Fairmont News

The Robeson County Board of Commissioners on Monday approved a plan to push forward the establishment of a sewer system for the East Side Park neighborhood in Fairmont.

Ten incumbents were among 13 people who filed Monday to run for municipal office.

To the Editor, I recently rode around Fairmont Golf Course to see all that has been done by the new owner.

The Robesonian will publish stories on new filings for the municipal elections on an as-needed basis.

Lois Carter, her voice breaking with emotion, begged government leaders to bring a sanitary sewer system to her neighborhood of East Side Park, an area marked by bad drainage and rainwater contaminated by sewage.

FAIRMONT'S 3RD ANNUAL FANTASTIC 4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS EVENT. GOLD RUSH BEACH BAND 7:00-9:00 P.M. FOLLOWED AT 9:00 BY A BIG FIREWORKS SHOW.

Members of the Lumbee Tribal Council on Thursday learned that the N.C. Indian Cultural Center in Pembroke, site the outdoor drama "Strike at the Wind!," is being investigated by the state Attorney General's Office for alleged mismanagement.

Tom MacCallum Richmond County Daily Journal Two teenagers, 18 and 19, were standing outside their motel room on West Broad Avenue, Rockingham, when robbed of their cell phones.

LUMBERTON a ' Four Robeson County families said their homes were damaged during drive-by shootings this week, according to sheriffa TMs reports.

To the Editor, The Robeson County Humane Society recently held its sixth annual John P. Williamson Memorial golf tournament at the Pinecrest Country Club.

Police have arrested a 25-year-old Lumberton woman who they say was involved in the murder of a South Carolina man at a Fairmont public housing complex last year.

The Fairmont Board of Commissioners is ready to adopt a no-frills budget for the next fiscal year that includes no tax increases, provides no raises or salary adjustments for town employees, and funds no major capital projects.

Two men whose bodies were found Monday killed each other, according to Sheriff Kenneth Sealey, apparently in a dispute over a woman.

Staff report FAIRMONT - The Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of two people whose bodies were found this morning on Coward Drive.

According to state Highway Patrol Trooper Kyle CovingtonA''s report, Mary Lois Locklear, of 800 E. White Pond Road, was killed at 12:41 in a single-car accident on Rural Paved Road 2426, about three miles from Fairmont.

The state Highway Patrol is saying that excessive speed may have caused an accident on Tuesday that killed a Lumberton teenager.

TODAY Charity Ride: A fund-raising ride for Belton Jacobs Jr. will be held today beginning at C&P Mini Mart, 700 Union Chapel Road, Pembroke.

A Fairmont, NC man's car was driven into the river Saturday night following a carjacking at North 9th Avenue and Washington Street in Dillon.

FAIRMONT'S DAY OF REMEMBRANCE WILL FEATURE: MEMORIAL DAY SIDEWALK SALE IN DOWNTOWN FAIRMONT 7:00-2:30. VENDORS, BARGAINS, MUSIC MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY 12:00 NOON IN THE HERITAGE CENTER DEDICATION OF MEMORY LANE/WALL OF HONOR 3:00 PUBLIC IS CORDIALLY INVITED.

At Fairmont's third annual Memorial Day ceremony Monday, Mayor Charles Kemp choked up as he introduced the speaker, Staff Sgt.