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Highway Partol seeks applications
RALEIGH — The Highway Patrol is looking for a good few men for its 130th Basic School, set to begin Nov. 4 in Raleigh. Because the application cutoff date is June 1, District Recruiter George Inman said those interested should get their applications in as soon as possible. Last year, 675 people applied for the school, for which there are only 59 openings. The 29-week program prepares recruits for a career on the patrol with physical exerc...
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Chick-fil-A coming soon
LUMBERTON — Get ready to “eat mor chikin.” Ground was broken last week on a Chick-fil-A restaurant at the corner of Khan Drive and Jackson Court. Officials from Chick-fil-A — including the chain’s signature “Eat Mor Chikin” cow — and Lumberton city officials were on hand Thursday at the construction site. Mayor Raymond Pennington said the restaurant has been a long time coming. “We’ve got a multi-million dollar police station under cons...
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Biz Briefs
LUMBERTON — Andy’s Burgers Shakes and Fries, the 1950s-style restaurant chain famous throughout North Carolina for its hand-pattied cheeseburgers and fresh-made frozen custard, has changed its name to Highway 55. Patrons can expect to see the new Highway 55 signs at the local Lumberton restaurant as of Tuesday. The name change was sparked by a potential legal battle over the federal trademark for the name Andy’s that arose as the company ...
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Business Briefs
LUMBERTON — Kasey Locklear recently joined the circulation department of The Robesonian as a district manager. Locklear will assist carriers and subscribers with delivery and service issues in the Maxton, Rowland and Fairmont areas of Robeson County. Kasey is a graduate of Red Springs High School and lives in Maxton. LUMBERTON — OneMain Financial will be collecting clothing donations to help support the mission of a thrift store, It’s Wor...
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Fairmont Mayor Charles Kemp, center, was awarded the Collie Coleman Spirit of Unity Award for public service. Commissioner Carol Leak-McKenzie, left, Commissioner Perry Ashley, Town Manager Linda Vause, Town Clerk Jenny Larson and Robeson County Economic Development Director Greg Cummings were on hand to present the award.

Kemp receives Spirit of Unity Award
PEMBROKE — The spirit of entrepreneurship was alive and thriving at the 16th annual Business Visions Awards Banquet on April 26. Hosted by The University of North Carolina at Pembroke’s Regional Center for Economic, Community and Professional Development, the Business Visions Banquet honors the university’s top business students and the area’s top business people. Fairmont Mayor Charles Kemp received the Collie Coleman Spirit of Unity Awa...
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The restaurant at 1985 Roberts Ave. is open for lunch Mondays through Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and for lunch and dinner on Thursday and Fridays from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. The buffet costs $7.50. Anne-Claire Siegert | The Robesonian

Restaurant serves up home-cooked goodness
LUMBERTON — Three days after opening, Thenabell and Jojo’s Country Buffet was filled with the aroma of home-cooked food and customers who had heard of the restaurant by word of mouth. Joey and Athena Hucks, owners and deputies with the Sheriff’s Office, named the restaurant after their nicknames. “I was small, had blond hair and loved wings and Peter Pan, so people called me Tinkerbell,” Athena said. “When I got older, I didn’t like Tinke...
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Ag/Biz briefs for 29 April, 2012
Area jobless rate drops RALEIGH — The unemployment rate for Robeson County fell to 12.9 percent in March, down from 13.4 percent in February, but the 10th highest in North Carolina. The rate for Robeson County was 13.3 percent in March 2011. Robeson was one of 98 counties with lower rates in March than in February. Orange County had the state’s lowest unemployment rate at 6 percent. Graham County had the highest unemployment rate at 1...
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Leadership seminar scheduled at RCC
LUMBERTON — Robeson Community College will hold a “Certification in Leadership and Supervision Skills” seminar every Wednesday in May from 3 to 5 p.m. All seminars will be held at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke’s Regional Center for Economic, Community and Professional Development, at COMtech, 115 Livermore Drive. The workshop will focus on ways to be an effective leader or supervisor. It will teach people skills required to m...
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Cape Fear Farm Credit CEO, Michael R. Jackson, left, presents Michelle and Patrick Shooter with a plaque and congratulations for the couples participation in the Ag Biz Planner program along with David Kohl, the developer of the Ag Biz Planner program, and Alicia Morris, the programs’ managing director.

Couples complete AgBiz Planner program
LUMBERTON — Two Robeson County couples, Gene and Susan Thompson and Patrick and Michelle Shooter, have successfully completed the AgBiz Planner program, which helps develop a strategic business plan for their farming operations. The couples received guidance from loan officers working in the Lumberton branch office of Cape Fear Farm Credit. The AgBiz Planner program, a college-level course in Farm Credit University, was a collective effort ...
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“Jesse Mae’s room,” named after his first wife, is flooded with light and opens onto a balcony that looks out onto the garden. Anne-Claire Siegert | The Robesonian

Lowry legacy lives on in bed and breakfast
PEMBROKE — In a display case at the D.F. Lowry House bed and breakfast, a business card sits in a small, silver frame. It reads “Dr. Fuller Lowry, executive secretary of Church Extension for Indian Affairs.” The card can be found with other memorabilia in the bed and breakfast, a four-bedroom, 1.1- acre home built in 1937 at 504 Lowry St., originally owned by the late Rev. D. Fuller Lowry. The business card was discovered when his granddaug...
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