St. Pauls News

In a unanimous vote Thursday, the House agreed to let the state collect tolls to help pay for the addition of new lanes on I-95 and other interstate highways -- but only if drivers retain the option to drive toll-free in the old lanes.

Mitigated tolling is best way to pay for an estimated $4.5 billion in repairs and new construction to Interstate 95 passing through North Carolina, according to an economic study released Monday.

Mayor Buddy Westbrook told the St. Pauls Board of Commissioners at its Thursday meeting that the town has won a $50,000 grant that it hopes to parlay into additional money.

Members of Shadows of Fire, a belly dancing troupe, move to the beat of an 80s-inspired Bollywood number as visitors to St.

Tom Keith, who began his professional career in Lumberton, recently received the Silver Spoon Award during the Methodist University Center for Entrepreneurship inaugural Spring Entrepreneurial Leadership Summit.

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.

The report shows a total of 52 victims of crime - including 10 for breaking and/or entering, 10 for larceny and four for physical and/or verbal assault.

A 45-year-old St. Pauls man is being held in the Robeson County jail under $25,000 bond after exposing himself to students at St.

Yogi is a border collie mix, about 2 years old. He is already neutered and vetted.

Two Robeson County residents were arrested on Wednesday after they were pursued by law enforcement officers in a car chase that began in Bladen County and ended in Robeson County.

Two suspects were charged Wednesday after allegedly stealing an air compressor and tools from a go-kart track in Tar Heel, according to Cpt.

The Truckload Carriers Assn. has added Calvin White of St. Pauls, NC, a driver for G&P Trucking Company, Inc., of Gaston, SC, to its roster of Highway Angels for his efforts to assist at an accident and for rescuing a young boy.

Bladen County sheriff's deputies were able to chase down two breaking and entering suspects on Monday, and get them behind bars.