Chadbourn, NC

LUMBERTON — Two people lost their lives in separate crashes during the weekend including a victim in a hit-and-run. Jimmy Locklear, 46, of Maxton, died Sunday after the 1998 Ford pickup truck he was driving on Old Red Springs Road crashed, according to 1st Sgt. S.B. Lewis, of the State Highway Patrol. The NCSHP was dispatched about 10:57 p.m. to the crash about 3.8 miles west of Pembroke.

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF) – An incident report is providing more details on what led officers to find a 91-year-old North Myrtle Beach woman dead inside a car in Lumberton. North Myrtle Beach police said they received a welfare check call on Saturday, where the caller said they...

LUMBERTON — An elderly South Carolina woman was found deceased in a vehicle over the weekend in Lumberton, according to police. Lumberton police found 91-year-old Mary Elizabeth Cook of North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, deceased Saturday in her minivan, which was parked in “the shoulder of the roadway” in the 400 block of Country Club Road in Lumberton, according to the Lumberton Police Department.

Lumberton, N.C. — A Myrtle Beach woman has been found dead across the North Carolina state line, according to police. The Lumberton Police Department said it received a request from police in Myrtle Beach to check an area along Country Club Road at around 6:10 p.m. Saturday. The request...

LUMBERTON, N.C. (WPDE) — A missing 91-year-old was found dead inside her van in Lumberton Saturday. The Lumberton Police Dept. said they received a request around 6:10 p.m. from the North Myrtle Beach Police Dept. to check in the area of Country Club Road in an attempt to find Mary Elizabeth Cook.

Capitalizing on the recent discovery that the North Carolina Museum of Art’s first chief curator, Benjamin Forrest Williams, was a Lumberton native, the Robeson County Art Guild invited his biographer Jillian Z. Goldberg to luncheon which took place recently at its Lumberton headquarters. The connection between Benjamin Forrest Williams...

ELIZABETHTOWN — The Bladen County Board of Commissioners took little time approving the 2022-23 fiscal year budget on Monday, but that budget comes with a hike in the property tax rate. Chairman Ray Britt made the motion to approve the $69.9 budget, but with the proviso that county’s property...

LUMBERTON, N.C. (WMBF) - A North Myrtle Beach woman has been found dead across the North Carolina state line, according to police. The Lumberton Police Department said it received a request from police in North Myrtle Beach to check an area along Country Club Road at around 6:10 p.m. Saturday.

Lumberton police were contacted around 6:10 p.m. Saturday about Mary Elizabeth Cook, a news release said.

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NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WPDE) — A missing 91-year-old from North Myrtle Beach found dead in her car hadn't been seen in about a week when a caller requested a welfare check. According to a report, police responded on June 25 to the home of Mary Elizabeth Cook in...

WHITEVILLE — The ability to obtain a good result when not everything is clicking is the sign of a good team. For the first four innings Monday, the Pembroke Post 50 junior American Legion baseball team didn’t have a hit against Whiteville Post 204, but still held a two-run lead. When they finally hit the ball over the final three innings, that lead expanded in a 6-1 win.

ROBESON COUNTY, N.C. (WPDE) — A man has been struck and killed by a car in a hit-and-run this past Saturday on Bee Gee Road about one mile from Lumberton, according to First Sgt. S.B. Lewis with North Carolina Highway Patrol. Lewis said the victim is 42-year-old Montrea Howell...

CHADBOURN, NC (WWAY) — Just after 2:30 am on June 16th, police were called to a pedestrian hit by a car in the 200 block of S. Wilkes Street in Chadbourn. According to police, the victim was Connell Faulk of Chadbourn, who was taken to the hospital but died of his injuries.

At Lake Waccamaw and other state-managed lakes, wildlife law enforcement officers will be on patrol as part of the nationwide Operation Dry Water from July 2–4. “Fourth of July weekend is historically one of the busiest boating weekends of the year in North Carolina,” said Lt. Forrest Orr with the Wildlife Resources Commission. “Wildlife Law Enforcement Officers will be patrolling the state’s waterways in an effort to reduce the number of alcohol- and drug-related incidents and fatalities.

FAIRMONT — Jordan Waters wanted to have a youth football camp at home in Fairmont. Saturday, the Duke running back gave back to the community in his hometown by hosting such an event at Hal S. Floyd Stadium. Waters, some of his Duke teammates and Indianapolis Colts All-Pro linebacker...

LUMBERTON — The Public Schools of Robeson County’s Board of Education has planned a special-called meeting for Thursday. The meeting will take place at 6 p.m. at Central Office located at 100 Hargrave St. in Lumberton. The meeting also will be broadcast on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WFeugxAZuc. Among items...