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First Posted: 10/16/2009 You know that feeling you get when someone pulls out the photo album from their latest vacation? Look, thats me kissing the dolphins. They were so playful that day. Look, thats John peering into the volcano. Oh, thats me with the flower in my hair and thats…

First Posted: 1/15/2009 WAKULLA - A Wakulla man was killed Friday night in a single-car accident less than a mile from his home. James Bryan “JB” Chavis, 21, of 1273 Chavis Road, died after the 2004 Pontiac he was driving ran off the road and struck a ditch, said Sgt.…

First Posted: 1/15/2009 Motorcycle ride set for Saturday FAIRMONT - The Billy Wilcox Memorial benefit motorcycle ride will be held Saturday. Registration is from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Fairmont Civitan Club House. The cost is $20 for singles and $30 for couples. Riders will receive a free T-shirt.…

First Posted: 8/21/2009 LUMBERTON School-age children can find free haircuts and school supplies, food, and games at W.H. Knuckles Elementary School on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Precinct 5 representative John Cantey and the Masonic Golden Leaf Lodge 124 for two months have gathered money and in-kind donations…

First Posted: 1/15/2009 Staff report LUMBERTON - The power is back on at Southeastern Regional Medical Center after a short left a portion of the hospital without electricity for about 14 hours. Electrical power was restored about 11 a.m. Thursday after a short in an elevator knocked out power to…

First Posted: 1/15/2009 Greenwich, Conn. Nora Lee McMillan, 71, of 42 N. Water St., formerly of Fairmont, N.C., died June 12, 2008, at Greenwich Hospital. The funeral was June 17 at St. Frances AME Zion Church, Port Chester, N.Y., the Rev. Natalie R. Wimberly officiated. Burial followed in Portchester Cemetery.…

First Posted: 12/6/2011 LUMBERTON The Board of Education for the Public Schools of Robeson County will hold a special meeting at 6 p.m. today at the central office on Canton Road to allow for public comment on the boards final redistricting plan. MAXTON The Maxton Board of Commissioners will hold…

First Posted: 1/15/2009 How are they going to play it, the Tar Heels that is? It’s not a question of whether North Carolina will be good this season. That’s a given. Roy Williams’ teams are always good, and a team returning a starting lineup that includes the national player of…

First Posted: 4/30/2009 Tanya Smith, 52, of 73 Toria Drive, Lumberton, died April 27, 2009, at Southeastern Hospice House. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Herring Funeral Care & Cremations Chapel in Fayetteville, the Rev. Anthony McLean officiating. Burial will be private. Surviving are a daughter, Sanomia King…

First Posted: 1/15/2009 LUMBERTON -- The Robeson County school board, in a 6-5 split vote, decided Monday night not to buy out the remainder of schools Superintendent Barry Harding's contract. Chairman Mike Smith cast the deciding vote. The other board members who voted against a buyout were: Robert Deese, Patrick…

First Posted: 1/15/2009 LUMBERTON - The county Board of Elections has selected March 11 - that month's second Tuesday - as the day to decide the allegedly-tainted and still-tied race for the Precinct 7 seat on the City Council. The election will give 12-year incumbent Leon Maynor and his challenger,…

First Posted: 1/15/2009 LUMBERTON - To Cajuns nothing says party like crawfish. Last Saturday, Louisiana natives Jason and Sonia Tinsley were the first in line at the North Carolina Crawfish Association's annual Crawfish Boil at the Southeastern Regional Agriculture Center/Farmer's Market. &#8220We moved here with an 80-quart pot, burner and…