LUMBERTON — A former school teacher who’s chosen a career in retail is now at the helm of the Belk department store in Lumberton. Patrick Dunbar started the job about three weeks ago. “Things are...
Students make 'the pitch' at UNCP
PEMBROKE — Appearances do count when you make “the pitch,” especially if there are only 90 seconds. Seven seniors at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke, all entrepreneurs-in-training, ...
Sherri Britt promoted to director
RALEIGH — Lumberton native Sherri Britt has been promoted to regional director for the North Carolina Division of Public Health’s Early Intervention Program. Britt will direct a multi-county Chi...
Business Briefs for Nov. 1
FAIRMONT — The Red, White & Blue Sidewalk Sale is scheduled for 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday in downtown Fairmont. Other coming Fairmont events include: — The Chamber of Commerce will meet at ...
County to hire tourism agent
LUMBERTON — The county has begun advertising to hire its first full-time tourism agent. “The challenge for this new person will be to determine how to best development tourism opportunities in R...
Fairmont woman earns award
TULSA , Okla. — A Fairmont woman was honored recently at a black tie reception honoring American Indian achievement. April Whittemore-Locklear was one of the 40 people under 40 honored during the...
Panel credited with 270 new jobs
ELIZABETHTOWN — Efforts of North Carolina’s Southeast Commission resulted in the recruitment of seven new companies to the region and the creation of 270 new jobs, according to an annual report ...
PEMBROKE — Bobbie Jacobs-Ghaffar went from a poor childhood to millionaire status, and told her success story recently at the debut of the 2009-10 Excellence in Entrepreneurship Speaker Series at T...
LUMBERTON — B.G. French helped change Lumberton’s north end from rough farm country into a booming high-end residential community that is anchored by an attractive professional office park. The O...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Mike McIntyre announced Wednesday that the new Southeast Crescent Regional Commission, which he proposed to Congress, has received $250,000 in federal funding. The fun...
CHARLOTTE — Wanda Anderson Thomas, a Lumberton native, has been promoted to vice president with BB&T. Thomas, who joined the bank in 2002, is a senior retail credit training instructor in BB&T’s ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Lumbee River EMC, a 70-year-old electric cooperative, has received a $50 million federal loan for its operations and service for the next four years. The loan was announced ...
LUMBERTON — Krystle Melvin of Lumberton was admitted to practice law in a ceremony at the Robeson County Courthouse on Sept. 21. Robeson County District Court Judge Stanley Carmical presided over ...