Maxton News

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

The new Southeastern Maxton Rural Volunteer Fire Department is expected to lower insurance rates in the area between Rowland and Maxton, as well as improve response rates when it is completed in April.

Several students with Robeson County ties were named to the honor roll at East Carolina University.

Firefighters participate in a flashover simulation Saturday at Robeson Community College during the 2012 Fire and Rescue College.

Michael Hunt, of West Fifth Street, reported on Tuesday that someone took the air conditioner unit from outside his home, valued at $1,000, according to a police report.

Raymond Gaskins III, of James Street, reported on Sunday that someone set his 2009 Kia Optima on fire by busting a window and throwing a lighted plastic bottle filled with paper through the window, according to a police report.

Apostle Gregory and Pastor Georgia Thompson of Judah International Ministries in Maxton will be the guest speakers at "Relationships," a Women on the Move For Christ event to be held Feb.

Indigenous Bio-Solutions is currently seeking a conditional-use permit to begin operation near Maxton, but the project has encountered resistance from some residents in neighboring Robeson County.

Following a program during which Rep. Garland Pierce spoke, Maxton residents marched from the school through downtown to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.

Several elementary schools in the Public Schools of Robeson County are currently operating at or over their capacity, yet additional students pour into their classrooms because of the Board of Education's accommodating transfer policy.