Lumberton News

Two men, at least one of whom was armed with a weapon, robbed a convenience store of nearly $1,000 cash on Sunday, ccording to Lumberton police.

Volunteers of the Southeastern Regional Medical Center Foundation have been busy preparing for the 20th annual A Legacy of Giving Gala.

Local elections officials are proceeding as if the filing period for the May 4 primary will begin at noon on Monday.

The New Year can bring a new way to dispose of aluminum and plastic waste. This new way is convenient, it can save the Town of St.

Thirteen candidates have filed for election or re-election for seven district seats on the Lumbee Tribal Council, three of which will be uncontested.

The Fayetteville Veterans Affairs Rural Health Team will be at City Hall on Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to provide services to veterans.

Gena Smith Staff writer LUMBERTON - When it comes to cleaning up graffiti, city councilman seemed willing to jump on Councilman John Cantey Jr.'s bandwagon - at least until it got costly.

The three-week period to file for municipal elections in November for Lumberton and St.

John Atkinson and Bridgette Carter Black practice their two-step routine Tuesday night at the School of Ballet in Lumberton.

With the allegations of vote-buying, an ongoing criminal investigation and acrimony between the two candidates plaguing the still-not-settled Precinct 7 election, incumbent Leon Maynor and challenger Laura Sampson must sell to voters their plans to make West Lumberton a better place for its residents.

Eating at Shoney's will now be a brighter experience, thanks to new high-output lights hanging from the ceiling.

Miss Garner 2012 Johna Edmonds, a Lumberton native, is saying au revoir to North Carolina as she heads to an internship in Paris for a month.

Auditions: Auditions will be held for "Say Yes to Jesus," a gospel musical, from 5 to 8 p.m. today and Feb.

New district maps that will be used in Robeson County to elect commissioners have been approved by the U.S. Justice Department.

Four men have been arrested and charged in an armed robbery at a Rowland convenience store in January during which the owner of the store shot one of the robbers, according to the District Attorney's Office.

The money is included in the recently passed federal congressional budget and only needs the president's signature.

Volunteers of the Southeastern Regional Medical Center Foundation have been busy preparing for the 20th annual A Legacy of Giving Gala.

U.S. Senate candidate Erskine Bowles told a cheering crowd of county Democrats Thursday that gaining Lumbee federal recognition would be one of his first priorities upon taking office.

In a brief statement today, McIntyre, a Lumberton native, said he will instead put his efforts into a re-election campaign for the the 7th Congressional District seat he has held since 1996.

A Fayetteville man whom authorities say was driving the wrong way down Interstate 95 was killed this morning after his car collided with a tractor trailer.