffic
LUMBERTON — Efforts to alleviate traffic congestion on the Fayetteville Road interchange off of Interstate 95 has begun as the North Carolina Department of Transportation reviews a new bridge de...
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Angel Elite team wins national title
PEMBROKE — Angel Elite coach Charlette Barnes wasn’t sure what to expect from her handful of players two weeks ago in Orlando, Fla. Matching up against teams with multiple lineups and a deep ben...
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Jacobs looks to create travel team
PEMBROKE — The BallPark in Pembroke held open tryouts for a 12-and-under baseball traveling team Thursday afternoon. Sandy Jacobs stated “we want the best 13 players that are out there.” The ev...
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Puryear takes the helm at Red Springs
RED SPRINGS — Residents of Red Springs can expect a new salesman at their doorstep in the coming days. But it’s not Avon calling. Eric Puryear’s ad campaign asks for all interested stu...
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The summer sun continues to blister the area during the latest heat wave. | Staff photo by Joe Centanni
The summer sun continues to blister the area during the latest heat wave. | Staff photo by Joe Centanni
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Girl power
History was made Monday night when the Public Schools of Robeson County elected two women — Loistine DeFreece and Jo Ann Lowery — to the board’s leadership positions. “Thank you for your vote of c...
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Where’s the outrage?
No one who is awake could have been surprised when a state Attorney General’s Office report for the second straight year ranked Robeson County No. 1 in violent crime and No. 3 in property crime in...
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The enemy from within
There is a growing school of thought — and count Defense Secretary Robert Gates as a member of the class — that the biggest threat to this country’s greatness, our liberty, doesn’t come from al-Qa...
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LOCAL FEATURES
A Walk through Meadowbrook Cemetery written by members of the Robeson County Genealogical Society, looks at every grave inscription in the cemetery through December 31, 2009.
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Meadowbrook Cemetery memoir available now
by Amanda Munger, Features Editor
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LUMBERTON — Meadowbrook Cemetery in Lumberton is the final resting place for such notable people as Lumberton’s Angus McLean, the former governor of North Carolina from 1925 to 1929, and Taft “Taff...
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Country education
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Contributed photo Grover Soesbee and Betsey Dowless, from Carolina Grain, set up a table at “Country Comes to Town” recently. The agricultural field day featured booths, presentations and vendors ...
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