Pembroke News

Davis has been with First Bank since December 2003 and brings more than 22 years of banking experience to his new position.

Two Pembroke men recently pleaded guilty to murder in separate cases and both were sentenced to a long time in prison.

Lumbee River Electric Membership Corporation's board of directors has hired Steven C. Hunt as chief executive officer of the corporation.

Miracle Gilmore, 9, lands a ring on street performer John Lambden's head during the 32nd annual Red Springs Street Festival on Saturday.

The Pembroke Town Council adopted a resolution on Monday that will be sent to the state General Assembly expressing opposition to two bills town officials say would reduce tax revenue almost $250,000 a year.

Tuesday was a historical day in Robeson County as Joshua Malcolm, an attorney at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke, became the first Robeson County resident and first Lumbee Indian to serve on the state Board of Elections.

Boys and girls are invited to treat their mothers, grandmothers, or other significant female caregivers to a Mother's Day Tea Party on May 13 at the Osterneck Auditorium at 4 p.m. Children will enjoy refreshments, bingo, crafts and a chance to win a bouquet of flowers for their special guest.

A Pembroke lawyer will be sworn in today as the first Robeson County resident and the first Lumbee Indian to serve on the state Board of Elections.

A Robeson County man has been charged with drug and gun crimes after illegally-obtained prescription medicine was found at his home in Pembroke, according to a statement from the Sheriff's Office.

William Hayes Freeman, of 5021 Fairley Road, Maxton, was killed when his 2013 Honda motorcycle was struck by a 2007 Nissan pick-up truck at 2;26 p.m. Morgan Ryan Smith, 18, of 72 Bloss Drive, Pembroke, is charged with misdemeanor death and failure to stop at a stop sign.

Howard is a founding member of the law firm Gammon, Howard & Zeszotarski, PLLC. Howard has served as Counsel & Chief Ethics Officer for RTI International, as well as Deputy Criminal Chief for Economic Crime for the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Town Manager Oryan Lowry presented a budget to the Town Council on Thursday that maintains the tax rate, does not include any major capital projects, keeps fees the same and includes a 1 percent cost-of-living pay increase for town employees.

A ceremony, set for 9 a.m. at the town's recreational baseball field, will celebrate the opening day of Dixie Youth Baseball and the town's purchase of land that they have been renting from a Pembroke couple, Robert and Lannette Locklear, for several years.

An explosion that was heard on Saturday morning led to arson charges against a 28-year-old Pembroke man, according to Lt.

This is the most convenient college degree ever for students who have earned or will earn their Associate in Applied Science degree at Sandhills Community College, according to a spokesman for the University of North Carolina at Pembroke.