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Woman Dies After Falling from Horse
An animal activist and avid horse person lost her life in a tragic accident last week.
Swett: - Change will be gradual'
Purnell Swett says he doesn't take the responsibility of leading the Lumbee tribe for the next three years lightly.
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Swett wins tribal chairman race
Purnell Swett, a former educator in Robeson County, will become the next chairman of the Lumbee Tribe.
Lumbee Tribe: Canvas upholds election results
Unless there is a protest from a candidate within the next few days, results of Tuesday's Lumbee Tribe elections are final, the chairman of the tribe's Elections Board said Wednesday.
Hope resigns as Hoke County football coach
By Earl Vaughan Jr. Fayetteville Observer RAEFORD - Leon Hope has resigned as head football coach at Hoke County High School after two seasons.
Animal Shelter Stays at Capacity
Six of the eight puppies and their mother that were found under a demolished home have been "spoken for." But as of early this week, two male pit bull puppies were still available at the Moore County Animal Shelter.
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Mother Nature kind to cotton, but only muscadine has stable price
Scotland County farmers enjoyed better weather than they have seen in two seasons.
When the fall signing period begins Wednesday, the Seahawks will have nine recruits in the early class for fall of 2010.
Gov. Beverly Perdue has appointed Proctorville businessman Michael Walters to complete the term of state Sen.
Rand leaving NC Legislature to head parole panel
Senate Majority Leader Tony Rand is leaving the North Carolina Legislature to lead the state parole commission.
Panel meets to replace Weinstein
A four-person committee of Democrats from Robeson and Hoke counties will meet Wednesday to choose the successor to state Sen.
One killed in Ft. Bragg accident
Military officials confirmed a paramedic was killed Thursday morning heading to an injury call.
FirstHealth to 'Share' Hoke Under Proposal
A state panel is recommending that health-care providers in Moore and Cumberland counties be allowed to provide medical services in neighboring Hoke County.
Animals thrill the children at the fair
Hunter Thompson, a student at Cottonwood Pre-school in Lumberton, was determined to get a good look at every one of the animals at the Robeson Regional Agricultural Fair.
Hoke man guilty in shooting death
A Hoke County man was found guilty Wednesday of voluntary manslaughter in the 2006 shooting death of a Red Springs man.
The efforts of the Robeson County Sheriff's Office and other agencies resulted in the capture of an alleged rapist early Sunday morning who had been at large since his escape from jail Tuesday.
When David Weinstein vacates his District 13 seat in the state Senate on Wednesday, he will take with him a big stick, one that he has wielded effectively during his 13 years in the chamber working on behalf of Robeson and Hoke counties.
County says it fought to keep plant
Richmond County Manager and Economic Development Director Rick Sago said there was a diligent effort mounted to rescue the jobs of the 220 employees at Rexama s plant in Hamlet.
Perdue to pick Weinstein successor
With the appointment of state Sen. David Weinstein to head the Governor's Highway Safety Program, the responsibility is now on the shoulders of the Democratic parties in Robeson and Hoke counties to choose the senator's successor.
State senator to take highway safety post
State Sen. David Weinstein will step down from the General Assembly to become director of the Governor's Highway Safety Program early next month, a program spokeswoman said Wednesday.
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