Local News in Robeson County, North Carolina
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Columbus County, N.C., schools near top of list for corporal punishment (The Myrtle Beach Sun News)
Columbus County, N.C., schools used corporal punishment against students at the fifth highest rate in North Carolina during the 2008-09 school year, according to a survey by Action for Children North Carolina.RCC trustees get look at new NASA program (The Robesonian) LUMBERTON — The Robeson Community College board of trustees took a step back from its regular monthly meeting routine and went star gazing Monday night. Jennifer Brown and David Gavasci, co-direc...
News briefs for March 7 (The Robesonian) RALEIGH — John Campbell, executive director of the North Carolina Human Relations Commission, was recently sworn in as a member of the N.C. Complete Count Committee for the 2010 Census by state Rep...
Robeson whiffs on snow (The Robesonian) LUMBERTON — Robeson County dodged the snow that prompted both a hazardous outlook and winter weather warning Tuesday, as overnight temperatures remained well above freezing and precipitation amount...
News Briefs for March 9 (The Robesonian) PEMBROKE — The Pembroke Police Department will be running a simulated train derailment exercise from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday. The exercise will be conducted near Belk Hall, Student Health Ser...
Cape Fear region county-by-county roundup (The Fayetteville Observer) A Bladen Community College Resource and Lending Library for young children has opened in East Arcadia. On Feb. 27, about 100 people attended an open house and ribbon-cutting for the new children's resource center.
Winter keeps a grip on county (The Robesonian) LUMBERTON — Rain today may turn into snow early Wednesday morning, but Robeson County will be spared anything more than a half-inch of accumulation, according to the National Weather Service. A wi...
Study seeks genetic link for Lumbees, heart disease (The Robesonian) LUMBERTON — Doctors have long seen a trend among Lumbee patients with cardiovascular diseases: They tend to be younger and female, defying the typical risk population of older men. Now Duke Medical...
News Briefs for March 4 (The Robesonian) RALEIGH — The 35th annual North Carolina Indian Unity Conference is set for March 11 to 13 at the Hilton North Raleigh, at 3415 Wake Forest Road. Registration will be $140 per person, gospel sing...
Man charged with insurance fraud (The Robesonian) LUMBERTON — A Lumberton man has been charged with fraud after he allegedly filed an insurance claim for more than what was actually stolen when his storage unit was broken into last year. David Ra...