Fairmont News

If you're not hitting the beach this Memorial Day weekend, there are several local options to help you enjoy the holiday.

Cleatis Mae Sweat, 72, of 121 Coward Drive, Fairmont, died May 19, 2012, at Southeastern Regional Medical Center.

Twelve people were arrested Saturday following a raid on a cockfighting operation eight miles south of Fairmont, according to the Robeson County Sheriff's Office.

Moses Robert McNeill, 63, of 112 Main St., died May 14, 2012, at Southeastern Regional Medical Center.

Joyce Ann Fulcher, 60, of 104 W. Pine St., died May 16, 2012, at Womack Army Medical Center in Fort Bragg.

Jevon Davis and Craig Mitchell were charged Tuesday with burglary. Police say the two Lumberton men need to get used to it.

Separate traffic stops and a tip have led to the arrest of four men and a woman on charges ranging from possession of burglary tools and drugs to larceny, lawmen said.

The bride is the daughter of Howard and Regina Branch of Orrum, and the granddaughter of Sonny and Margaret Cox, and E.H. and Minnie Branch, all of Lumberton.

Two men have been arrested and charged with a break-in Rowland, according to the Robeson County Sheriff's Office.

Ruby B. McNeill, 70, of 103 Medily Lane, died May 14, 2012, at Highland Acres Nursing Center.

Husband questioned in weekend murder Donnie Douglas - Editor A Fairmont man is fighting for his life today after he was shot more than once during a home invasion Sunday morning, according to sheriff's Maj.

Sarah Freeman, administrative assistant for the Lumberton Area Visitors Bureau, offers information about Lumberton and Robeson County to Stephen Toth of Union, N.J. Peggy and Fred Gaver of Westminister, Md., on Friday receive a map from Kat Little Turtle, the manager of the welcome center on I-95 near Rowland.

Alton Ray Stephens, 58, of 504 Eaton St., died May 8, 2012, at the Veteran Hospital in Fayetteville.

The 10th annual Day of Caring will include a food drive, a blood drive, a knit-in and a drawing for prizes.

The 2009 municipal election season officially ended Tuesday when Perry Tatum Ashley was declared winner of the Fairmont commissioner race at the Robeson County Board of Elections, but a voter challenge filed against a Pembroke town councilman left some pieces for the Elections Board to pick up after the holidays.

Rose Locklear, of Cunningham Circle, reported on Saturday that someone fired shots into her 2006 Chevy Impala while she was driving on Seals Street, according to a police report.

A Fairmont man wanted on bank-robbery charges was apprehended by the Highway Patrol on Sunday when the man was charged in a hit-and-run, Fairmont Police Chief Sam Hunt said.

Three of four men captured after a high speed chase led law enforcement officers across state lines Monday were charged Tuesday with the armed robbery of a Dollar General in Dillon, S.C. North and South Carolina law enforcement agencies are now looking for the fourth man believed to be involved in that incident, and possibly another armed robbery ... (more)

Looking for a good way to kick off next weekend? How about feeding the hungry and saving lives all while being entered to win prizes? The 10th annual United Way Day of Caring will include a food drive, a blood drive, a knit-in and a drawing for prizes.

If you are 27- or 28-year-old Johnathan Chavis, the principal at Green Grove Elementary would like for you to come by to pick up the response to a message you sent 22 years ago, one that floated 28.25 miles northward on some hot air and a tail wind.