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FEMA sends $11M to aid Robeson recovery

LUMBERTON — More than $11 million in Hurricane Matthew relief money is on its way to Robeson County. The Federal Emergency Management Agency will provide the money to buy out, elevate, or replace 119 flood-ravaged [...]
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Tribal Council walks away from pact with ACP

PEMBROKE — The Lumbee Tribal Council rescinded a resolution Thursday calling upon the builders of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline to consult with the tribe about the environment and cultural resources. Council Speaker Anita Hammonds Blanks [...]
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Southside parents get peek at school day

ROWLAND — Tony Helton, who heads the nonprofit that will manage the day-to-day operations of Southside Ashpole Elementary School on Aug. 27, told parents and grandparents that their children “are as capable as any children [...]
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Legal expert: County violated state law

LUMBERTON — A legal expert with the North Carolina School of Government says Robeson County violated a state statue when notices of delinquent taxes were published after the names of two immediate relatives of county [...]
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County adopts budget keeping school funding the same

LUMBERTON — The Robeson County Board of Commissioners approved on Monday a $154,483,092 fiscal year 2018-19 budget that does not include extra money for the public schools, but approved starting talks that could lead to [...]

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