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Man charged in fatal shooting of his mother

RED SPRINGS — A Red Springs man faces murder charges in the death of his mother, according to the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office.

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Horace Locklear, a Lumbee trailblazer in North Carolina law and politics, dies

Horace Locklear saw the injustices of the segregated South while growing up in Robeson County, where schools, the local hospital and water fountains were separated into thirds — white, Black and Native American.

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Young Business mogul equates hard work to success

WHITE LAKE — Jake Womble’s journey to success started at 5 years old at White Lake on the Putt-Putt golf course.

Man charged in fatal shooting of his mother

RED SPRINGS — A Red Springs man faces murder charges in the death of his mother, according to the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office.

Steel Magnolias back on at Purple Door in Lumberton

LUMBERTON — Purple Door welcomes summer with one of America’s most performed comedy, Steel Magnolias.

Thousands expected at annual Inter-Tribal Pow Wow

RALEIGH — For the fourth year, members of North Carolina’s eight Native American tribes will gather on Dix Park’s Harvey Hill for one of the state’s largest Inter-Tribal Pow Wows.

WHITE LAKE – This year’s Parade Marshals will be members of the 82nd Airborne Division out of Fort Liberty.

Amanda Graham receives top honor in Leverage Leadership Institute Fellowship

LUMBERTON — The Public Schools of Robeson County’s Relay-Leverage Leadership Coach has received the highest honor for her work in the 2023-2024 cohort of the Relay Graduate School of Education’s Leverage Leadership Institute Fellowship.

Low pay, lack of resources lead to burnout in local schools

LUMBERTON — It’s an epic vocal trio of Aaron Burr, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Tensions are rising within George Washington’s presidential cabinet. Jefferson can’t take it anymore.

Community Calendar

Children’s Storytime - Lumberton: Bring your young children at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday to the Robeson County Public Library, 101 N Chestnut St, Lumberton. This event takes place each Tuesday.

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