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[] | 2016-08-26T13:03:10 | null | 2016-08-22T00:00:00 | A parent-led initiative is hoping to cut down on cars idling in front of the school. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.valleyjournals.com%2F2016%2F08%2F22%2F120039%2Faltara-elementary-parent-spurs-district-to-become-idle-free.json | http://locable-assets-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/resource/file/287209/gallery_Idle01.jpg?1472216590 | en | null | Altara Elementary Parent Spurs District to Become Idle Free | null | null | www.valleyjournals.com | By Julie Slama | julie@mycityjournals.com
Altara Elementary parent Cindy Boyer would gripe about how early parents and caregivers would come to the school at pick-up time only to sit in their cars in a long line with their engines on.
“It made me mad to see the cars running their motors, just sitting there,” Boyer said... | http://www.valleyjournals.com/2016/08/22/120039/altara-elementary-parent-spurs-district-to-become-idle-free | en | 2016-08-22T00:00:00 | www.valleyjournals.com/1a99e1e66d2d70ca5031ec08d501feea4790509680df5ab6a8afaffe76da3267.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T22:52:13 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | City partners with a local artist for a community mural and mosaic. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.valleyjournals.com%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2F120899%2Fcommunity-made-mural-beautifies-west-view-park.json | http://locable-assets-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/resource/file/290357/gallery_mural_202.jpg?1472597533 | en | null | Community-Made Mural Beautifies West View Park | null | null | www.valleyjournals.com | Aug 30, 2016 03:25PM, Published by Travis Barton, Categories: News, Today
Local artist Roger Whiting, along with West Valley City interns and kids, painted a mural along a blank wall at West View Park. –Travis Barton
Gallery: Community-Made Mural Beautifies West View Park [5 Images] Click any image to expand.
To any ar... | http://www.valleyjournals.com/2016/08/30/120899/community-made-mural-beautifies-west-view-park | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.valleyjournals.com/effff358d38e01ed5f669aea2e9c9b8e13740ef95ce58bbdc9c4a5e288711c68.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T18:49:46 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | On July 24, Murray hosted the 2016 Pacific Southwest 14-year-old Babe Ruth Regional Tournament where nine teams from across the region competed for historic championship title. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.valleyjournals.com%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2F120506%2Fmurray-hosts-babe-ruth-regional-tournament.json | http://locable-assets-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/resource/file/288674/gallery_Babe_20Ruth_205.jpg?1472237386 | en | null | Murray Hosts Babe Ruth Regional Tournament | null | null | www.valleyjournals.com | Aug 26, 2016 12:33PM, Published by Sarah Almond , Categories: Sports, Today
The Murray Spartans made it to the fourth round of the tournament before losing 12-1 to the Reedley California team. Top row left to right: Jaxon Konishi, Ryan Wolfe, Ryan King, Ben Beal, Chris Thompson, Davis Foster. Bottom row left to right: ... | http://www.valleyjournals.com/2016/08/26/120506/murray-hosts-babe-ruth-regional-tournament | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.valleyjournals.com/6f17ae745dd90f3e5b26b445401c43eb464c74e31e148ebc6b219e692523d8b4.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T22:51:48 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | With a national backdrop of tension between residents and police, Salt Lake aims to alleviate those concerns. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.valleyjournals.com%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2F120526%2Fencouraging-police-community-relations.json | http://locable-assets-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/resource/file/288758/gallery_Police1.JPG?1472511107 | en | null | Encouraging Police-Community Relations | null | null | www.valleyjournals.com | Aug 26, 2016 02:58PM, Published by Jordan Greene, Categories: News, Today
Salt Lake City Police cruiser parked outside the courthouse. – Jordan Greene
Gallery: Encouraging Police-Community Relations [2 Images] Click any image to expand.
Amid tensions around the nation between law enforcers and their communities, Salt L... | http://www.valleyjournals.com/2016/08/26/120526/encouraging-police-community-relations | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.valleyjournals.com/2d23361fc4d14d946da285960cb9e77b9721bf815fcdb1f8a29ab05903456291.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T22:52:16 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | Football preview for Granger, Hunter and Cyprus | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.valleyjournals.com%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2F120910%2Fimproving-westside-football.json | http://locable-assets-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/resource/file/290391/gallery_Improving_20westside_20football_20photo_20_231.jpg?1472597535 | en | null | Improving Westside Football | null | null | www.valleyjournals.com | Aug 30, 2016 03:54PM, Published by Travis Barton, Categories: Sports, Today
Granger players have focused on believing they can compete against bigger and better teams. — Greg James
Gallery: Improving Westside Football [3 Images] Click any image to expand.
Coaches at the three West Valley high schools have used their te... | http://www.valleyjournals.com/2016/08/30/120910/improving-westside-football | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.valleyjournals.com/5f11f2b1c3123480434d02463d22a77491222b7a224a5d362aca1b678497d41f.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:59:32 | null | 2016-08-22T00:00:00 | Not enough patrons could be drawn to the local farmer's market to keep it afloat. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.valleyjournals.com%2F2016%2F08%2F22%2F120023%2Fearly-closure-for-holladay-farmer-s-market.json | http://locable-assets-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/resource/file/287132/gallery_Market_202.jpg?1472216371 | en | null | Early Closure for Holladay Farmer’s Market | null | null | www.valleyjournals.com | Aug 22, 2016 01:50PM, Published by Carol Hendrycks, Categories: News, Today
The Holladay Farmers Market closed in August.--Kimberly Roach
By Carol Hendrycks | carol@mycityjournals.com | http://www.valleyjournals.com/2016/08/22/120023/early-closure-for-holladay-farmer-s-market | en | 2016-08-22T00:00:00 | www.valleyjournals.com/92d26230533ee5490302e78b159844dc4365b309f6dfbd28a12cf56a64fd2470.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T20:49:33 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | Famous musicians cap a festive week for Harvest Days | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.valleyjournals.com%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2F120512%2Ffamous-headliners-close-harvest-days.json | http://locable-assets-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/resource/file/288703/gallery_concert_203.jpg?1472244573 | en | null | Famous Headliners Close Harvest Days | null | null | www.valleyjournals.com | Aug 26, 2016 01:24PM, Published by Chris Larson, Categories: Local Life, Today
Alex Boye performed at the Midvale Harvest Days on Aug. 5. –Midvale Arts Council
Gallery: Famous Headliners Close Harvest Days [4 Images] Click any image to expand.
The conclusion of the Midvale Arts Council’s Levitt AMP Midvale Music Series... | http://www.valleyjournals.com/2016/08/26/120512/famous-headliners-close-harvest-days | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.valleyjournals.com/fa0c697811cfbbb3189b8dad83bbc6bf9e65b72193357d81706436b30b9cd04d.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:02:46 | null | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | Jordan football wants to improve in 2016 by being more physical and dedicated to the game. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.valleyjournals.com%2F2016%2F08%2F24%2F120285%2Fjordan-football-getting-tough-for-2016.json | http://locable-assets-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/resource/file/288116/gallery_Jordan_20FB_202.JPG?1472216566 | en | null | Jordan Football Getting Tough for 2016 | null | null | www.valleyjournals.com | Jordan’s football team is ready to tackle the 2016 season hard. The team has been focused on coming out more physical this season since getting bounced from the state bracket last year in a tough one-point loss to Pleasant Grove. Jordan, who took second in their region last season with a record of 8-3, is looking to ta... | http://www.valleyjournals.com/2016/08/24/120285/jordan-football-getting-tough-for-2016 | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.valleyjournals.com/e34bb42138f9f4fb26bb444d4599576e05b8d5976dbc390ac0999b18e0981473.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:00:22 | null | 2016-08-22T00:00:00 | The Draper City Mayor’s Youth Council helps the city in a number of ways. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.valleyjournals.com%2F2016%2F08%2F22%2F120010%2Fmayor-s-youth-council-supports-city-through-service.json | http://locable-assets-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/resource/file/287091/gallery_Youth_20Council_201.jpg?1472216421 | en | null | Mayor’s Youth Council Supports City Through Service | null | null | www.valleyjournals.com | Aug 22, 2016 01:02PM, Published by Kelly Cannon, Categories: Local Life, Today
The Draper City Mayor’s Youth Council consists of teen residents dedicated to helping the community. —Caroline Sagae
Gallery: Draper Mayor's Youth Council [3 Images] Click any image to expand.
By Kelly Cannon | kelly@mycityjournals.com
A bun... | http://www.valleyjournals.com/2016/08/22/120010/mayor-s-youth-council-supports-city-through-service | en | 2016-08-22T00:00:00 | www.valleyjournals.com/0d11afd648163c83feab67995c96d66ce0851b4c9131792d6cde78859a10b13c.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:02:19 | null | 2016-08-22T00:00:00 | After beginning their official season on Aug. 1, the 23 members of Brighton High School’s girls tennis team are working hard in hopes of defending their title as 5A Region 3 Champions. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.valleyjournals.com%2F2016%2F08%2F22%2F120016%2Fbhs-girls-tennis-finding-passion-and-friendships-in-a-lifetime-sport.json | http://locable-assets-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/resource/file/287117/gallery_BHS_20Tennis_201.JPG?1472216539 | en | null | BHS Girls Tennis: Finding Passion and Friendships in a Lifetime Sport | null | null | www.valleyjournals.com | Aug 22, 2016 01:23PM, Published by Sarah Almond , Categories: Sports, Today
The Brighton High School girl’s tennis team poses for a photo during a hot afternoon practice. Though more than 30 girls tried out of the team on Aug. 1, Head Coach Natalie Meyer selected just 23 to make the team.—Sarah Almond
By Sarah Almond |... | http://www.valleyjournals.com/2016/08/22/120016/bhs-girls-tennis-finding-passion-and-friendships-in-a-lifetime-sport | en | 2016-08-22T00:00:00 | www.valleyjournals.com/ddd4811af883cd46b92d4e349e7ced1e378b5812850bf284eb10e50212ddd294.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T14:47:50 | null | 2016-08-30T10:11:59 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fsports%2F91364%2Freed-gets-off-the-bubble-mcgirt-finishes-strong-at-the-barclays.json | http://robesonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_William_McGirt-5.jpg | en | null | Reed gets off the bubble, McGirt finishes strong at The Barclays | null | null | robesonian.com | FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Patrick Reed occupied the eighth and final spot in the Ryder Cup standings going into the final qualifying event, which brought him the attention no one wants. He was the guy on the bubble, and most of the chatter was negative.
Even more aggravating to Reed was that it was his own fault.
The America... | http://robesonian.com/sports/91364/reed-gets-off-the-bubble-mcgirt-finishes-strong-at-the-barclays | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/77a1ff70fe918bd3ce8239df7070975d806424ccf99b3b0d2c7d1f060971b5a5.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:46:53 | null | 2016-08-26T07:58:27 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fnews%2F91234%2Fstorm-soaking-dominican-republic.json | http://robesonian.com/news/91234/storm-soaking-dominican-republic | en | null | Storm soaking Dominican Republic | null | null | robesonian.com | MIAMI (AP) — Rivers surged across a large section of the Dominican Republic on Thursday as a broad area of low pressure headed east to the Turks and Caicos Islands and the Bahamas, officials said.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said the system’s strongest winds were below tropical storm strength but that i... | http://robesonian.com/news/91234/storm-soaking-dominican-republic | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/21ec5a4dbbd4913c814b2e60aaab674371e74945827752e3b59c68d3b55ed79a.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T14:48:22 | null | 2016-08-31T09:28:53 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fsports%2F91397%2Fgame-of-the-week-purnell-swett-south-robeson-to-play-on-thursday.json | http://robesonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_Luke.jpg | en | null | Game of the Week: Purnell Swett, South Robeson to play on Thursday | null | null | robesonian.com | PEMBROKE — Making sure that his team doesn’t look past South Robeson has caused Purnell Swett coach Jon Sherman to take Thursday’s game with a heightened awareness this week during practice.
“To be honest, I’ve been more worried about South Robeson than I have been against anybody so far,” Sherman said. “Just because t... | http://robesonian.com/sports/91397/game-of-the-week-purnell-swett-south-robeson-to-play-on-thursday | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/ceda9130857fb769be5615ca68fd652d498353751ab29ae677220c0b79a04f9a.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T18:46:21 | null | 2016-08-27T14:45:22 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fnews%2F91298%2Ftriathlon-puts-fun-in-fitness.json | http://robesonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_triathlon5.jpg | en | null | Triathlon puts fun in fitness | null | null | robesonian.com | PEMBROKE — Two hundred and forty-two feet kicked, pedaled and ran across the finish line at Saturday’s Tri-Warriors Youth Triathlon.
The 121 participants, ages 6 to 15, made a record for the sixth annual event at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke, where the triathletes swam, rode bikes and jogged throughout ... | http://robesonian.com/news/91298/triathlon-puts-fun-in-fitness | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/94a3cf6e11182c3bd27e0e76c03660fd86a023ecc61b4ed39014a9167408fc2a.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T20:47:06 | null | 2016-08-28T14:40:10 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Ffeatures%2F91317%2Fsign-up-for-a-library-card-this-september.json | http://robesonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_Leah.jpg | en | null | Sign up for a library card this September | null | null | robesonian.com | September is Library Card Sign-up Month — a wonderful time to remind parents that a library card is the most important school supply of all. Libraries play an important role in the education and development of children. Studies show that children who are read to in the home and who use the library perform better in sch... | http://robesonian.com/features/91317/sign-up-for-a-library-card-this-september | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/7adaa67e4e1bc0dc1ed0af433faf99c52af25821a07e3026c9063dbb58a1eff6.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T12:48:18 | null | 2016-08-31T08:14:32 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fnews%2F91384%2Faugust-rainfall-helps-but-problems-persist-in-western-nc.json | http://robesonian.com/news/91384/august-rainfall-helps-but-problems-persist-in-western-nc | en | null | August rainfall helps, but problems persist in western NC | null | null | robesonian.com | ASHEVILLE (AP) — While August rainfall has eased drought conditions in western North Carolina, hot and dry weather has already taken its toll on agriculture and could linger into fall, according to a state climatologist.
A North Carolina Drought Management Advisory report says Buncombe County has been in a drought sinc... | http://robesonian.com/news/91384/august-rainfall-helps-but-problems-persist-in-western-nc | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/05dc79725f591b9d24056ff13e65e31937d591a7379e60b94a450331b26af5e4.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T12:46:48 | null | 2016-08-28T08:33:09 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Ffeatures%2F91304%2Fjack-of-all-trades.json | http://robesonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_LOWERYMardella2.jpg | en | null | Jack of all trades | null | null | robesonian.com | PEMBROKE — Seed jewelry making and soapstone carving, laced with stories of history and tradition, are just a sample of the creative treasure trove Mardella Lowery will share this year with workshop students at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke’s Museum of Southeast Native American Indian.
When Lowery is app... | http://robesonian.com/features/91304/jack-of-all-trades | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/add211741eed0e184979b33346277877239d1b138269be36d0f70591e7ec61f7.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T12:48:30 | null | 2016-08-31T07:21:59 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fnews%2F91377%2Frepair-work-to-close-lumberton-bridge.json | http://robesonian.com/news/91377/repair-work-to-close-lumberton-bridge | en | null | Repair work to close Lumberton bridge | null | null | robesonian.com | LUMBERTON — A Lumberton bridge will be closed for several months for repairs, according to the Department of Transportation.
The bridge over Gum Swamp Canal at N.C. 41 will be closed beginning at 6 a.m. Tuesday through early December to replace a culvert under the roadway.
Motorists are asked to use Fifth Street and St... | http://robesonian.com/news/91377/repair-work-to-close-lumberton-bridge | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/fe6a9b1b6e7d259e23a862dfbdc2f18506d6b8c7235817ef4f5046ac1b201558.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T14:47:32 | null | 2016-08-29T09:59:14 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Ffeatures%2Fhealth%2F91326%2Fafter-accident-lumberton-man-praises-southeastern-health-nurses.json | http://robesonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_jones.jpg | en | null | After accident, Lumberton man praises Southeastern Health nurses | null | null | robesonian.com | On Aug. 3, 69-year-old Steve Barfield was injured while running a backhoe at his home in Lumberton.
“The load shifted, threw me out of the seat and I struck the top of the cab and fell back down in the seat,” Barfield said. His son drove him to Southeastern Health Mall Clinic at Biggs Park Mall, where the staff immedia... | http://robesonian.com/features/health/91326/after-accident-lumberton-man-praises-southeastern-health-nurses | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/3fe7f858730aad4bf3fcff25a93c33336636f5b80fa4aaf09b34a29a5028700c.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:52:02 | null | 2016-08-26T07:17:34 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fnews%2F91226%2Fwomans-death-ruled-of-natural-causes.json | http://robesonian.com/news/91226/womans-death-ruled-of-natural-causes | en | null | Woman’s death ruled of natural causes | null | null | robesonian.com | PEMBROKE — A Pembroke’s woman death has been ruled natural, but a burglary at her home is still under investigation, according to Pembroke police Detective Todd Harris.
Susie Oxendine, 74, was found dead in her North Jones Street home at about noon on Tuesday by her nurse.
Oxendine’s death was initially investigated as... | http://robesonian.com/news/91226/womans-death-ruled-of-natural-causes | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/0b57df3e532286870ab17cf6918cae66a6b8530f2d2100ae8b82245a537a39f2.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T14:47:30 | null | 2016-08-29T10:25:59 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fnews%2F91339%2Funiversity-faculty-lacks-diversity.json | http://robesonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_john-hood-9.jpg | en | null | University faculty lacks diversity | null | null | robesonian.com | RALEIGH — Election season may not be the best time to go looking for sober reflection or respectful dialogue. For example, consider what happened recently when professors at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill got wind of a new project on campus, created and funded by state legislators, to provide technical... | http://robesonian.com/news/91339/university-faculty-lacks-diversity | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/a0e010fabc53edc6153374f74412ea6b22e10d47d3543c5eb51602aee7a7425d.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:47:22 | null | 2016-08-26T07:54:33 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fnews%2F91233%2Fplyler-former-lawmaker-dies.json | http://robesonian.com/news/91233/plyler-former-lawmaker-dies | en | null | Plyler, former lawmaker, dies | null | null | robesonian.com | MONROE (AP) — Former state Sen. Aaron Plyler, a lawmaker who wielded power over the state budget and was a strong advocate of higher education, has died. He was 89.
Linda Sims of Gordon Funeral Service confirmed that Plyler died on Tuesday. The cause of death was unknown.
Plyler was elected to the House in 1974 and Sen... | http://robesonian.com/news/91233/plyler-former-lawmaker-dies | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/43343ef45cfce536001630ece37f625d9dc02c7c33b99bd7b627871eb3a178bd.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:54:23 | null | 2016-08-26T07:42:08 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fnews%2F91229%2Fpolice-group-endorses-mccrory.json | http://robesonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_pat-mccrory.jpg | en | null | Police group endorses McCrory | null | null | robesonian.com | RALEIGH — North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory sought to invigorate his re-election campaign Thursday by accepting in person another key law enforcement endorsement and rolling out a new ad proclaiming a close relationship with police.
Making a public campaign appearance at a Raleigh hotel, McCrory received the backing of t... | http://robesonian.com/news/91229/police-group-endorses-mccrory | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/384bad88111adb9e889bd9accde807bc8114274c28c1fd184e3c28e71219456b.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T12:48:27 | null | 2016-08-31T08:45:24 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fopinion%2F91386%2Ftv-ads-drive-cooper-gains.json | http://robesonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_john-hood-10.jpg | en | null | TV ads drive Cooper gains | null | null | robesonian.com | RALEIGH — Labor Day traditionally begins the homestretch of political campaigns. So now is a good time to assess how key candidates are faring in North Carolina — and what would need to happen for them to finish first by Election Day.
In the presidential race, the average of the seven polls publicly released in July an... | http://robesonian.com/opinion/91386/tv-ads-drive-cooper-gains | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/0e671307a3a501b155b1d72c7297575c7526a98dbd0893aeb331247fdf6e6d6c.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:53:27 | null | 2016-08-25T18:53:36 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fsports%2F91223%2Ftornadoes-edge-pirates-in-season-opener.json | http://robesonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_London.jpg | en | null | Tornadoes edge Pirates in season opener | null | null | robesonian.com | FAIRMONT — With two evenly matched volleyball teams facing off as Fairmont hosted Lumberton on Wednesday, both coaches knew what set their teams apart in the final score.
Fairmont (1-0) held its own against Lumberton (3-2) and won a tightly-contested, four-set match by scores of 25-22, 23-25, 25-17 and 25-22.
“We had r... | http://robesonian.com/sports/91223/tornadoes-edge-pirates-in-season-opener | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/ccb018dcb34503972f051f96f1ac4dcd5a890b5a891b6d652b352a5a36d8b18e.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T16:47:03 | null | 2016-08-28T12:13:06 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fnews%2F91305%2Fclean-and-green-meets-tuesday.json | http://robesonian.com/news/91305/clean-and-green-meets-tuesday | en | null | Clean and Green meets Tuesday | null | null | robesonian.com | PEMBROKE — The next meeting of Robeson County’s Clean and Green Committee will be at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the office of the Lumber River Council of Governments, located in COMtech business park.
The group organized in 2015 in an effort to get people mobilized to clean up the county’s roadsides. | http://robesonian.com/news/91305/clean-and-green-meets-tuesday | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/94eff60a3011c4f8d4bab1bbe4d758dfb2535742f2d70470948c288ae940fb3a.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:50:59 | null | 2016-08-26T07:29:42 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fnews%2F91227%2Fcourt-urged-to-suspend-voter-id-for-election.json | http://robesonian.com/news/91227/court-urged-to-suspend-voter-id-for-election | en | null | Court urged to suspend voter-ID for election | null | null | robesonian.com | RALEIGH — The federal government and others who sued to overturn North Carolina’s voter identification law told the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday that keeping the photo ID mandate and other rules in place for the November elections would harm black voters and increase confusion.
Their lawyers also want early in-person... | http://robesonian.com/news/91227/court-urged-to-suspend-voter-id-for-election | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/525a31a32f0817f93683d1d9e184151cae46b147554ade72a14822a0e390e6b7.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T14:45:54 | null | 2016-08-26T09:20:59 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fnews%2F91238%2Fschools-keep-tight-grip-on-road.json | http://robesonian.com/news/91238/schools-keep-tight-grip-on-road | en | null | Schools keep tight grip on rod | null | null | robesonian.com | DEXTER, Ga. — Two licks with a wooden paddle in the principal’s office was the price 11-year-old Kaley Zacher paid for ignoring warnings about falling behind in her school work.
Rules are rules, said her mother, Kimberly Zacher, so why shouldn’t the punishment be the same as at home when her daughter falls out of line?... | http://robesonian.com/news/91238/schools-keep-tight-grip-on-road | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/1d8f0241893a7ad79e156258edfd619387ee16d6b469b5ff276efdab1f49de35.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T14:47:49 | null | 2016-08-30T10:12:22 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fsports%2F91366%2Ftuesdays-local-roundup-2.json | http://robesonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_Schools-5.jpg | en | null | Tuesday’s Local Roundup | null | null | robesonian.com | St. Pauls soccer grabs first win
ST. PAULS — Two second half goals lifted the St. Pauls boys soccer team to a 3-1 win over Overhills at home on Monday.
Alexis Mendez, Abdoul Kabre and Victor Garcia found the back of the net for the Bulldogs (1-4). Mendez added two assists and leads the team in assists and is tied for t... | http://robesonian.com/sports/91366/tuesdays-local-roundup-2 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/82ebb2294ab2bb0fa85bb18b0e24c78c664dbfed9b6f5f4efca6208b9f8d19e9.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T12:47:47 | null | 2016-08-30T07:05:26 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fnews%2F91357%2Fex-judges-offer-nonpartisan-nc-congressional-map.json | http://robesonian.com/news/91357/ex-judges-offer-nonpartisan-nc-congressional-map | en | null | Ex-judges offer nonpartisan NC congressional map | null | null | robesonian.com | RALEIGH — An exercise to draw North Carolina’s congressional boundaries while bypassing political data hopefully will increase interest in “nonpartisan” redistricting and avoid extensive future litigation seen for decades over challenged maps, former state jurists said Monday.
Former state Supreme Court chief justices ... | http://robesonian.com/news/91357/ex-judges-offer-nonpartisan-nc-congressional-map | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/a31985a5748da707b937e3650428efcfa6725772dca2c493a76cad72aaab9799.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T16:46:17 | null | 2016-08-27T11:07:52 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fopinion%2F91289%2Fmore-words-on-new-schools-but-wheres-the-money.json | http://robesonian.com/opinion/91289/more-words-on-new-schools-but-wheres-the-money | en | null | More words on new schools, but where’s the money? | null | null | robesonian.com | On Tuesday members of the Board of Education for the Public Schools of Robeson County will huddle with Treasury officials and two local lawmakers to discuss the need for new schools, but missing will be the county commissioners, who are boycotting the meeting.
In doing so, the commissioners will exit the high road, whi... | http://robesonian.com/opinion/91289/more-words-on-new-schools-but-wheres-the-money | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/0dcdb629de20cfaea7ced4d3121a4ac587f8f6351f8d768393d0ddb95f1a34ca.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T20:45:58 | null | 2016-08-26T16:12:02 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fnews%2F91272%2Fsmith-zika-doesnt-pose-threat-in-robeson-in-short-term.json | http://robesonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_Bill-Smith_cmyk-2.jpg | en | null | Smith: Zika doesn’t pose threat in Robeson in short-term | null | null | robesonian.com | LUMBERTON — The director for the Robeson County Health Department says local residents need not worry about the Zika virus anytime soon, but it could be a threat down the road.
“Now that it’s being transmitted in Florida, you’ll see it creeping up the map,” Bill Smith said Thursday during a Health Board meeting. “The l... | http://robesonian.com/news/91272/smith-zika-doesnt-pose-threat-in-robeson-in-short-term | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/4233d7de4b7d0cff26b9203edd96ef8588110cc9ec94eaf0d512aacdb3e95e9e.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T18:45:55 | null | 2016-08-26T13:52:10 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fnews%2Fcrime%2F91261%2Frobeson-county-crime-report-41.json | http://robesonian.com/news/crime/91261/robeson-county-crime-report-41 | en | null | Robeson County crime report | null | null | robesonian.com | Thefts
Johnny Arnette, of King Tuck Road, St. Pauls, reported Thursday that he was robbed at gunpoint of $9 in cash, his $10 wallet, bank and ID cards and a $100 cell phone, according to a police report.
Gary Locklear reported Thursday that someone broke into a U.S. 4 Less Distribution Inc. truck at Starlite Food Mart ... | http://robesonian.com/news/crime/91261/robeson-county-crime-report-41 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/69e6ced9661f8da11dce3670229abd6973c0bf292966878884d2c3190c45958e.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T12:48:20 | null | 2016-08-31T08:11:37 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fnews%2F91382%2Fusda-to-reopen-offices-closed-after-email-threats.json | http://robesonian.com/news/91382/usda-to-reopen-offices-closed-after-email-threats | en | null | USDA to reopen offices closed after email threats | null | null | robesonian.com | WASHINGTON — The Agriculture Department will reopen some offices Wednesday that were closed after an unspecified email threat.
USDA spokesman Matthew Herrick said offices in Colorado, Maryland, North Carolina and Kearneysville, West Virginia, will open Wednesday with additional security enhancements. USDA offices in Ha... | http://robesonian.com/news/91382/usda-to-reopen-offices-closed-after-email-threats | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/b313ca16c0aa43f738046cf40588d59769bf338e7c92cae5364af04d623fe6a9.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T20:47:35 | null | 2016-08-29T15:19:18 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fnews%2F91349%2Fman-wanted-in-connection-with-murder-robbery-in-red-springs.json | http://robesonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_DANIEL-RICHARD-CUMMINGS.jpg | en | null | Man wanted in connection with murder, robbery in Red Springs | null | null | robesonian.com | RED SPRINGS — The Robeson County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a Red Springs man in connection with a robbery and murder early Sunday morning.
The Sheriff’s Office identified Daniel Richard Cummings as a suspect in the death of 26-year-old Nakoma Deshane Jacobs. Authorities are also trying to identify another person ... | http://robesonian.com/news/91349/man-wanted-in-connection-with-murder-robbery-in-red-springs | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/7be24530fc2eefc6a73ec4cd149773aa7f5adaf1ed466a29bd9611dcb864e2c5.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T12:48:24 | null | 2016-08-31T07:41:34 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fnews%2F91379%2Fstorm-threat-thins-beach-crowd-at-outer-banks.json | http://robesonian.com/news/91379/storm-threat-thins-beach-crowd-at-outer-banks | en | null | Storm threat thins beach crowd at Outer Banks | null | null | robesonian.com | RODANTHE — Crowds thinned Tuesday on the beaches of North Carolina’s Outer Banks ahead of a tropical weather system that threatened to bring strong winds and heavy rains that could flood low-lying areas.
Elsewhere, a powerful hurricane threatened to pass “dangerously close” to Hawaii, and a hurricane watch was issued f... | http://robesonian.com/news/91379/storm-threat-thins-beach-crowd-at-outer-banks | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/b4eae32e522b6ae1fa7314d7fa1f3f803d57e127c0c86239241e15a2308866a1.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T14:48:24 | null | 2016-08-31T09:40:18 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fsports%2F91399%2Fwednesdays-local-roundup-2.json | http://robesonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_Schools-7.jpg | en | null | Wednesday’s Local Roundup | null | null | robesonian.com | Feliciano leads Rams past South Robeson
ROWLAND —Behind 14 service points and six aces from Alaiya Feliciano, the Purnell Swett volleyball team claimed a three-set victory at South Robeson on Tuesday.
The Rams won 25-14, 25-8 and 25-13 to earn the victory.
Purnell Swett will travel to Fairmont this afternoon and South ... | http://robesonian.com/sports/91399/wednesdays-local-roundup-2 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/16a025d0ba13d266ee9672c61856f274907a80e70b28e140b992f8c7a9ebb531.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T14:47:34 | null | 2016-08-29T09:59:54 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fnews%2Fbusiness%2F91330%2Fwoodys-bar-b-q-to-open-in-lumberton.json | http://robesonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_woodys2.jpg | en | null | Woody’s Bar-B-Q to open in Lumberton | null | null | robesonian.com | LUMBERTON — Barbecue enthusiasts have another choice to look forward to when Woody’s Bar-B-Q opens next month.
A year ago, husband-wife team Jason and Wendy Olsen intended to open the restaurant in Fayetteville, where they live. Six months ago, they changed their minds.
“Woody himself came up and looked around,” said J... | http://robesonian.com/news/business/91330/woodys-bar-b-q-to-open-in-lumberton | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/bb2f5b8b7f13e6242090ab2919443eb65ba955a0129a46a6e0cd8510afae20ac.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T16:45:53 | null | 2016-08-26T12:43:10 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fnews%2Freligion%2F91257%2Frural-church-among-those-providing-aid-after-louisiana-flood.json | http://robesonian.com/news/religion/91257/rural-church-among-those-providing-aid-after-louisiana-flood | en | null | Rural church among those providing aid after Louisiana flood | null | null | robesonian.com | WALKER, La. — Outside the small town of Walker, Louisiana, a rural Baptist church has become an oasis for flood victims.
As waters rose amid torrential rains earlier this month, National Guard rescue crews dropped people off at South Walker Baptist Church because it sits on a ridge of relatively high ground in Livingst... | http://robesonian.com/news/religion/91257/rural-church-among-those-providing-aid-after-louisiana-flood | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/f6b2d8a3ad4758ca63dd6d5740a3e8ce194d8b1eb70fe29c6e64c0c61c37a966.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T20:47:08 | null | 2016-08-28T14:00:15 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Ffeatures%2Flifestyle%2F91311%2Fwhats-happening-10.json | http://robesonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_IMG_2354-1.jpg | en | null | What’s Happening | null | null | robesonian.com | COMMUNITY
• Sept. 10
Grand opening: The Robeson County Arts Council will host a grand opening celebration at its new location at 700 Roberts Avenue in Lumberton from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Sept. 16 – 17
Saddletree powwow: The Saddletree community will hold its 16th annual powwow at 1031 Mt. Olive Church Road in Lumberton.... | http://robesonian.com/features/lifestyle/91311/whats-happening-10 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/40d7a4c940166fe0c3167dd7728f77c27553c6feb8608eecf951cc2b02865ea6.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T14:46:03 | null | 2016-08-26T09:54:07 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fsports%2F91250%2Ffridays-local-roundup.json | http://robesonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/school-sport-roundup-3.png | en | null | Friday’s Local Roundup | null | null | robesonian.com | Fairmont comes from behind, tops Purnell Swett
PEMBROKE — After the Purnell Swett volleyball took the first two sets against Fairmont at home on Thursday night, Fairmont stormed back to take the final three to grab the five-set win.
Fairmont (2-0) won with scores of 14-25, 19-25, 25-23, 25,14 and 15-13.
Fairmont’s Mya ... | http://robesonian.com/sports/91250/fridays-local-roundup | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/895d663b3a2942cfbb4003a1a8325991acc2f43a7c1a02b726b39f0b5277a3b5.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T20:47:37 | null | 2016-08-29T15:53:07 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fopinion%2F91350%2Frdl-president-says-group-wants-whats-best-for-lumberton.json | http://robesonian.com/opinion/91350/rdl-president-says-group-wants-whats-best-for-lumberton | en | null | RDL president says group wants what’s best for Lumberton | null | null | robesonian.com | To the Editor,
While we certainly appreciate the editorial coverage in the Aug. 25 edition of the Robesonian, I feel that some clarification regarding Rediscover Downtown Lumberton as an organization needs to be made. RDL has been in existence for about three years. Our main goal is to assist the city of Lumberton in t... | http://robesonian.com/opinion/91350/rdl-president-says-group-wants-whats-best-for-lumberton | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/fdecadfd712ec7e3ee4f1d8bc1b1cb33722f81a5d4102d9317d4d993e80a4a2d.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T14:45:49 | null | 2016-08-26T09:34:36 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fnews%2F91243%2Fmccrory-touts-tuition-cut.json | http://robesonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_Gov-1.jpg | en | null | McCrory touts tuition cut at UNC Pembroke | null | null | robesonian.com | PEMBROKE — Gov. Pat McCrory touted a plan that will lower tuition at The University of North Carolina Pembroke during a visit to the school on Thursday, one that appears popular with students there.
McCrory met with a group of students to talk about legislation passed earlier this year in the General Assembly that will... | http://robesonian.com/news/91243/mccrory-touts-tuition-cut | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/b9cf1193748a5dedeede2818fea2f2646f59f1c2366dcd9859339b57e7b24001.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T20:46:04 | null | 2016-08-26T15:38:50 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fnews%2F91267%2Fseeking-a-third-term-in-u-s-senate.json | http://robesonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_Deborah_Ross.jpg | en | null | Seeking a third term in U.S. Senate | null | null | robesonian.com | RALEIGH — Republican Sen. Richard Burr drives alone, steering his white 2013 Hyundai sedan to dozens of factory tours and other North Carolina stops. If there’s a TV camera or a reporter, he’ll talk. If not, he’ll move on.
Large-scale campaign events are rare for him less than three months before voters decide whether ... | http://robesonian.com/news/91267/seeking-a-third-term-in-u-s-senate | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/a6c5834f3be640974fae58d08011f2c60967c4e6391e3cd672afb1bbe1fa7b84.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T16:47:31 | null | 2016-08-29T10:56:46 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fnews%2F91343%2Flawsuit-robeson-man-ripped-off-prospective-homebuyers.json | http://robesonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_roy-cooper.jpg | en | null | Lawsuit: Robeson man ripped off prospective homebuyers | null | null | robesonian.com | RALEIGH — Attorney General Roy Cooper has filed a lawsuit against a Robeson County man accused of pocketing money people gave him to buy manufactured homes that he never provided, according to a statement from Cooper’s office.
According to the statement, George Henry Smith “pressured consumers” to buy manufactured home... | http://robesonian.com/news/91343/lawsuit-robeson-man-ripped-off-prospective-homebuyers | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/75d4cd278552d23e320f175c86d26f82935312aea6073489829472f016e49eb6.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T12:47:55 | null | 2016-08-30T08:32:33 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fsports%2F91359%2Fchay-locklear-get-tastes-of-team-usa-baseball.json | http://robesonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_Chay.jpg | en | null | Chay Locklear get tastes of Team USA baseball | null | null | robesonian.com | Chay Locklear, a rising senior at St. Pauls, was selected to play for the Team USA’s Southeast 17-and-under National Team Identification Series baseball squad.
The series is a comprehensive player identification program offered by Team USA.
The 17U and 16U events were held last week at the USA Baseball National Trainin... | http://robesonian.com/sports/91359/chay-locklear-get-tastes-of-team-usa-baseball | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/d61712594b5e358acb5312e6dc640bcb4354727e272436fd978428e2185c89b9.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T12:48:33 | null | 2016-08-31T07:33:01 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fnews%2F91378%2Fdeadly-chase-reached-speeds-of-100-mph.json | http://robesonian.com/news/91378/deadly-chase-reached-speeds-of-100-mph | en | null | Deadly chase reached speeds of 100 mph | null | null | robesonian.com | CHARLOTTE — A deaf driver shot to death by a North Carolina state trooper drove up to 100 mph during the chase and didn’t stop even after the officer intentionally wrecked his vehicle, according to police radio traffic released Tuesday.
The conversation between Trooper Jermaine Saunders and the dispatcher does not incl... | http://robesonian.com/news/91378/deadly-chase-reached-speeds-of-100-mph | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/b4c2604acb747b2c26482d51f3d2bf2e37ef3b0769728d51570682f2a810da0d.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T18:45:54 | null | 2016-08-26T14:39:09 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fnews%2Freligion%2F91264%2Fliving-near-god-loving-other-people.json | http://robesonian.com/news/religion/91264/living-near-god-loving-other-people | en | null | Living near God, loving other people | null | null | robesonian.com | Romans 12:1, 2; 13:8-10
So far, our lessons based on Paul’s words to the Romans have taught us about great doctrines of the faith. Now, the challenge for us becomes applying what we have learned.
Knowledge for the sake of knowing a thing is useless. Christians ought to desire a kind of knowledge that deepens our spirit... | http://robesonian.com/news/religion/91264/living-near-god-loving-other-people | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/82aee10f3ae9862573568cdcdb5e76a3836f42a4146eb7a5b7272bb413c31b1b.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T12:46:50 | null | 2016-08-28T08:01:05 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fnews%2F91301%2Ffiling-begins-for-lumbee-elections.json | http://robesonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_sheila-Beck-Jones_cmyk-1.jpg | en | null | Filing begins for Lumbee elections | null | null | robesonian.com | PEMBROKE — Candidate filings for the Lumbee Tribal Council will begin Monday, despite many tribal members being unaware of which voting district they reside.
The election will be held on Nov. 15.
According to Sheila Beck-Jones, chairman of the tribe’s Board of Elections, even election officials still have questions abo... | http://robesonian.com/news/91301/filing-begins-for-lumbee-elections | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/63f3bbf2f582b8572dacf8f7f6d55b094b7c6e9fd2a21567ad6da41836059d6e.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T14:47:34 | null | 2016-08-29T10:21:59 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Ffeatures%2Fannouncements%2Fengagements%2F91337%2Fengagement-6.json | http://robesonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_Cross-Flanagan.jpg | en | null | Robesonian | null | null | robesonian.com | Cross – Flanagan
Kurt and Cindy Cross, of Laurinburg, announce the engagement of their daughter, Brandi Nicole Cross, to Devan Ross Flanagan, son of James Brent Swett and Rhonda Flanagan.
The bride-elect graduated from The University of North Carolina at Pembroke and works for Scotland Health Care Systems, First Health... | http://robesonian.com/features/announcements/engagements/91337/engagement-6 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/9619e9ae9bf91492eb611ea7c2110e95660d74ceb39067918548b0449c070106.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T14:48:19 | null | 2016-08-31T09:58:40 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fnews%2F91401%2Fschool-needs-discussed.json | http://robesonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_IMG_0975.jpg | en | null | School needs discussed | null | null | robesonian.com | LUMBERTON — Treasury Department officials and Robeson County school board members came to a consensus Tuesday that new schools are needed for the Public Schools of Robeson County, and for that to happen locally the state will have to chip in.
“It’s going to take money and the state’s got to step up to make that happen,... | http://robesonian.com/news/91401/school-needs-discussed | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/065759dd108c55933b635aed61aea495e3956b691b818571a600071a8ff6a099.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T12:47:53 | null | 2016-08-30T06:58:52 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fnews%2F91353%2Fraleigh-police-officer-wounded-man-dead-after-shots-fired.json | http://robesonian.com/news/91353/raleigh-police-officer-wounded-man-dead-after-shots-fired | en | null | Raleigh police: Officer wounded, man dead after shots fired | null | null | robesonian.com | RALEIGH (AP) — A man was killed and a police officer wounded after shots were fired at the end of a foot chase Monday in Raleigh, an official said.
Officers responded about noon to reports of someone with a gun on the city’s east side, Raleigh Police Department spokesman Jim Sughrue said in a statement.
An officer resp... | http://robesonian.com/news/91353/raleigh-police-officer-wounded-man-dead-after-shots-fired | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/4c0139f3e5ee1d50b21ca60b9066f7a61086cc8d2f76e753d814d31cc3b0c888.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T14:47:39 | null | 2016-08-29T10:01:06 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fnews%2Fbusiness%2F91332%2Fperfect-nc-peaches.json | http://robesonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_TamikaMcLean-1-.jpg | en | null | Perfect NC peaches | null | null | robesonian.com | Sweet and juicy peaches are one of North Carolina’s finest summertime fruits. Though they are available year round, they taste best and are less expensive during the summer. In our state, the peach industry is unique, because it sells 90 percent of its crop on the fresh market, directly to the consumer, just days after... | http://robesonian.com/news/business/91332/perfect-nc-peaches | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/512a0b56672204ce6ff43988249ed6bfad0a1493911b561ae490ec2a4300db18.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T14:47:33 | null | 2016-08-29T09:58:53 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Ffeatures%2Fhealth%2F91323%2Fsoutheastern-hospice-offers-support-group-volunteer-training.json | http://robesonian.com/features/health/91323/southeastern-hospice-offers-support-group-volunteer-training | en | null | Southeastern Hospice offers support group, volunteer training | null | null | robesonian.com | LUMBERTON — Southeastern Hospice will hold a training course for new volunteers interested in assisting hospice patients and their families in homes or at Southeastern Hospice House.
Prospective volunteers are required to attend all sessions, which will be held Tuesday and Thursday mornings, Sept. 8 through Sept. 27, f... | http://robesonian.com/features/health/91323/southeastern-hospice-offers-support-group-volunteer-training | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/866585bdd02998b2bd5f5d55aa5e8752d667cbe5e509ebde1b3a283c33c613c3.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T18:47:34 | null | 2016-08-29T14:14:16 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fnews%2F91345%2Fnorth-carolina-warily-watching-2-tropical-weather-systems.json | http://robesonian.com/news/91345/north-carolina-warily-watching-2-tropical-weather-systems | en | null | North Carolina warily watching 2 tropical weather systems | null | null | robesonian.com | RALEIGH — Business owners, beachgoers, and fishing captains on North Carolina’s Outer Banks were warily watching tropical weather Monday that could rain out one of the last busy weeks of the summer.
The first weather system was expected to become a tropical storm before brushing the North Carolina coast Tuesday, bringi... | http://robesonian.com/news/91345/north-carolina-warily-watching-2-tropical-weather-systems | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/f50adaaf84aa0e88b27b5e3bbfa92e91a04c1ab6cbd089b8ca0002b1084e7c35.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T14:48:20 | null | 2016-08-31T09:25:35 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fnews%2F91393%2F91393.json | http://robesonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_raymond-cummings_cmyk-3.jpg | en | null | Anti-littering campaigns promised | null | null | robesonian.com | PEMBROKE — Robeson County’s Clean and Green steering committee on Tuesday approved beefing up educational efforts to persuade people to stop littering.
During an hour-long meeting at the Lumber River Council of Government office at COMtech, ideas were kicked around about how to use highway billboards, public service an... | http://robesonian.com/news/91393/91393 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/0297421009fd4c49be05207ebab26a9c2571085037946493a2893a20469c6279.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T14:45:51 | null | 2016-08-26T08:51:00 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fnews%2F91236%2Flumberton-man-pleads-guilty-in-brothers-stabbing-death.json | http://robesonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_IRA-FREDERICK-LOCKLEAR.jpg | en | null | Lumberton man pleads guilty in brother’s stabbing death | null | null | robesonian.com | LUMBERTON — A Lumberton man has pleaded guilty to killing his brother after recently being deemed fit for trial, according to Robeson County District Attorney Johnson Britt.
Ira Locklear pleaded guilty Wednesday to second-degree murder for the stabbing death of his brother, 53-year-old Vicky Locklear, on Aug. 13, 2012.... | http://robesonian.com/news/91236/lumberton-man-pleads-guilty-in-brothers-stabbing-death | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/2e6a6db8ec761f8df0e9fbef3ce972ed88595f15a84f22611dea40d70717047b.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T14:47:37 | null | 2016-08-29T10:37:29 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fopinion%2F91341%2Flumberton-thrift-store-destroyed-by-fire.json | http://robesonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_thrift-store-fire.jpeg | en | null | Lumberton thrift store destroyed by fire | null | null | robesonian.com | LUMBERTON — A Lumberton thrift store was destroyed by fire early Sunday morning, according to Lumberton Fire Chief Paul Ivey.
The fire at 3150 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive broke out at about 3:30 a.m.
“When our guys arrived there was heavy smoke coming through the roof,” Ivey said.
Ivey said firefighters pulled people ... | http://robesonian.com/opinion/91341/lumberton-thrift-store-destroyed-by-fire | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/802e15d846885a735125948ba29781156814328039b1d14b7b30585076e7d400.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T12:48:32 | null | 2016-08-31T08:13:08 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fnews%2F91383%2Fman-who-played-santa-sentenced-to-30-years-for-child-porn.json | http://robesonian.com/news/91383/man-who-played-santa-sentenced-to-30-years-for-child-porn | en | null | Man who played Santa sentenced to 30 years for child porn | null | null | robesonian.com | WILMINGTON (AP) — Prosecutors say a man who played Santa Claus and did magic for children has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for making pornography with children he is related to.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a news release that the images were found in May 2015 when 65-year-old Leander Jones brought his co... | http://robesonian.com/news/91383/man-who-played-santa-sentenced-to-30-years-for-child-porn | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/1bd94ecf6338deffe430da1e3e1fb891c017a3435029970d17d727c9dd469661.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T14:47:35 | null | 2016-08-29T09:59:31 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Ffeatures%2Fhealth%2F91328%2Ffive-exercises-to-cure-saggy-bottoms.json | http://robesonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_Kathy-Hansen-1.jpg | en | null | Five exercises to cure ‘saggy bottoms’ | null | null | robesonian.com | For me, inspiration for writing comes at the strangest times.
Recently while at CrossFit, we were doing a workout during which we had to perform a weighted squat with a five-second hold at the bottom. Five seconds when you are squatting with 100 pounds on your back seems like an eternity, so it gave me time to formulat... | http://robesonian.com/features/health/91328/five-exercises-to-cure-saggy-bottoms | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/cf750f345ab151198af9a27d61943ef139042faa6e3e7be89aaf52140d8a0455.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:51:33 | null | 2016-08-25T18:54:48 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fsports%2F91225%2Fgame-of-the-week-purnell-swett-vs-red-springs.json | http://robesonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_Bass_cmyk.jpg | en | null | Game of the Week: Purnell Swett vs. Red Springs | null | null | robesonian.com | The Purnell Swett football team has dominated its rivalry with Red Springs over the years, but last season the Red Devils clipped their county rival for the first time in program history.
Rams coach Jon Sherman hasn’t forgotten about the 22-8 loss as his team prepares to host Red Springs (1-0) in Pembroke on Friday.
“W... | http://robesonian.com/sports/91225/game-of-the-week-purnell-swett-vs-red-springs | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/481a5cefc56da3ecb54a1b2ec1775e765e99ddc98d9d2416addc70e7e3bdbfff.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T12:48:21 | null | 2016-08-31T07:58:40 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fnews%2F91381%2Fbiden-to-attend-nc-fundraiser.json | http://robesonian.com/news/91381/biden-to-attend-nc-fundraiser | en | null | Biden to attend NC fundraiser | null | null | robesonian.com | RALEIGH (AP) — A national group seeking to elect Democratic governors says Vice President Joe Biden will attend one of its fundraisers next month in North Carolina, where Attorney General Roy Cooper is seeking to unseat Republican incumbent Pat McCrory.
The Democratic Governors Association confirmed this week that Bide... | http://robesonian.com/news/91381/biden-to-attend-nc-fundraiser | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/20a7373876b72bc2625fa4a069c4d6f30b94a1f141865de01b9af300ab95ce5f.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T14:45:47 | null | 2016-08-26T09:50:11 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fsports%2F91248%2Fboys-soccer-2016-season-preview.json | http://robesonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_PS-Soccer.jpg | en | null | Boys Soccer: 2016 season preview | null | null | robesonian.com | With boys soccer season underway, here’s a look at each of Robeson County’s four high school teams and what they have to offer on the pitch this season.
St. Pauls
A roster loaded with 13 seniors is what the St. Pauls boys soccer team brings into the 2016 season, with a slew of tough challenges facing the squad before i... | http://robesonian.com/sports/91248/boys-soccer-2016-season-preview | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/17eb6c0a71cbcde9c705bcbbeeb4d6061a8ace5dc72eb6b607fe80ea1419eabd.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:49:54 | null | 2016-08-26T07:51:08 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fnews%2F91232%2Fvermont-cancel-games-with-unc-over-lgbt-law.json | http://robesonian.com/news/91232/vermont-cancel-games-with-unc-over-lgbt-law | en | null | Vermont cancel games with UNC over LGBT law | null | null | robesonian.com | BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — The University of Vermont has canceled its women’s basketball team’s upcoming game in North Carolina over a state law that governs transgender bathroom access.
The Catamounts were scheduled to face the Tar Heels on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus on Dec. 28, but announced t... | http://robesonian.com/news/91232/vermont-cancel-games-with-unc-over-lgbt-law | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/fddd3c7f7fd25b3753df048b7e9d72cce268c89227c1f6fc37b1d210c6cc16cc.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T14:46:14 | null | 2016-08-27T08:54:04 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fopinion%2F91288%2Ftime-to-raise-juvenile-age.json | http://robesonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_susanna-birdsong.jpg | en | null | Time to raise juvenile age | null | null | robesonian.com | North Carolina is one of only two states left in the country that continues to treat 16- and 17-year -olds as adults in the criminal justice system — without exception. It’s a law that dates back to 1919, and in the intervening 97 years, criminal justice experts, child psychologists, neuroscientists and others have com... | http://robesonian.com/opinion/91288/time-to-raise-juvenile-age | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/4a83d757faaa52c805540b194927c63bb4d849cb5216a5bc8962dd4a9bdcd15c.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T18:47:54 | null | 2016-08-30T13:12:46 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fopinion%2F91369%2Fpolitical-diversity-not-allows.json | http://robesonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_phillip-stephen-2.jpg | en | null | Political diversity not allows | null | null | robesonian.com | Senate Majority leader Phil Berger noted a truth recently that Democrats outnumber Republicans 12 to one within the UNC system faculty, suggesting conservatives are discriminated against.
The statistic was no surprise. But liberal professors were surprisingly offended. Their heads began to spin, suggesting the reason t... | http://robesonian.com/opinion/91369/political-diversity-not-allows | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/d9b89ca9cf1509cee06c173cadc23706e05639e49ec5bbb866bd01a41e7b9fc3.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T20:47:10 | null | 2016-08-28T14:57:07 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Ffeatures%2F91319%2Ftakea-vacationonce-in-a-while.json | http://robesonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_gabbie_cmyk-1-1-1.jpg | en | null | Takea vacationonce in a while | null | null | robesonian.com | More than half of Americans don’t use all of their vacation days. That statistic hit me like a brick when I found that I still had nine of my 10 vacation days still available to me.
When I was growing up, my mom used to love to go to the beach, sink her toes in the sand and let the hot summer sun melt away the stress h... | http://robesonian.com/features/91319/takea-vacationonce-in-a-while | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/dcb574ab74895b98aa7678856652448d07db3d5b0a058544a95c0cf4ad5a7834.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T18:47:57 | null | 2016-08-30T13:32:06 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fopinion%2F91370%2Fparents-should-encourage-meat-free-menu-for-students.json | http://robesonian.com/opinion/91370/parents-should-encourage-meat-free-menu-for-students | en | null | Parents should encourage meat-free menu for students | null | null | robesonian.com | To the Editor,
With the new school year starting, parents’ to-do lists are now filled with shopping for school clothes, school supplies, and school food. That’s right — school food!
In past years, our nation’s schools were used by the USDA as a dumping ground for surplus meat and dairy commodities. It is neither a surp... | http://robesonian.com/opinion/91370/parents-should-encourage-meat-free-menu-for-students | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/0ad3845e4f140da5a7dfc814b4ffe88b7765dc3f70d38a349605465ebd7a1400.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T20:46:01 | null | 2016-08-26T16:03:47 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fnews%2F91269%2Ffewer-parking-places-for-panthers-this-season.json | http://robesonian.com/news/91269/fewer-parking-places-for-panthers-this-season | en | null | Fewer parking places for Panthers this season | null | null | robesonian.com | CHARLOTTE. (AP) — An uptown development boom means fans of the Carolina Panthers will need to reverse field to find parking and tailgating space in uptown Charlotte during the upcoming season.
The Charlotte Observer reports with the loss of parking lots at the newspaper’s old site, the prime spaces in the shadows of Ba... | http://robesonian.com/news/91269/fewer-parking-places-for-panthers-this-season | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/483dfda580364033bdf3f752c3db9c8669e126f45aaad294bb19b7428f6cffc7.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T12:47:52 | null | 2016-08-30T06:57:47 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fnews%2F91352%2Fjudge-weighs-if-nc-man-was-wrongly-convicted-of-murders.json | http://robesonian.com/news/91352/judge-weighs-if-nc-man-was-wrongly-convicted-of-murders | en | null | Judge weighs if NC man was wrongly convicted of murders | null | null | robesonian.com | DURHAM — A North Carolina man was wrongly convicted of killing a woman and her daughter two decades ago in part because jurors didn’t know about DNA evidence that implicated another man, defense attorneys said Monday.
Lawyers for Darryl Howard, who has been in prison for 21 years, told a judge that he deserves a new tr... | http://robesonian.com/news/91352/judge-weighs-if-nc-man-was-wrongly-convicted-of-murders | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/7d0bdb0231a34d03d6236ea772ec0a2d860dce4351a7d37f12c5f9375f3e02f0.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T12:47:44 | null | 2016-08-30T08:33:03 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fsports%2F91361%2Ftop-performers-swetts-offense-takes-center-stage.json | http://robesonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_Pankey.jpg | en | null | Top Performers: Swett’s offense takes center stage | null | null | robesonian.com | Robeson County football teams posted another 2-4 record this week and now four of the six teams have 1-1 records with Fairmont and South Robeson still in search of that first victory.
Purnell Swett downed in-county rival Red Springs and St. Pauls used a late touchdown drive against Douglas Byrd to give Ernest King his ... | http://robesonian.com/sports/91361/top-performers-swetts-offense-takes-center-stage | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/342729a89119043114dfc64c7de926c37c81ce95b848f105608e72756be9c7bb.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T04:46:02 | null | 2016-08-27T00:30:29 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fsports%2F91284%2Flocal-football-roundup-late-score-lifts-st-pauls-over-douglas-byrd.json | http://robesonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_sport-football-2.jpg | en | null | Local Football Roundup: Late score lifts St. Pauls over Douglas Byrd | null | null | robesonian.com | FAYETTEVILLE — Running back Chris Graham was a workhorse for the St. Pauls football team on Friday night, scoring the go-ahead touchdown in a 12-8 comeback win over Douglas Byrd on Friday night.
Graham finished the game with 154 yards on 25 attempts, helping the Bulldogs (1-1) get their first win under new coach Ernest... | http://robesonian.com/sports/91284/local-football-roundup-late-score-lifts-st-pauls-over-douglas-byrd | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/12e5313b3dc62411a642e7d68d5e3368f3b2930f578f5975a62ec8ab4e56cc34.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T14:45:46 | null | 2016-08-26T10:43:44 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fsports%2F91256%2Flumbertons-london-thompson-featured-on-espnws-basketball-watch-list.json | http://robesonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_rsz_lthompson.jpg | en | null | Lumberton’s London Thompson featured on espnW’s basketball watch list | null | null | robesonian.com | LUMBERTON — London Thompson, a rising junior at Lumberton, was added to ESPN’s 100 watch list among the Class of 2018 HoopGurlz basketball prospects.
Thompson, a 5-foot-9 point guard, is listed as a 3-star prospect with a scout grade of 90.
ESPN’s Dan Olson, director of espnW Hoopgurlz, on Thompson: “Athletic lead-guar... | http://robesonian.com/sports/91256/lumbertons-london-thompson-featured-on-espnws-basketball-watch-list | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/65d7c2031c6c142980aa91c1ddc7576dd67cf4114c8727c473ffc9e698c99d33.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T20:47:38 | null | 2016-08-29T10:25:59 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fopinion%2F91339%2Funiversity-faculty-lacks-diversity.json | http://robesonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_john-hood-9.jpg | en | null | University faculty lacks diversity | null | null | robesonian.com | RALEIGH — Election season may not be the best time to go looking for sober reflection or respectful dialogue. For example, consider what happened recently when professors at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill got wind of a new project on campus, created and funded by state legislators, to provide technical... | http://robesonian.com/opinion/91339/university-faculty-lacks-diversity | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/9632bf47911a6892b3dd46b11ba6b8287dc78e246583798ad83ba283bac8fe77.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T04:46:00 | null | 2016-08-27T00:30:42 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fsports%2F91286%2Ffast-paced-rams-down-red-springs.json | http://robesonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_Tackle.jpg | en | null | Fast-paced Rams down Red Springs | null | null | robesonian.com | PEMBROKE — There is strength in numbers and the Purnell Swett football team used its roster that dwarfed Red Springs’ to its advantage on both sides of the ball Friday night.
With a balanced, fast-paced offensive attack and a swarming defense, the Rams avenged last year’s loss to the Red Devils with a 43-20 win at home... | http://robesonian.com/sports/91286/fast-paced-rams-down-red-springs | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/e1f47d8cd14335ce1f982ef31433916f83894a213bc0f96647d952a244a4a7d0.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T14:47:40 | null | 2016-08-29T10:03:42 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fnews%2F91333%2Fsmithfield-employees-return-to-plant.json | http://robesonian.com/news/91333/smithfield-employees-return-to-plant | en | null | Smithfield employees return to plant after chemical reaction | null | null | robesonian.com | TAR HEEL — The Smithfield Packing Plant in Tar Heel has allowed its employees to return to the facility after being evacuated because of an early morning chemical reaction.
According to Bradley Kinlaw, Bladen County Emergency Services director, the employees returned at 8:15 a.m. today
At about 3:30 a.m., a chemical re... | http://robesonian.com/news/91333/smithfield-employees-return-to-plant | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/50a389111d1059c55ee23801a83a0435721dd45d4b38fb18037e5a9bdf2be988.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T22:45:56 | null | 2016-08-26T16:58:52 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fnews%2F91280%2Flowering-juvenile-age-pushed.json | http://robesonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_J.Stanley_Carmical_cmyk.jpg | en | null | Lowering juvenile age pushed | null | null | robesonian.com | LUMBERTON — Raising the age at which some offenders in North Carolina are considered adults would require programs in Robeson County to beef up, but advocates say the change would save the state money, reduce court caseloads and help teens become productive adults in the long term.
North Carolina and New York are the o... | http://robesonian.com/news/91280/lowering-juvenile-age-pushed | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/4c65ed750213350097669f8542c8c1299437bff51e3466acd25e92647fa0f0f2.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:50:28 | null | 2016-08-26T07:47:57 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fnews%2F91231%2Fman-awarded-3-25m-after-rape-conviction-overturned.json | http://robesonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_Willie_Grimes.jpg | en | null | Man awarded $3.25M after rape conviction overturned | null | null | robesonian.com | RALEIGH — A North Carolina man awarded $3.25 million in a settlement for the 24 years he spent in prison for a rape he didn’t commit likely will continue to live simply, as he has done since he was paroled in 2012, his attorney said Thursday.
The Hickory City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to approve the settlemen... | http://robesonian.com/news/91231/man-awarded-3-25m-after-rape-conviction-overturned | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/2274930c66db95e18290ec5dd94e52c28c39cd908c6db61c37c1b9113d195f8a.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T14:48:21 | null | 2016-08-31T09:17:23 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fnews%2F91389%2Fphysical-therapist-named-new-chairman-of-robeson-dss-board.json | http://robesonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_dss1_cmyk-1.jpg | en | null | Physical therapist named new chairman of Robeson DSS board | null | null | robesonian.com | LUMBERTON — A physical therapist from Lumberton was unanimously elected Tuesday as chairman of the Robeson County Department of Social Services board, replacing Raymond Cummings, who had chaired the board for more than a decade.
Also on Tuesday, county Commissioner Roger Oxendine was sworn in to a three-year term on th... | http://robesonian.com/news/91389/physical-therapist-named-new-chairman-of-robeson-dss-board | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/c64ec53c623ec5a5237cd65b0b997f9a22275b5e29a27110db45a23ce926e254.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T16:47:02 | null | 2016-08-28T12:36:15 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fnews%2F91309%2Fschoolneedsback-onagenda.json | http://robesonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_tom-taylor_cmyk.jpg | en | null | Schoolneedsback onagenda | null | null | robesonian.com | LUMBERTON — Key players in a discussion to build new schools in Robeson County will meet Tuesday but apparently without representation of a key group — the Robeson County Board of Commissioners.
The meeting is set to include the Board of Education of the Public Schools of Robeson County’s, Robeson County legislators an... | http://robesonian.com/news/91309/schoolneedsback-onagenda | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/eb640037aaca280f335765758fdb38db1b01f79713c03b534a6cc97c2123c199.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:53:55 | null | 2016-08-25T17:21:40 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fnews%2F91221%2Fi-95-reopens-after-cross-county-chase-wreck-near-st-pauls.json | http://robesonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_police-2.jpg | en | null | I-95 reopens after cross-county chase, wreck near St. Pauls | null | null | robesonian.com | ST. PAULS — Southbound Interstate 95 near St. Pauls is open again after a cross-county chase Thursday afternoon that ended with the driver wrecking.
The wreck occurred around 1:35 p.m., according to the Department of Transportation, forcing lane closures that were in effect for nearly two hours.
According to television... | http://robesonian.com/news/91221/i-95-reopens-after-cross-county-chase-wreck-near-st-pauls | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/a646eeec4b02162f96b32bab2e16c507bcfb201293aa77313c4c6db740f7edc9.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T22:45:57 | null | 2016-08-26T16:48:40 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fnews%2F91276%2Fnew-districts-in-place-for-tribal-election.json | http://robesonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_sheila-Beck-Jones_cmyk.jpg | en | null | New districts in place for tribal election | null | null | robesonian.com | PEMBROKE — With candidates able to begin filing for Lumbee Tribal Council seats on Monday, the tribe’s Board of Elections learned just this week that November’s election will be held with 21 newly drawn districts.
New district maps were introduced to the Elections Board by Larry Townsend, chairman of the tribe’s Consti... | http://robesonian.com/news/91276/new-districts-in-place-for-tribal-election | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/b1aa79b9181904709c387133b2fd060627ac9f79a4f16d55e07c635078cd0b80.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T20:47:09 | null | 2016-08-28T14:17:10 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Ffeatures%2F91315%2Fjoseph-mitchell-to-be-focus-of-series.json | http://robesonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_Joseph-Mitchell.jpg | en | null | Joseph Mitchell to be focus of series | null | null | robesonian.com | LUMBERTON — The Robeson County Arts Council and the Robeson County Public Library will hold a series of discussions on famed journalist and Fairmont native Joseph Mitchell.
The series, titled “River Voices: Robeson Reads Joseph Mitchell,” celebrates Mitchell, a journalist and writer who died in 1996 and helped usher in... | http://robesonian.com/features/91315/joseph-mitchell-to-be-focus-of-series | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/07eb79436eb48c71f1a1f486ca9693497de506178a1561937ebb2808505d9733.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T20:45:59 | null | 2016-08-26T15:43:43 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fnews%2F91268%2Fshooting-death-ruled-an-accident.json | http://robesonian.com/news/91268/shooting-death-ruled-an-accident | en | null | Shooting death ruled an accident | null | null | robesonian.com | LELAND (AP) — No criminal charges are being filed after investigators concluded a man was accidentally shot when a friend attempted to take a firearm away from him earlier this year.
The Brunswick County District Attorney’s Office said in a news release Thursday that 32-year-old Daniel T. Adams was shot dead on Jan. 5 ... | http://robesonian.com/news/91268/shooting-death-ruled-an-accident | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/963b4b01481d0a739ac7f73606309f09ff3f7a80f62ab0ee5693ff8f98c3b31c.json |
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Brooke L. Herring, of Lumberton, and James O. Woodruff, of Harrells, were united in marriage at 5 p.m. on April 2 at Herring Farms and the orchard of Geraldine’s Peaches and Produce in Lumberton. The wedding was officiated by the Rev. Joe Woodyard, cousin of the groom.
The bride is the daughter of Ro... | http://robesonian.com/features/announcements/weddings/91335/wedding-2 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/f90b8ffa4315af4c9374cdae2d04a268d658883c4b080638f4464542f91f25e4.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T18:45:57 | null | 2016-08-26T14:00:14 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fnews%2Freligion%2F91262%2F91262.json | http://robesonian.com/news/religion/91262/91262 | en | null | Church events | null | null | robesonian.com | Special events
Pentecostal United Holy Church will have a pre-pastoral anniversary speaker on Sunday. The speaker will be elder Larry McLean. On Sept. 11, the church will celebrate Pastor Russell Rogers’ 19th pastoral anniversary at both services. The 4 p.m. service will feature elder Stephen Bradley of Ekklesia United... | http://robesonian.com/news/religion/91262/91262 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/1d4580e4c1ec909feec4903cfe47d561a7c8ca9c0d429f9727c36f381b4a0834.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T12:47:51 | null | 2016-08-30T07:02:49 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fnews%2F91356%2Fnc-warily-watching-2-tropical-weather-systems.json | http://robesonian.com/news/91356/nc-warily-watching-2-tropical-weather-systems | en | null | NC warily watching 2 tropical weather systems | null | null | robesonian.com | BUXTON — A tropical weather system off the coast of North Carolina’s Outer Banks is expected to strengthen in the next day, bringing winds up to 45 mph and heavy rains that could flood low-lying areas, officials said.
Early Tuesday, the tropical depression with winds of 35 mph was about 95 miles (150 kilometers) south-... | http://robesonian.com/news/91356/nc-warily-watching-2-tropical-weather-systems | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/31848eb86a996588f226a5288bb05bdcffb3a474af4843d8d1480cce1d397e9d.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T04:46:03 | null | 2016-08-27T00:29:36 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fsports%2F91282%2Faerial-assault-trojans-rout-pirates.json | http://robesonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_Tyreik.jpg | en | null | Aerial Assault: Trojans rout Pirates | null | null | robesonian.com | LUMBERTON — After earning a blowout victory in its season opener, the Lumberton football team entered Friday night looking to keep it rolling against Pine Forest.
Instead, the Trojans flipped the script on the Pirates, dishing out a 49-7 pounding at Alton G. Brooks Stadium.
“We got outcoached and we got outplayed — it’... | http://robesonian.com/sports/91282/aerial-assault-trojans-rout-pirates | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/1e8fc9cd179822a15d4dc9e8df0a1a10bc73990233c0a10e4c1849dff8d108b9.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T12:48:28 | null | 2016-08-31T07:52:28 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fnews%2F91380%2Ffayetteville-man-accused-in-2013-aduction-of-son.json | http://robesonian.com/news/91380/fayetteville-man-accused-in-2013-aduction-of-son | en | null | Fayetteville man accused in 2013 aduction of son | null | null | robesonian.com | FAYETTEVILLE (AP) — A Missouri man arrested in Fayetteville last weekend in the abduction of his son was quiet and mostly stayed indoors, neighbors said.
Corey Hotsenpiller, 24, was arrested Saturday in the abduction of his 5-year-old son Beck three years ago.
The U.S. Marshal Service’s Violent Fugitive Task Force, con... | http://robesonian.com/news/91380/fayetteville-man-accused-in-2013-aduction-of-son | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/bd70eada5a8aab431abf65676ad527e810c3cc93a1e2e82f7cb1bb9289f30158.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T12:47:45 | null | 2016-08-30T07:01:08 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fnews%2F91355%2Fsky-ride-to-make-its-debut-at-nc-state-fair.json | http://robesonian.com/news/91355/sky-ride-to-make-its-debut-at-nc-state-fair | en | null | Sky ride to make its debut at NC State Fair | null | null | robesonian.com | RALEIGH (AP) — Crews are finishing up construction on a new sky ride that will give people an aerial view of the North Carolina State Fair this fall.
The News & Observer of Raleigh reports (http://bit.ly/2bB20ZO) the State Fair Flyer will carry fair riders 1,400 feet from one end of the midway to the other in October.
... | http://robesonian.com/news/91355/sky-ride-to-make-its-debut-at-nc-state-fair | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/9828fa682342be440184178701085797aca5be71da63eb1ac3f71d312f4a7a7e.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T12:48:16 | null | 2016-08-31T07:20:35 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fnews%2F91376%2Fbart-holding-3-day-yard-sale.json | http://robesonian.com/news/91376/bart-holding-3-day-yard-sale | en | null | BART holding 3-day yard sale | null | null | robesonian.com | LUMBERTON — The Borderbelt AIDS Resources Team will hold a yard sale today, Thursday and Friday.
The sale, which will take place at 415 Country Club Road in Lumberton, will feature name brand clothing. The big box blowout sale will be held each day from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Proceeds from the sale will go toward helping ... | http://robesonian.com/news/91376/bart-holding-3-day-yard-sale | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/4c339bac6fdeefaddf935f904761b24b16db4a63077973b765dfc534f7b7de25.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T14:45:58 | null | 2016-08-26T10:32:59 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fopinion%2F91254%2Ftime-to-weed-the-tax-garden.json | http://robesonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_robert-pittenger-4.jpg | en | null | Time to weed the tax garden | null | null | robesonian.com | Thirty years ago, President Ronald Reagan signed the most recent major tax code overhaul into law. Since then, more and more loopholes, duplicative credits, and special provisions have wiggled their way back into the tax code, leaving us with the convoluted, unfair code we have today. Reagan’s Treasury Secretary, James... | http://robesonian.com/opinion/91254/time-to-weed-the-tax-garden | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/13f29d45ceb44db82b3386164f24a7b7346392ed1319de13693cf2062e78180d.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T18:47:34 | null | 2016-08-29T13:54:48 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fnews%2Fcrime%2F91344%2Frobeson-county-crime-report-42.json | http://robesonian.com/news/crime/91344/robeson-county-crime-report-42 | en | null | Robeson County crime report | null | null | robesonian.com | Thefts
Amanda Locklear, of Trol Road, Maxton, reported Sunday that $100 in cash, a $150 purse, a $30 wallet and IDs were stolen from her room at Royal Inn on Lackey Street, according to a police report.
Herbert Lowry, of West Second Street, Lumberton, reported Sunday that someone broke into his car at Chestnut Street M... | http://robesonian.com/news/crime/91344/robeson-county-crime-report-42 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/5ff3ad422c02d6fed8cea498ee3135061095194f5b4727c1210c16a60d35ff2c.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T12:47:50 | null | 2016-08-30T06:59:59 | null | http%3A%2F%2Frobesonian.com%2Fnews%2F91354%2Fpence-to-hold-winston-salem-rally.json | http://robesonian.com/news/91354/pence-to-hold-winston-salem-rally | en | null | Pence to hold Winston-Salem rally | null | null | robesonian.com | WINSTON-SALEM (AP) — Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence is returning to North Carolina to rally supporters, this time in Winston-Salem.
Pence was slated to address a crowd at the Millennium Center on Tuesday night. He made his first North Carolina appearance as Donald Trump’s running mate in Winston-Salem ... | http://robesonian.com/news/91354/pence-to-hold-winston-salem-rally | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/335aa59e402bfe96e3b9144a1a6048f5a716fdc2b555a2b7fc6463ffced955f5.json |
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Monique Taylor, of Old Whiteville Road, Lumberton, reported Monday that a $1,300 air-conditioning unit was stolen from her home, according to a police report.
Charles Walker, of Holly Street, Lumberton, reported Monday that someone broke into his car at JCPenney on North Elm Street and stole $600 worth of items,... | http://robesonian.com/news/crime/91371/robeson-county-crime-report-43 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | robesonian.com/1841d79f27213a95f3edb22a467141cc47401f4df1156458ebc6be9dd91bd731.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:10:48 | null | 2016-08-22T08:00:00 | An Abbey Dash charity day in Whitby has helped raise £378.42 for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.whitbygazette.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fabbey-dash-cash-boost-for-air-ambulance-1-8075436.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.whitbygazette.co.uk/webimage/1.8075434.1471875227!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Abbey dash cash boost for air ambulance | null | null | www.whitbygazette.co.uk | An Abbey Dash charity day in Whitby has helped raise £378.42 for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance.
Whitby Brewery invited local cyclists to go to the brewery, based up on the Abbey Headland, then go off on a 50km bike ride – or a 10km family friendly one – then return to the brewery for a beer and a barbecue, followed by a ... | http://www.whitbygazette.co.uk/news/local/abbey-dash-cash-boost-for-air-ambulance-1-8075436 | en | 2016-08-22T00:00:00 | www.whitbygazette.co.uk/aa7fba45b2c9c9e38fffa07237e90b7326c6e5ccdc4070353a330a9c160b102e.json |
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The Blues are now up to sixth place in the Evo-Stik Premier Division standings after two wins and a draw from their opening three fixtures.
Blues keeper Shane Bland kept a second successive clean-sheet... | http://www.whitbygazette.co.uk/sport/local-sport/blues-win-at-warrington-1-8085780 | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.whitbygazette.co.uk/1f52192547e4f500da4726a689a950c765e3cd9143b92bd00b0d2e87c984b236.json |
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Kevin Jenkins’ set, brilliantly compact, looks like it has always been a part of the Bistro. As lunch is served at your table, you are no longer only an audience member, but part of the action.
The plot revolve... | http://www.whitbygazette.co.uk/what-s-on/out-about/review-consuming-passions-stephen-joseph-theatre-bistro-scarborough-1-8058042 | en | 2016-08-09T00:00:00 | www.whitbygazette.co.uk/91beee0968c5c49d63df185efe1f92339586859a4b966d9730b0598eba89d2d6.json |
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If winter barley is anything to go by, there will not be any reward. I have yet to hear of any normal yield and bushel weights are down too.
Couple that with the price and we might as well have gone to the s... | http://www.whitbygazette.co.uk/news/local/please-be-patient-with-farm-traffic-during-harvest-time-1-8063091 | en | 2016-08-18T00:00:00 | www.whitbygazette.co.uk/b4b4499ed9efffd6a38400a7995a3fb9b07f1344bafada6f7d981befd9a2e27a.json |
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Staithes won the toss and elected to bowl first, a move which paid early dividends as controlled bowling from Paul and Stu Theaker saw Seamer restricted 37-1 after eight overs.
Gregg Chadwick then joined prolific ope... | http://www.whitbygazette.co.uk/sport/local-sport/cup-glory-for-staithes-1-8085727 | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.whitbygazette.co.uk/de9f668acb4e802637e35dffde9206039da7be1c4fb19d4bb04421d6d9ba97c7.json |
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