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Alphonso Hedgepeth: Died after a motorcycle accident in 1931.
Alphonso Hedgepeth: Died after a motorcycle accident in 1931.
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Bridge named after fallen officer
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LAURINBURG — Highway patrolmen and officials gathered Thursday morning to dedicate a bridge in honor of a state trooper from Rowland who was killed in the line of duty 79 years ago. Trooper Alphonso Hedgepeth was killed on Oct. 23, 1931, when his motorcycle failed to negotiate a sharp curve while he was chasing a speeding automobile down N.C. 2...
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Judi Haberkorn, a board member of the Robeson Council on the Affairs of Black People, right, passed out prizes on Thursday to students at W.H. Knuckles Elementary School where they were recognized for completing Gov. Perdue s summer reading challenge. | Staff photo by Stefanie Valcin Reading challenge met
LUMBERTON — Nine-year-old Isaiah Troy, who attends W.H. Knuckles Elementary School, feels great about completing Gov. Beverly Perdue’s three-week reading challenge, because it was an activity th...
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Sewage spills reported after heavy rain
LUMBERTON — Because substantial amounts of rainfall on Tuesday, sewer spills occurred at the following locations in the city: Kensington Street, 106 Stirling Drive, 2210 Musselwhite Circle, inte...
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Wreck kills Fairmont man
FAIRMONT — A single-car accident Thursday killed a Fairmont man and injured three others, but none seriously. According a report by Trooper D.E. Raynor of the state Highway Patrol, 20-year-old ...
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Angel Elite team wins national title
PEMBROKE — Angel Elite coach Charlette Barnes wasn’t sure what to expect from her handful of players two weeks ago in Orlando, Fla. Matching up against teams with multiple lineups and a deep ben...
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Jacobs looks to create travel team
PEMBROKE — The BallPark in Pembroke held open tryouts for a 12-and-under baseball traveling team Thursday afternoon. Sandy Jacobs stated “we want the best 13 players that are out there.” The ev...
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Puryear takes the helm at Red Springs
RED SPRINGS — Residents of Red Springs can expect a new salesman at their doorstep in the coming days. But it’s not Avon calling. Eric Puryear’s ad campaign asks for all interested stu...
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The summer sun continues to blister the area during the latest heat wave. | Staff photo by Joe Centanni
The summer sun continues to blister the area during the latest heat wave. | Staff photo by Joe Centanni
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Girl power
History was made Monday night when the Public Schools of Robeson County elected two women — Loistine DeFreece and Jo Ann Lowery — to the board’s leadership positions. “Thank you for your vote of c...
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Where’s the outrage?
No one who is awake could have been surprised when a state Attorney General’s Office report for the second straight year ranked Robeson County No. 1 in violent crime and No. 3 in property crime in...
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The enemy from within
There is a growing school of thought — and count Defense Secretary Robert Gates as a member of the class — that the biggest threat to this country’s greatness, our liberty, doesn’t come from al-Qa...
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LOCAL FEATURES
A Walk through Meadowbrook Cemetery written by members of the Robeson County Genealogical Society, looks at every grave inscription in the cemetery through December 31, 2009.
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Meadowbrook Cemetery memoir available now
by Amanda Munger, Features Editor
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LUMBERTON — Meadowbrook Cemetery in Lumberton is the final resting place for such notable people as Lumberton’s Angus McLean, the former governor of North Carolina from 1925 to 1929, and Taft “Taff...
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Country education
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Contributed photo Grover Soesbee and Betsey Dowless, from Carolina Grain, set up a table at “Country Comes to Town” recently. The agricultural field day featured booths, presentations and vendors ...
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