Purnell Swett is currently ranked 49th in RPI, with the top 48 teams qualifying for the playoffs. A win this week should help them get into the top 48. If that doesn’t motivate the team, there isn’t ...

PEMBROKE — The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina Department of Energy will now accept applications for the Heating Assistance Program (HAP) from Jan. 5-30, 2026. The department staff was scheduled to ...

PEMBROKE — During the October business meeting the Lumbee Tribal Council voted to approve the creation of a new Economic Development and Tourism Department. This is a historic step for the Lumbee ...

Whitley and Register beat Holly Springs 6-0, 6-1 in the first round and Riverside 6-4, 6-4 in the second round, advancing to the semifinals. The Pirates’ pair lost 6-0, 6-0 to the top-seeded team from ...

LUMBERTON — The Robeson County Board of Commissioners voted Monday to proceed with installment financing for both the construction of a new Health Department and a new technical school.

LUMBERTON — High school students from the Public Schools of Robeson County’s Career and Technical Education Program recently participated in an enriching job shadowing experience at UNC Health ...

RALEIGH — The North Carolina General Assembly is about to redraw the state’s congressional districts for the 2026 elections. It will be the fourth-such map employed this decade — and a terrible idea.

The Fairmont High School’s Army JROTC unit marching at the front of the Fairmont Farmer’s Festival Parade Saturday in Fairmont. People on the back of one of Fairmont’s firetrucks are wearing masks to ...

LUMBERTON — The Lumberton Pirates boys soccer team fell to the Terry Sanford Bulldogs on Monday, 3-1. The loss dropped Lumberton to 7-9-1 and 3-5 in the conference. Terry Sanford improved to 7-7-4 for ...

Robeson County’s early voting location will be at the Pine Street Gym, at 801 North Pine Street in Lumberton, adjacent to the Robeson County Board of Elections office. The polling site will be ...

The volleyball teams from Purnell Swett, St. Pauls and Fairmont each lost in straight sets in the first round of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association state playoffs Saturday.

The Campus Security and Regional Emergency Operations Center (CSRE) will be built in a renovation of the current Auxiliary ...