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Former NBA player to lead basketball camp in Maxton
6+ hour, 32+ min ago (160+ words) MAXTON " This Saturday and Sunday, the Spring Break Madness basketball camp presented by Hines D1 Elite Sports is being held in Maxton at Townsend Elementary School. MAXTON " This Saturday and Sunday, the Spring Break Madness basketball camp presented by Hines D1 Elite…...
UNCP earns State Building Commission Merit Award for controlled burn
2+ hour, 37+ min ago (758+ words) Victor Deese, left, UNCP vice chancellor for facilities, Kevin Witmore, senior project manager and Michael Bullard, director of environmental health and safety, with the State Building Commission Merit Award for Excellence in Project Implementation. A controlled burn at the Village…...
Shooting death in St. Pauls under investigation
2+ hour, 8+ min ago (105+ words) ST. PAULS " The St. Pauls Police Department is investigating the shooting death of a 49-year-old man as a homicide. ST. PAULS " The St. Pauls Police Department is investigating the shooting death of a 49-year-old man as a homicide. Gary Sinclair…...
Storage Solutions adds U-Haul products for local residents
4+ hour, 57+ min ago (205+ words) LUMBERTON " U-Haul Co. of North Carolina is pleased to announce that Storage Solutions signed on as a U-Haul neighborhood dealer to serve the Lumberton community. Storage Solutions, located at 1990 North Roberts Avenue, will offer essential services like U-Haul trucks and…...
Local roundup: Fairmont baseball beats West Bladen
4+ hour, 9+ min ago (1151+ words) FAIRMONT " A five-run fourth inning helped lift the Fairmont Golden Tornadoes to a 7-4 win over Southeastern Athletic Conference visitor West Bladen on Wednesday. Fairmont (5-8, 2-2 Southeastern) scored one run each in the first and third innings before its five-run fourth. West…...
Carroll Middle School earns 3rd place at regional Battle of the Books
2+ hour, 57+ min ago (172+ words) The L. Gilbert Carroll Middle School Battle of the Books team. LUMBERTON " L. Gilbert Carroll Middle School students have earned a third-place finish in the Elementary Division at the Regional Battle of the Books Competition, held at Bladen Community College. The team's…...
More than half of NC public school graduates passed college-level courses while in high school
8+ hour ago (367+ words) RALEIGH " Historic percentages of North Carolina public school students are enrolling and succeeding in college-level courses while still in high school, according to new data presented to the State Board of Education Thursday. The CCP program allows eligible NC public…...
Fairmont High prinicpal selected for Leverage Leadership Instutute Fellowship
3+ hour, 8+ min ago (316+ words) FAIRMONT " Fairmont High School Principal Anthony Barton has been selected for the highly competitive 20262027 cohort of the Leverage Leadership Institute (LLI) Fellowship, a national program designed to develop exceptional school leaders into transformative instructional leaders. Barton was chosen based on his…...
LRDA holds People’s Table event featuring Rob Cole
7+ hour, 16+ min ago (100+ words) PEMBROKE " The Lumbee Regional Development Association is holding its monthly People's Table event on Thursday. LRDA holds People's Table event featuring Rob Cole PEMBROKE " The Lumbee Regional Development Association is holding its monthly People's Table event on Thursday. The event…...
Public speaks out against proposed Duke Energy rate increase
6+ hour, 42+ min ago (1024+ words) LUMBERTON " Numerous Duke Energy customers made their voices heard Tuesday in opposition to the company's proposed rate increase in a public hearing held by the N.C. Utilities Commission (NCUC). Those who testified consistently said that bills have increased significantly in recent…...