Robeson County, NC

LUMBERTON — The National Weather Service has issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook for Robeson County today. The NWS weather statement was issued about 3:19 a.m. Wednesday for Robeson, Bladen, Columbus, Pender, New Hanover, Brunswick and South Carolina counties including Marlboro, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Williamsburg, Horry and Georgetown. The weather statement was issued during the daytime and evening hours of Wednesday.

RED SPRINGS, N.C. (WBTW) — A Robeson County man remained in jail Tuesday morning on a $1.6 million bond after his arrest in connection with a string of shootings that occurred over the past six months in the Red Springs area, authorities said. Jarred Brown, 28, of Red Springs, was arrested Monday after a traffic […]

LUMBERTON — Robeson County’s sheriff has requested aid from state and federal authorities to investigate threats made at the Campbell Soup Company in Maxton. The Robeson County Sheriff’s Office began receiving reports of threats made at the company that have continued through Sunday and caused “disruption in business” and “fear” among staff members, Sheriff Burnis Wilkins told The Robesonian.

ROBESON COUNTY, N.C. (WPDE) — More deputies are at the Campbell Soup plant in the Maxton area of Robeson County after several threats in recent days, including a threat written on a bathroom stall, according to Maxton Plant Manager Brett Dunson. Robeson County Sheriff Burnis Wilkins said that, "while...

LUMBERTON — A 50-year-old woman pleaded guilty Tuesday in Robeson County Court on charges of embezzlement in connection to her previous work at Sentinel Fence. Tonya Jackson Locklear pleaded guilty to two counts of Class C embezzlement and one count of Class H embezzlement. She will return to the courtroom Sept. 16 for sentencing by Robeson County Superior Court Judge Greg Bell, who presided in court Tuesday.

ROBESON COUNTY, N.C. (WPDE) — More deputies will be at the Campbell Soup plant in the Maxton area of Robeson County after several threats in recent days, including a threat written on a bathroom stall, according to Maxton Plant Manager Brett Dunson. Dunson said deputies will be present during...

Several events will be held across the county to celebrate America’s 246th birthday this weekend. Lumberton’s Family Fourth Celebration will return Saturday after a 2-year-hiatus related to COVID-19 health concerns, according to Tim Taylor, director of Lumberton’s Recreation Department. The celebration will take place at Lumberton Senior...

LUMBERTON — The Robeson County Department of Social Services issued an update about Food and Nutrition Services stating that some emergency allotment payments may take longer to issue because of processing demands. “Food and Nutrition Services is a federal food assistance program that provides low-income families the food they...

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.

ROBESON COUNTY, N.C. (WPDE) — North Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly crash that killed a 46-year-old man Sunday near the Pembroke area of Robeson County. First Sgt. S.B. Lewis said the man ran off the road to the right, overcorrected and ran off the road again before hitting a tree.

ROBESON COUNTY, N.C. (WMBF) - A Red Springs man is being held on a $1.6 million bond after a routine traffic stop led to multiple drugs and weapons charges and the arrest of a suspect in several recent shootings. Investigators have investigated multiple shootings in the community within the past...

LUMBERTON — A Red Springs man is facing weapons and drug charges as a result of an investigation into multiple shootings in the Springside Community, according to the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office. Jarred Brown, 28, was charged Monday with three counts of discharging a weapon into an occupied...

The North Carolina Healthy and Resilient Communities Initiative housed at the North Carolina Partnership for Children has granted funding to t

The Robeson County Sheriff’s Office received Friday through Monday reports of break-ins in the following areas: South Pine St

LUMBERTON — The North Carolina Youth Violence Prevention Center held its Community Appreciation banquet recently at Adelio’s with more than 50 people in attendance. Over the years, the Robeson County Teen Court program had held the volunteer appreciation banquets but COVID-19 concerns halted the event over the last two years, according to Jim Barbee, the center’s executive director.

Robeson County’s unemployment rate saw a slight increase in May, according to the North Carolina Department of Commerce. The