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Business Summit was held Tuesday
Several dozen businesses were in attendance at Tuesday evenings Business and Jobs Summit and heard a panel of government and state business experts offer vital information and demographic statistics. This first ever meeting was hosted by myself and members of my Job Opportunities and Business Support (J. O. B. S.) team in the historic downtown’s Heritage Center. Each panel member offered pertinent matter to the assembled business operators on...
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Lumberton police Cpl. Shawn Byrd stopped to watch some of the demolition of the Lumberton police department from his patrol car on Thursday. Teddy Kulmala | The Robesonian
Old police headquarters cleared to make space for new building
LUMBERTON — Demolition crews and machinery rolled onto Godwin Avenue on Thursday, and as piles of metal, wood, dirt and shrubs climbed skyward, the old Lumberton Police Department slowly disappeared. The 11,000-square-foot building at 1305 Godwin Ave. is being torn down to make way for a new 18,000-square-foot facility, according to City Manager Wayne Horne. The demolition, salvage and cleanup will take about 20 days. An excavator on Thur...
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Whitley has $55,000 in District 8 bid
John Whitley, a Fairmont resident seeking to become the Republican Party’s nominee for District 8 in the U.S. House of Representatives, has raised about $55,000 for the campaign, according to a finance report filed recently with the Federal Election Commission. Whitley, a neurosurgeon, is one of at least six GOP candidates expected to enter the race for the seat currently held by U.S. Rep. Larry Kissell, a Democrat, when the filing period f...
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The Robesonian launches
new user-friendly website
Ali Rockett Staff writer LUMBERTON — The Robesonian has a new look. No, it’s not in the ink and paper that you read every afternoon — that’s old news. It’s our website, a new version of which launched earlier this week. Visit the new www.Robesonian.com to find all the local content from that day’s paper, as well as additional features, including multimedia and breaking news coverage. Heartland Publications, which owns The Robesoni...
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Crime Reports
Crime Report
n Thefts LUMBERTON — Robert Baysdon, of Rice Road, reported on Thursday that someone took $1,700 in car parts from a car he was restoring, according to a police report. Baysdon reported the ...
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Crime Reports for Feb. 3
LUMBERTON — Charles Marie, of Chuck’s Car Care on West Second Street, reported on Friday that someone took a 1999 Dodge Caravan valued at $3,450, according to a police report. The thieves also d...
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Crime Reports for Feb. 2
Vandalism LUMBERTON — Chelsea Lambert, of Prospect Road in Pembroke, reported on Tuesday that someone keyed her 1999 Honda Accord while it was parked in the parking deck at Southeastern Regio...
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Crime Reports for Feb. 1
ROWLAND — David Middleton, of Globe Net Telecommunications, reported on Monday that someone took about $19,000 in trenching machinery from a location on Midway Road in Rowland, according to a sher...
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Crime Reports for Jan. 31
LUMBERTON — Raymond Gaskins III, of James Street, reported on Sunday that someone set his 2009 Kia Optima on fire by busting a window and throwing a lighted plastic bottle filled with paper throug...
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Education
St. Pauls releases honor roll
ST. PAULS - St. Pauls Elementary has released its honor roll for the second nine weeks of school. Mrs. Edge's Third Grade Class- Lyric Arenivas, Damien Campbell, Marcus Johnson, Diana Martinez, Ju...
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Pembroke Middle releases honor roll
PEMBROKE -- Pembroke Middle School has released its honor roll for the first nine weeks of school. 6th Grade Honor Roll A Percy Brooks, Lakota Craft, Kaitlyn Deal, Lauren Graham, Jasmine Lewis, ...
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Master of Social Work program gets accredited
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke’s Master of Social Work program received notification this fall that it has won full accreditation from theNational Council on Social Work Education. T...
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Prospect Elementary releases honor roll
Superintendent’s 4th Grade: Nevaeh Brayboy. Hannah Evington, Madison Deese, Sara Jorgensen, Joseph Hardee, Ariana Locklear, Hannah Locklear, Honiah Locklear, Logan Locklear, Peyton McMillan, Si...
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Agricultural
Oct. 8 is the day for diaper derby, steaks
LUMBERTON — The Robeson Regional Agricultural Fair offers even the smallest of fair-goers the chance to take home a prize. The 35th annual Diaper Derby will be held at 3:30 p.m. on Oct. 8 at t...
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Fair tradition returns Oct. 8
LUMBERTON — Aside from candy apples, cotton candy and other fair favorites, visitors to the 65th annual Robeson Regional Agricultural Fair will get to sample a Robeson County county tradition. A...
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The Robeson Regional Agricultural Fair s new website launched last week. It features videos, a photo gallery, the fair schedule, ticket sales, and links to social media sites for the fair, which will be held Sept. 30 to Oct. 8.
County fair boasts updated website
Amanda Munger Staff report LUMBERTON — The Robeson Regional Agricultural Fair now has connections to the community even when the fairgrounds aren’t bustling with activity. The fair’s websi...
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Members, including Rhonda Faircloth, left, Ann Underwood, Rogena Deese, Joyce Peay, Mack Johnson, Robert Wilkes, Cathy Graham, and Mark S. Moses, pause in front of the skeletal frame of a sperm whale at the North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine.
Council gets lesson on N.C. State resources
RALEIGH — Several members of the Robeson County Advisory Council recently got a personal tour of the North Carolina State University campus. Rogena Deese, Rhonda Faircloth, Mack Johnson, Mark S....
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Business
LaKesha Jones, a co-owner of Divine Desserts, shows off some memorable cakes in a notebook at Divine Desserts Tuesday. The bakery opened in December. Amanda Munger | The Robesonian
Sweet treats
LUMBERTON — LaKesha Jones and Alisha Jenkins may be the owners of Divine Desserts, but George takes the cake at the new Lumberton bakery. George is a monkey created by Jones, who has now become ...
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Cathy Graham
UNCP hosts BioAg Symposium
PEMBROKE — The University of North Carolina at Pembroke’s third annual Robeson Farm Bureau BioAg Symposium will be held on Friday in the Regional Center for Economic, Community and Professional De...
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Jami Lewter
Ag and business briefs for Jan. 29
LUMBERTON — Jami Lewter, a Lumberton resident, won Four Oaks Bank’s 100th year anniversary slogan competition. Lewter, who was working at the bank’s Holly Springs office at the time of the conte...
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3rd Street Grille has closed its doors, leaving the building at 111 W. Third St. empty once again. Amanda Munger | The Robesonian
The Grille is gone
LUMBERTON — The on-again, off-again restaurant, formerly Black Water Grille and most recently 3rd Street Grille, is off again. Just six months after it reopened with new owner and chef Will Hard...
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Health
Briefs
Mobile Medical sets schedule LUMBERTON — Southeastern Mobile Medical, a service of Southeastern Regional Medical Center, will be stationed at the following locations within Robeson County at t...
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A good read at the grocery store
Read anything good in the grocery store lately? Not the kind with headlines such as “Giant Killer Tomatoes invade Poland” or “Mother gives Birth to Puppies.” I am talking about food labels. The ab...
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Herpes virus makes appearance
Dr. Curt Locklear alerted me to the recent news about equine herpes. Since I tend to have multiple themes in my articles, I will have a little dab about human herpes at the end. A couple of week...
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Merry Hardin was presented with the John D. Drake Distinguished Service Award by Southeastern Regional Medical Center Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Thomas Johnson during the medical center’s annual service award banquet last week
Hardin wins SRMC’s top award
LUMBERTON — Merry Hardin, an analyst for Imaging Systems, last week was named the 2011 winner of the John D. Drake Distinguished Service Award, Southeastern Regional Medical Center’s highest emplo...
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Pet of the Week
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Pet of the week
Ruby, a 7-month-old, brindle Cattle Dog mix, is available for adoption at the Robeson County Humane Society. She has a great, relaxed personality and does well with children. Ruby is up to date on...
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Pet of the week
Milton, a 2-year-old Treeing Walker Coonhound/Shepherd mix, is available for adoption from the Robeson County Animal Shelter. He weighs 100 pounds, is friendly and leash-trained. Neuter is mandato...
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Pet of the week: Carmen
Carmen, a 1-year-old, gray dilute Calico, is available for adoption at the Robeson County Humane Society. She is very social and active. Carmen would do great with children and other pets and is u...
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Pet of the week
Pet of the week Ayla, a 1-year-old Australian Shepherd mix, is available for adoption from the Robeson County Animal Shelter. She weighs about 40 pounds and is fully grown. She is very friendl...
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