MARIETTA — In life, Christopher Voorhees has these moments. They come as he sits on the patio, rides in a vehicle, peers out the windows in his house and watches the sun set. He knows instantly how...
At the movies: 'Shutter Island' good but creepy I think we can all agree that the previews for “Shutter Island” looked kinda creepy. The setting, with its jagged steel island peering out from icy-gray waters that bash the rocks at their feet. F...
Robeson Remembers: When Sherman’s troops invaded Robeson County After Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman’s Union Army devastated Atlanta, he began his infamous march through the South in early January 1865. By March 7, his troops had reached North Carolina and begu...
Library celebrates Seuss' birthday This past week, we celebrated Dr. Seuss’ birthday. The staff went Seussical, wearing tall red and white striped hats and ties. We had a visits from Fox in Socks, Thing One, the Grinch and Cat in t...
What's Happening for March 7 TODAY Historic house: The Mill Prong House, a Federalist-style Scottish heritage house built around 1795, will be open to the public from 2 to 5 p.m. today. It is located between Red Springs and...
Reunions for March 7 The Cummings family reunion will be March 21 at the home of Malletty Bullard. Bring a covered dish. For information, call Bullard at (910) 844-4288 or Darlene Marshall at (910) 844-3090. The Littl...
A look back — 1910 Antioch Presbyterian Church located north of Red Springs was one of the campsites of Civil War Gen. William Sherman’s troops as they passed through the county in March 1865. This portion of northe...
LUMBERTON — When it came time to pick a theme for the 2010 Art Right Now! exhibit, Becky Thompson decided to make it about the artists she had met through her work with the Southeastern Waterworks ...
Alison and I have lived in Lumberton for nearly eight years now and we’re about to do something that we’ve never done before. We are going to participate in the Rumba on the Lumber festival and enj...
Southeastern Regional Medical Center and Community Health Services’ Project HEALTH are the proud sponsors of the SRMC Family Fun Mile on Saturday as part of the Rumba on the Lumber in downtown Lumb...
LUMBERTON — A reenactment of the march of Civil War Gen. William Sherman through Robeson County will be Saturday. The day starts at 11 a.m. when the Civil War camp opens on the grounds of the Robe...
LUMBERTON — On the day Thomas Jones nearly died, he asked the guy he called Apple, “Are you sure I’m not dead?” The man, whose last name was Applewhite, told Jones, no, be quiet. “I said, no, it ...
Jackie Peterson, left, who works at the Robeson County Church and Community Center, accepts a check for $500 from Betty Lamb, Tommy Roach and Evelyn Kirkland, all members of the Lady McKenzie Bible...
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Troutman of Lumberton announce the engagement of their daughter, Lindsay Jo Troutman of Lumberton, to Evan Henry Lowry, the son of Brenda Lowry Brooks and the late Rev. Tryon D...
Rhonda Barfield and David McPherson, both of Laurinburg, announce the engagement of their daughter, Holly Rennee McPherson of Fayetteville, formerly of Laurinburg, to Duston Lee Locklear of Shannon...
Mr. and Mrs. David Jerry Jordan of Lumberton and Mr. and Mrs. Layton Elmore Page of Clement announce the engagement of their daughter, Julie Ann Jordan of Columbia, S.C., to Sidney Gordon Johnston ...
Mr. and Mrs. David Wilkins of Bladenboro announce the engagement of their daughter, Tracy Nicole Wilkins of Bladenboro, to Daniel Brogdon Miller of Bladenboro, the son of Timothy Miller of Lake Vie...
The Rev. Dennis and Linda Bundy of Lumberton announce the engagement of their daughter, Amanda Dee Bundy Deese of Lumberton, to David Oxendine Jr., the son of Ricky McKinnon and Lolita Oxendine of ...
Vanessa Locklear and Joseph Glen Bartch, both of Red Springs, were married Feb. 16 at their home. The Rev. Hedrick Jones officiated. The bride is the daughter of Bay and Dorothy Locklear of Shanno...
James and Margaret Stroud were married 25 years on Feb. 17. They celebrated in Key West, Fla. They were married Feb. 17, 1985, in Kaneohe, Hawaii. They have two children.
Located at EXIT 22, the busiest Lumberton exit off I-95, the Holiday Inn Lumberton is the ONLY Full Service Hotel in the Lumberton area.
After undergoing a complete renovation of sleeping ro...
2175 North Roberts Ave, Lumberton, NC 28358 phone: (910)272-6100
The Robesonian was established as a weekly newspaper in February 1870 by W.S. McDiamid, a Baptist preacher.
The first home of The Robesonian was a one-story brick building on Water Street, b...
3175 West 5th Street, Lumberton, NC 28358 phone: 910-739-1226
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