LUMBERTON — “Without honey bees we would not exist,” Christy Locklear told elementary students at Long Branch Elementary during a special presentation she gave on pollination. Christy serves as the interim dean of continuing education at Robeson Community College.

PEMBROKE — For 26 years, Sallyann Clark has been the face behind the broadcasting sector of the Mass Communication Department at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke, helping mold and share future broadcast leaders.

FAIRMONT — Melecio’s Authentic Mexican Restaurant and Fiesta Bar began serving customers on Monday from its premises on Fairmont’s Main Street.

LUMBERTON — UNC Health Southeastern has implemented a new mask policy, effective Monday.

A bill making its way through the North Carolina Senate would remove public notices from newspapers serving Onslow County and Robeson County — including this newspaper, The Robesonian.

FAIRMONT — Joseph Mitchell wrote for The New Yorker. He was born in Fairmont and is memorialized there with a historical marker noting the acclaim he received in life and his influence in the realm of journalism. This is the first in a series exploring the creative works of authors and begins with Mitchell’s Up in the Old Hotel.

RED SPRINGS — The Red Springs Police Department would like the community’s help identifying two suspects.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Airman Cornelius Johnson, a Fair Bluff native serving as an aviation boatswain’s mate (handling), was recognized as Warfighter of the Week aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington on Jan. 10.

PHILIPPINE SEA — U.S. Navy Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class Noah McCrimmion, from Laurinburg, fires a shot line from the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) to the Henry J. Kaiser-class underway replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199) during a replenishment-at-sea. Bunker Hill, part of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, is in U.S. 7th fleet conducting routine operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy‘s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with Allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jordan Jennings)