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Series of events to honor veterans
As it has for more than 60 years, the Pembroke Veterans Day parade will take to the streets once again at 10 a.m. Wednesday. It’s not the first of the Veterans Day celebrations in Robeson County. ...
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Clark exits chairman’s race
PEMBROKE — After spending about 90 minutes making his case for election to tribal chairman, Welford Clark unexpectedly announced Thursday that he is dropping out of the race and throwing his su...
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High stakes spark interest as rivals meet in Pembroke
PEMBROKE — Big ‘Mo’ Strickland Stadium will become the second largest town in Robeson County tonight as 6,000 screaming fans are expected to attend a football game featuring Purnell Swett and Lu...
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Write-ins give Weindel St. Pauls board seat
ST. PAULS — A count of write-in ballots shows that Jerry Weindel won the District 3 seat on the St. Pauls Town Board of Commissioners. All three candidates for the seat, currently held by Doris ...
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Valerie Plame Wilson spoke to about 700 people at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke. | Staff photo by Steve Humbert Ex-CIA agent explains outing
PEMBROKE — Valerie Plame Wilson, the Central Intelligence Agency operative whose cover was blown when she was named by a columnist in July 2003, told her story to about 700 people at The Univers...
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Local briefs for Nov. 6
LUMBERTON — The Lumberton Lioness Club will hold a Rada knife sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Biggs Park Mall. Proceeds will benefit visually impaired people in Lumberton. LUMBERTON — T...
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MORE HEADLINES
Perdue gives Walters the nod
by Bob Shiles, Staff Writer
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RALEIGH — Gov. Beverly Perdue has appointed Proctorville businessman Michael Walters to complete the term of state Sen. David Weinstein, which ends in 2010. Weinstein, whose District 13 encompasse...
County gets more H1N1 vaccine
by Sara Hottman , Staff Writer
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LUMBERTON — The Robeson County Health Department has received 1,400 additional H1N1 vaccines that will be available on Friday and Saturday. On Friday, they will be administered from 1 to 7 p.m., ...
City Council: Taylor, Cantey trade barbs
by Sara Hottman, Staff Writer
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LUMBERTON — Wednesday’s policy meeting started with councilmen congratulating their returning peers following Tuesday’s election, during which all four City Council incumbents kept their seats, but...
Fairmont board candidate plans request for a recount
by Bob Shiles, Staff Writer
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FAIRMONT — Terry Evans isn’t ready to walk away in his race for town commissioner, not when he captured just 12 fewer votes than he needed to win one of the three seats up for grabs in Tuesday’s el...
No change in city, 4 incumbents re-elected
by Sara Hottman, staff writer
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LUMBERTON — All four City Council incumbents kept their seats in Tuesday’s election, which featured modest turnout in all the races except Precinct 5, where early voting drove up the numbers. Prec...
Fairmont: Kemp easily re-elected mayor
by Bob Shiles, Staff Writer
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FAIRMONT — Mayor Charles Kemp easily held off a challenge Tuesday from former Commissioner John R. “Ronnie” Jackson to win his second four-year term as mayor. With 43 percent of Fairmont’s 2,086 r...
LOCAL FEATURES
Veterans to be honored at fall concert
by Johna Strickland, Features Editor
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PEMBROKE — This year’s fall concert in the Cruisin’ Pembroke series is not just about the music. It’s about honoring veterans during the event from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the recreational complex ...
SRMC puts focus on improving well being
by Kathy Hansen
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October is the time at Southeastern Regional Medical Center when we start focusing on our organizational goals for the 2010 fiscal year. Traditionally, these goals deal with finance, customer servi...
Show of Support
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Tina Stepp, director of the Robeson County Public Library, spoke at a recent meeting of the Col. Thomas Robeson Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She talked about the library’s s...
Features Briefs for Nov. 4
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LUMBERTON — The Lumberton Lioness Club will hold a Rada knife sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Biggs Park Mall. Proceeds will benefit visually impaired people in Lumberton. SADDLETREE — The...
Virsky Dance Company coming to Givens Performing Arts Center
by Johna Strickland, Features Editor
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PEMBROKE — The folk dances of Ukraine are coming to Pembroke on Tuesday when the Virsky National Dance Company performs at Givens Performing Arts Center. The show starts at 8 p.m. as the next insta...
Robeson Remembers: Ladies ahead of their time
by Barbara T. Bullock
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One Saturday afternoon I drove to Riverside Drive to visit with nature and watch the swift Lumber River. I turned into Stephens Memorial Park, following the narrow, black twisted trail to the river...
RELIGION
Sunday School Lesson: Christians desiring holy lives
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1 Peter 1:13-25 All too often, the world erases the line between right and wrong. The result of this is a loss of absolutes, and the temptation to sin. In the culture in which the Apostle Peter ...
Church Happenings for Oct. 30
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Homecoming Friends and Family Opportunities Celebrate Recovery, a Christ-centered program that gives people the resources and relationships to help recover from life's hurts, habits, and hangups...
Sunday School Lesson: People respond to the gospel
by Ed Wilcox
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Acts 9:32-43 The people God calls are usually already busy in His service, and this is how we find the apostle Peter who “passed throughout all quarters.” As an apostle he would have taken on a ...
AGRICULTURAL
Pumpkins prevalent for decoratins, cooking
by Everett Davis
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This is the time of the year when you begin to see lots of pumpkins. If you are city folks, you see them at grocery stores, garden centers and other places where they are sold primarily for fall de...
Ag briefs for Nov. 5
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LUMBERTON — Gray 4-H polo shirts with the centennial logo will be sold for $15 through the Robeson County extension office. To order or for information, call Shea Ann DeJarnette at (910) 671-3276....
NC tops in peanuts
by Everett Davis
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North Carolina is ranked fifth in the nation in peanut production and is the leading producer of Virginia-type peanuts, which are the larger nuts that are used for direct consumption and fancy cand...
The forest for the trees
by Everett Davis
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Earlier this week, I spent most of a day traveling through the county with Adlia Strickland, our Robeson County Forest Ranger. Adlia was showing me examples of how he and his staff assist local p...
Ag briefs for Oct. 22
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LUMBERTON — Two workshops on baking with whole grains will be at 6 p.m. today and Oct. 29. at the O. P. Owens Agriculture Center in Lumberton. The cost to attend is $3 and participants must regist...
Increasing the number of wild turkeys in Robeson County
by Everett Davis
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I have been reading reports for the last year or so about how the wild turkey population is increasing throughout all of North Carolina. While vacationing in the mountains last month, I saw flock...
BUSINESS
CRIME REPORTS
Crime reports for Nov. 7
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LUMBERTON — Stephen Hunt, 17, of 2343 Norment Road, was arrested Thursday and charged with breaking and entering, larceny after breaking and entering, and larceny of a motor vehicle, according to a...
Crime reports for Nov. 6
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LUMBERTON — Alvie Chavis, 39, of 87 Riley Circle, was arrested on Tuesday and charged with attempting to obtain property by false pretenses, according to a sheriff’s report. He was being held un...
Crime Reports for Nov. 5
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ST. PAULS — James Church, 35, of 5338 Chicken Foot Road, was arrested on Tuesday and charged with felony breaking and entering and larceny, according to a sheriff’s report. He was being held under...
Crime Reports for Nov. 4
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LUMBERTON — Christopher Grissett, 19, of 1215 Lambert St., was arrested on Tuesday and charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon, according to a sheriff’s report. He was being held under a $60,...
Crime Reports for Nov. 3
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ROWLAND — Terry Sampson, 46, of N.C. 130, reported on Sunday that someone broke into his 2001 Ford truck and stole $1,225 in tools, $50 in diesel fuel, and $26 in plastic gas containers, according ...
Crime Reports for Oct. 30
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LUMBERTON — Corey Cox, 22, of 610 Sessoms St., was arrested on Wednesday and charged with felony breaking and entering and larceny, according to a police report. He was being held under a $5,000 b...
EDUCATION
RCC Today: Workforce development strategy empowers those served
by Lisa O. Hunt
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A primary role of community colleges throughout the country is to deliver appropriate education and training services to empower and engage its residents in the community. A high school graduat...
Education Briefs for Nov. 1
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LUMBERTON — The Lumberton area school bands and fans have kicked off their annual fruit sale, which runs until Dec. 7. Navel oranges, Red Delicious apples, tangelos, tangerines, juice oranges, gra...
Lunch Menus for Nov. 1
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Elementary-Middle Breakfast Monday Pop tart, cereal, juice and milk. Tuesday Grits, toast, cereal, applesauce and milk. Wednesday Sausage biscuit, cereal, juice and milk. Thursday Chee...
Public schools: Career Center provides specialty path to success
by Johnny Hunt, superintendent
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I would like to think most people would agree the purpose of education is to prepare our young people to become well-adjusted, knowledgeable and productive members of the community. Accomplishing t...
Top teachers
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Contributed photo In a recent reception, Rose Clark, second from right, and Crystal Jones, left, were honored at Piney Grove Elementary School. Clark, who teaches fifth grade, was named Teacher of...
Education briefs for Oct. 28
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FAIRMONT — The following students at Green Grove Elementary School were recognized for their conduct on the bus and at school as Positive Pandas. They are: pre-kindergarten, Noah Parker; kindergar...
HEALTH
Shops offer unique items while benefiting hospice
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LUMBERTON — For the past eight years, Peggy Paparella has used her talents and creativity to help support a cause close and dear to her heart — hospice. Paparella’s mother and sister both receive...
Soccer can keep kids on the move
by Bill Smith
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There are many strategies aligning themselves with the Eat Smart, Move More campaign. Simply, there is an increased emphasis on the types of foods eaten (heightened fruits and vegetables consumpt...
Health Briefs for Nov. 3
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LUMBERTON — An open house for the Southeastern Weight Loss Center at 403 W. 27th St. is set for Nov. 10 from 4 to 6 p.m. The public is invited to tour the facility and meet Dr. Barry Williamson,...
SRMC hosts school supply drive
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Southeastern Regional Medical Center’s Fitness Services hosted a school supply drive throughout September to benefit students. During the drive, people joined the Southeastern Lifestyle Center for ...
Laurinburg doctor to head physicians group
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LAURINBURG — A Laurinburg physician has assumed the role of president of the American Academy of Family Physicians. Dr. Lori J. Heim, a hospitalist at Scotland Memorial Hospital, traveled to Bost...
Shopping for health info? Try CHEC
by Amanda Crabtree
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Before we know it, the holiday season will be upon us, with shopping lists for Thanksgiving feasts and Christmas gifts. Often, our health takes a back seat to busy schedulesand to-do lists. While...
PET OF THE WEEK
Cookie
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Cookie, a small terrier mix around 5 years old, who loves people and oher dogs. She is current on vaccines and has been spayed. To visit her and other adoptable animals, visit the Robeson County Fr...
Male chow
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Up for adoption this week at the Robeson County pound is a male chow. The adoption fee is $25, which includes a rabies shot for a year. The shelter’s operating hours are Mondays through Fridays fro...
SPECIAL REPORT
We remember the King of Pop
by Lyndsey M. Mosley
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When Michael Joseph Jackson first sang “I Want You Back” in 1969, the 11-year-old made his impression on the music world. Jackson’s talent continued to develop during his years with his brothers ...
Leftover cash and refunds are available at the Robeson County courthouse
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LUMBERTON — Renae O. Hunt, Clerk of Robeson County Superior Court, would like to inform the following individuals listed below, that money is available at the Robeson County Courthouse. To claim y...
Economy can’t slow relay to fight cancer
by John Charles Robbins, Managing Editor
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LUMBERTON — One in three people will be diagnosed with cancer during their lifetime. That staggering reality is one of the many things that motivates millions each spring to take part in the A...
1984 tornadoes left lasting mark on county
by John Charles Robbins, Managing Editor
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On a chilly spring evening in March 1984, while some folks were settling in after supper and others filled church pews, a band of deadly twisters tore through the South with devastating impact on t...
Forum gives residents clues to combat gangs
by Stephanie S. Beecher, Staff Writer
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LUMBERTON — The first step to dealing with gangs in the city — and the crime, drugs and violence associated with them — is to admit that there is a problem, said lawmen who told residents that at l...
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