Lumberton News

LUMBERTON a ' Three men have been arrested and charged with drug crimes after complaints from nearby residents, according to Sheriff Kenneth Sealey.

LUMBERTON a ' The candidate filing period for the May primary began at noon Monday, and several people took advantage of the first day to file the necessary papers seeking local and state offices.

As investigations into excess demonstrated by North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control boards continue, records show that local store managers' compensation is nowhere near the hundreds of thousands of dollars paid in other parts of the state.

Elisa Vega was not looking forward to the winter weather that hit the Lumberton area this weekend.

The Robeson County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Monday to give voters a chance to decide whether they want to pay more in sales tax in return for lower property taxes.

For almost 200 years North Carolina has regulated gambling in all its guises, but new ways to make a wager are proving more difficult to legislate.

LUMBERTON a ' Soldiers with the N.C. Army National Guarda TMs 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team returned to the Lumberton Armory on Thursday.

FAIRMONT a 'Three brothers are among four men who have been charged with a home invasion that happened earlier this month.

Cynthia Moore completed the hexadecagon of qualifiers for the United Way new car giveaway on Tuesday at Peterson Toyota, ending the 16-week process to select the fair-share givers who will have a chance to win a new car on Jan.

The Rex Community Building was recently re-named the Dexter A. McLean Rex Community Center during a ceremony at the Soaring Eagle Community Center in Lumberton.

The Robesonian was established as a weekly newspaper in February 1870 by W.S. McDiamid, a Baptist preacher.

Grace Lawrence, a member of the BRAC Regional Task Force, said Tuesday that Robeson County needs to adopt a voluntary agricultural district ordinance to ensure protection of its farmland.

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Novelist Jill McCorkle will be back in Lumberton on Thursday to talk about her work, sign books and watch the film version of a play based on her stories.

Lumberton police are investigating the shooting death of 21-year-old Willie James Stanford, Jr.

A Lumberton man who was being sought in the shooting death of a Maxon man killed himself on Thursday, according to Sheriff Kenneth Sealey.

Southeastern Regional Medical Center in Lumberton, NC is cutting more than 100 jobs due to a downturn in the economy and dwindling numbers of patients seeking care.

Lawmen are still looking for two men, both considered armed and dangerous, charged in separate murders.

LUMBERTON a ' Purnell Swett, a retired educator and former superintendent of the Robeson County Public Schools, takes over leadership of the Lumbee Tribe on Thursday.

Southeastern Regional Medical Center will host a grand re-opening for its newly remodeled Southeastern Lifestyle Center Day Spa on Tuesday, January 12 from 5-7 p.m. The event will offer refreshments and door prizes to include massages, mini-pedicures and spa packages.