Orrum News

A former Robeson County sheriff's deputy was arrested on Monday and charged with stealing prescription drugs from a pharmacy while on duty as an officer with the Fair Bluff Police Department, according to the Columbus County Sheriff's Office.

Terry Evans isn't ready to walk away in his race for town commissioner, not when he captured just 12 fewer votes than he needed to win one of the three seats up for grabs in Tuesday's election.

LUMBERTON a ' St. Pauls will have to wait a few days to see who won the one seat available for District 3, as votes are counted for three write-in candidates.

An Orrum man has been sentenced to 20 to 24 years in prison for a stabbing death that occurred during a 2006 armed robbery.

The Robeson County Historical and Genealogical Society is preparing a book containing the genealogical data - name, birth date and death date - on every gravestone in Meadowbrook Cemetery.

Five fire departments in Robeson County are being awarded funding for new equipment from federal and state government programs.

LUMBERTON a ' Police responding to reports of gunfire Monday night found a 22-year-old Orrum man dead in a public housing complex.

FAIRMONT a ' A man was injured Friday night in what police are saying was a gang-related shooting.

Sep. 11--One state trooper crawled through a burning mobile home in Bladen County to ensure no one was inside.

An 80-year-old woman who was a longtime Orrum resident on Thursday met the man she credits with saving her life.

An additional 1 percent of sales tax was tacked on to most retail purchases in North Carolina beginning today, meaning Robeson County residents will pay 7.75 cents of sales tax for every $1 of a purchase.

Two incumbent Lumberton City Councilman are being challenged for their seats by the former councilmen who they unseated in past elections.

The Pembroke High School class of 1959 will hold its 50-year reunion at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at Sheffa s Seafood restaurant in Pembroke.