LUMBERTON — SEL Gold and Coin Collectors will hold a gold and silver buying event on Wednesday and Saturday at the Holiday Inn at 1010 Wintergreen Drive in Lumberton.
The company pays cash for broken or like-new gold and silver, as well as for coins such as pre-1965 quarters, dimes, half dollars and dollars. Representatives of the business will be available to appraise and buy coins all day.
LUMBERTON — The Robeson County Cooperative Extension office will hold a day-long regional farm transition event, “Planning for the Future of Your Farm,” for farmers and landowners on Feb. 20 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the O. P. Owens Agriculture Center at 455 Caton Road.
Topics to be discussed include: the tools of farm transfer; basic estate planning documents; wills, trusts, gifting; federal and state tax updates; creating a team of advisors; and farm transition planning and affordability.
Registration is $10 for the first family member and $5 for each additional family member. Pre-registration is required. For information or to register by Monday, call the office at 910-671-3276.
FAIRMONT — The town of Fairmont, along with with Youngblood Staffing, will hold a job fair on Thursday from 10 a.m. to noon in the Town Hall courtroom.
For information, call Mayor Charles Kemp at 910-628-9766, Ext. 15.
LUMBERTON — Robeson Community College will hold a series of free Ag-Entrepreneurship seminars from starting Jan. 28.
The following topics will be discussed on the following days: “Business Planning and Exploring Agricultural Business Ideas” on Jan. 28 and Jan. 29; “Marketing and Business Operations” on Feb. 4 and Feb. 5; “Business Financials” on Feb. 11 and Feb. 12; and “Business Plan Presentation and Competition” on Feb. 18. The seminars are from 6 to 9 each night.
Space is limited. To pre-register for these seminars, contact Bob Moore at the Robeson Community College Small Business Center at 910-272-3631, or by email at bmoore@robeson.edu.
LUMBERTON — Robeson Community College will hold free seminars for area and aspiring farmers to learn about making farm businesses more profitable on Mondays and Tuesdays for four weeks starting Jan. 28. The seminars, titled “From Your Backyard to Your Farm,” will be from 6 to 9 p.m.
There will also be a business-plan competition with the winner receive $1,000 for their business.
To register, contact Bob Moore at 910-272-3631 or by email at bmoore@robeson.edu.







