PEMBROKE — The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina started National Homeownership Month with a major policy change to allow families to build homes on land that is not road-front.

DUBLIN — At the regularly scheduled meeting for the Bladen Community College Board of Trustees on Tuesday evening, three Bladen Community College employees were recognized for their excellent service.

LUMBERTON — Robeson County’s April unemployment rate continued its downward slide, falling from 5% in March to 4.7% in April, according data released Wednesday by the North Carolina Department of Commerce.

FAIRMONT — The Environmental Protection Agency has selected the Town of Fairmont for a Brownfields Assessment Grant, according to town officials.

LUMBERTON — For the seventh year in a row, students in the Radiography Program at Robeson Community College have achieved a 100% first-time pass rate on the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) National Certification Exam. All nine students in the class of 2023 passed on the first attempt of the ARRT.

LUMBERTON — The Carolina Civic Center Historic Theater in downtown Lumberton will stage its own production of Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast, the Broadway Musical” June 7-11. Specific show dates and times are as follows:

LUMBERTON — Each year, Robeson Community College selects one special student from its graduating class to be the recipient of the Academic Excellence Award. This award is given out at each of the 58 community colleges in North Carolina and signifies highest academic honor that a student can achieve. This award honors those who have set the bar high, achieving the highest possible goals to attain the pinnacle of academic success.

FAIRMONT — Those who attended Fairmont’s Memorial Day ceremony Monday received a lesson in commitment and devotion to country.

LUMBERTON — Two people arriving at UNC Health Southeastern with gunshot wounds on Sunday sparked an investigation into a homicide.