A third man is in custody in connection with the September slaying of a Maxton man that authorities now believe was a robbery gone wrong.

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.

It has been a busy couple of weeks in city government since the last column. Our City Clerk, Dee Hammonds, said to me the other day that she cannot remember there being so much activity and so many a irons in the firea down at City Hall as there are right now.

Robeson County officials hit the road this week to encourage small towns to join a new county-run 911 central dispatch system.

Nearly two dozen accidents were reported and thousands lost power after winter weather downed lines and iced roads over the weekend.

Teen programs are beginning at the downtown Lumberton library from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesdays, starting this week.

Two Robeson County men who were charged with murder have pleaded guilty to lesser crimes as part of plea arrangements.

Members of the Laurinburg, Laurel Hill and Maxton Lions Clubs, all affiliates of the Lions Club International organization, want to bring the public's attention to efforts being done for victims of the devastating earthquake in Haiti.

State and local officials are scheduled to get an update today on the airport's runway project.

Like other charitable organizations, the Sudan Shriners' free medical care for children is suffering through hard times.

Laurinburg councilmen asked the region's new DOT representative to beat the pavement on their behalf Thursday, laying out a list of top priorities.

During a public forum at a regular meeting Tuesday, Geraldine McLaurin urged the Maxton town commissioners to start building a youth center.

While medical costs are piling up for the two Maxton firefighters injured last week when their truck overturned, one of whom may be paralyzed from the waist down, local firemen are looking for ways to help.

MAXTON a ' A teenage firefighter was severely injured on Friday and a tanker truck was destroyed when the vehicle wrecked while responding to a structure fire, according to the state Highway Patrol.

A man suspected in the shooting death of a Maxton man has killed himself Thursday, according to police.

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

Thursday, January 14, 2010 at 12:02 a.m. Read more: Local , Duron Burney , Maxton , Police Officer , Robeson County , Deputy , Shooting A Maxton police officer is on administrative leave after he shot a man while responding to a noise complaint.

As a result of the recent bad weather across the country, and on the heels of the holiday season, the blood supply has drastically decreased in the Carolinas Region.

A Maxton police officer is on administrative leave after he shot a man when responding to a noise complaint on Saturday afternoon.

Robeson County investigators are looking for a man wanted for murder and armed robbery.