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This is the fourth panel of the recreated mural located in Fairmont's Heritage Park. The mural was originally painted in 2006, but was painted over in June 2012. Tom Volkman, art teacher at Fairmont High School, decided to paint the mural on five panels that can be taken down in case to allow for future maintenance.
Mural in Fairmont gets re-created
FAIRMONT — Motivated by his love for art, Tom Volkman quickly accepted Mayor Charles Kemp’s request to reinvent a mural on the south wall at Fairmont’s Heritage Park. The original mural, created by local artist Matt Taylor, disappeared in June 2012 when maintenance work had to be done to seal the wall to protect it from moisture. Taylor’s painting had depicted Fairmont’s agricultural history on a 45-inch-long train. In February, Volkman, ...
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Beverly Biggs and Elaine Funaro will perform at 3 p.m. Sunday a Harpsichord concert at the Carolina Civic Center Historic Theater on Sunday.
A passion for music brings duo to CCC
LUMBERTON — Out of the many interests that Beverly Biggs and Elaine Funaro share, one thing will unite them on Sunday — the harpsichord. The duo will perform in a concert at 3 p.m. at the Carolina Civic Center Historic Theater. Tickets are $10 a person and free for students with a current student ID. Biggs’ passion for music took root in elementary school. “I was 8 years old and it was Christmastime,” said Biggs, a Lumberton native. “My...
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Maxson Harper Locklear was the cutest overall kid in 2011.
Is your child the cutest kid?
LUMBERTON — So you think your kid is the cutest? Here’s the chance to prove it — and earn bragging rights for a year. Photo submissions for The Robesonian’s annual Cutest Kid Contest will be accepted beginning April 28. The online photo contest gives parents, grandparents and legal guardians the chance to post their favorite photographs of their children ages 12 years and younger. The contest is free to enter and there is no charge to vot...
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Reunions for April 14, 2013
Converse Plant Reunion will be held at noon on Saturday at 776 Onnie and Joe Road. For directions, call 910-521-3942 or 910-733-2499. Family reunions: Hayes and Phodie Family Reunion will be held at 11:30 a.m. on May 11 at Burnt Swamp Philadelphus Fire Department in Pembroke. Tickets are $9 a person and free for children 5 and younger. For information, call Celeste at 910-734-4759, Angie at 910-736-0781 or Hayes at 910-534-0896. ...
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Reunions for April 14, 2013
Converse Plant Reunion will be held at noon on April 27 at 776 Onnie and Joe Road. For directions, call 910-521-3942 or 910-733-2499. Family reunions: Oxendine Family Reunion will be held at 1 p.m. on April 20 at Bear Swamp Baptist Church in Pembroke. Tickets are $9 for adults, $5 for children older than 5 and free for children under 5. For information, call 910-521-4495 or 910-521-4253. Hayes and Phodie Family Reunion will be ...
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What’s Happening for April 14, 2013
Today Lifeguard re-certification class: Certified American Red Cross lifeguards may take a class from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. to renew their lifeguard and CPR certification . The class is $150. For information, call 910-521-6261. Aquatics program : Lumber River State Park is offering a hands-on program about aquatic animals of the Lumber River. Come to Princess Ann Access Area at 2 p.m. to learn about the little and the big animal...
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Reunions for March 27
Family reunions: Chavis and Ledwell Family Reunion will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday at the Antioch Baptist Church in St. Pauls. Bring a hot covered dish, a dessert and a beverage. For information, contact Caleb Chavis at 910-865-5287 or Jerry Chavis at 910-843-8326. Oxendine Family Reunion will be held at 1 p.m. on April 20 at Bear Swamp Baptist Church in Pembroke. Tickets are $9 for adults, $5 for children older than 5 and free f...
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A.D. Lewis and his wife Eloise in 1988.
Robeson Remembers
As a leading tobacco farmer, successful businessman, devoted family man and revered church worker from Fairmont, A.D. Lewis Jr. contributed for decades to progress in economic and educational opportunities in Robeson County. His life is reflected in the motto of the National Future Farmers of America Organization of which he was president of the South Carolina chapter in 1938. The motto states “learning to do, doing to learn, earning to live ...
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Library offers free tax help
Thank you to everyone who entered the limerick contest. The winner is Delano Britt, who captured the spirit of this lighthearted genre with his entry: There once was a poodle from France, Who desperately wanted to dance, So she lifted her heel, And with the greatest of zeal, Began to leap about and prance. If you have not filed your taxes for 2012, time is running out. You can still get help from the AARP Tax Program vol...
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Briefs for April 3, 2013
PEMBROKE — The University of North Carolina at Pembroke will hold its second Art Students Exhibition on Thursday. The free art show will be held at 5:30 p.m. at the Givens Performing Arts Center. The show will feature art from students at UNCP, people who work at the university’s Art Department, and students in the Communities In Schools. For information, call Abir Abumohsen at 910-416-3283. LUMBERTON — The Lumber River Chapter of the...
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Willie Ruff Courtesy of the Willie Ruff website.
Willie Ruff’s truth about gospel
LUMBERTON — The Robeson County History Museum and the Carolina Civic Center Historic Theater will jointly show “The Gospel Truth — Documentary on African American and Gaelic Music Traditions” on Thursday. The free event will be shown at 7 p.m. at the civic center. The documentary details Yale Professor Willie Ruff’s claims that gospel music and the tradition of “lining out” are actually rooted in the Gaelic music traditions of Scottish sl...
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What’s Happening for March 24, 2013
Today Easter Egg Hunt: The Health Careers Club on the campus at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke will host its Annual Easter Egg Hunt & Color Fun Run Community Event from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The Pembroke Recreation Park Complex. For information, call 910-521-6493. Wednesday Health fair: The North Carolina Indian Housing Authority is sponsoring a health fair at Parish Place Apartments at 206 E. Sixth Ave. from 9:30 a...
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Reunions for March 27
Family reunions: Oxendine Family Reunion will be held at 1 p.m. on April 20 at Bear Swamp Baptist Church in Pembroke. Tickets are $9 for adults, $5 for children older than 5 and free for children under 5. For information, call 910-521-4495 or 910-521-4253. Jakie Locklear Family Reunion will be held at 12:30 p.m. on July 13 in the fellowship hall at The Rock, located on N.C. 211. Nancy Locklear’s family will be the host. For informat...
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It’s electric
LUMBERTON — Jim Parker has added electricity to an eclectic resume. Parker, a Lumberton doctor and a partner in an international bicycling business, recently had $30,000 worth of solar panels affixed to the roof of his Lumberton home — enough to power his own home and sell the excess. “People in Lumberton may find it interesting to know that some of the electricity they use in their home was actually produced on our roof,” said Parker, a ...
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Jill McCorkle discussing the characters in her new book Tuesday night.
McCorkle presents ‘Life’ at UNCP
PEMBROKE — The University of North Carolina at Pembroke celebrated 45 years of Pembroke Magazine recently with a reading by Lumberton author Jill McCorkle from her new novel and a fund-raising dinner. The 45th annual edition of The University of North Carolina at Pembroke’s literary journal was unveiled on Tuesday by Editor Jennifer Pitchford. Former editor of 30 years, Shelby Stephenson, entertained the audience with music and poetry from ...
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