Since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention began in 1991 recommending the vaccine for all children at birth, acute ...

LUMBERTON — The Lumberton boys basketball team led from start to finish in Tuesday’s game against Purnell Swett. But it wasn’t until early in the fourth quarter that the Pirates were able to make a ...

Lumberton outscored the Rams 17-5 over the final eight minutes, including two more 3s by Whitley as part on an eight-point quarter. The Pirates scored the game’s final 11 points, holding Purnell Swett ...

The bowling team gives Lumberton High School yet another strong athletic program this winter, paired with the boys’ basketball team, which won the Robeson County Shootout and is 14-2 overall, and the ...

PEMBROKE — After helping the UNC Pembroke men’s basketball team extend its win streak out to six games, senior Nygell Verdier has been named as the Conference Carolinas Offensive Player of the Week ...

LUMBERTON — The City of Lumberton is moving forward on a project to expand the Dr. Raymond B. Pennington Athletic Complex, with work expected to be completed through much of 2026.

ST. PAULS — The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) recently sent Robeson County a letter of intent to file suit against the county for violations of the Clean Water Act and Resource Conservation ...

RALEIGH — As several provisions of the reconciliation bill Congress passed last year come into effect, the North Carolina General Assembly may have to appropriate as much as $659 million a year to ...

A society where a large number of citizens both work in jobs they enjoy, and also have a meaningful life when they get home from making a living is a far more productive and happy society. But ...

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ROBESON COUNTY — Frigid temperatures are expected in Robeson County on Monday night after the county felt only minor impacts from Winter Storm Fern on Sunday.

Bladen County Schools enrolls 4.4% fewer students this year compared to last, the biggest percentage drop in the region, according to the N.C. Department of Public Instruction. The district now serves ...