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LUMBERTON, N.C. (WBTW) — Lumberton police have asked for the public’s help in finding a missing 33-year-old woman. Kattie Chantel Mckoy is about 5-foot-2 with black hair and brown eyes, police said Wednesday afternoon in a Facebook post. She was wearing a tan dress with slides and was last seen leaving a home in the […]

LUMBERTON, N.C. – An early Sunday morning shooting resulted in one fatality and two injuries in Lumberton. Two individuals arrived separately at UNC Health Southeastern with gunshot wounds at approximately 2:55 am. James Edward Blount Jr., 43, was later discovered dead at his home on Nevada Street. Nicholes Leggett, 43, and Marcus Alford, 35, have been transferred to a hospital for treatment of their gunshot wounds. The Lumberton Police Department is seeking information from the public about this incident. The post One dead, two injured at shooting in Lumberton home appeared first on Shore News Network.

RALEIGH, N.C.(WNCN)- As the North Carolina Department of Transportation continues to work on the widening of Interstate 95, the department has announced a ramp closure. A series of temporary ramp closures will begin in June around the Cumberland-Robeson county border. The following ramps will be affected:. I-95 North exit ramp...

LUMBERTON, N.C. — One person is dead and two others are in the hospital after a shooting in Lumberton on Sunday. Around 2:55 a.m. two people who had been shot arrived separately at UNC Health Southeastern. An officer already at the hospital on another call was able to respond...

A state education advisory group is doubling down on its efforts to convince North Carolina school districts to stop using Native American-the

This story is the latest in a series of reports that NC Newsline is publishing about environmental justice issues and cumulative pollution impacts in Robeson County. Funding for this project comes from Kozik Environmental Justice Reporting Grants funded by the National Press Foundation and the National Press Club Journalism Institute. On Nevada Street, less than […] The post Coping with a “disaster diaspora” in Robeson County appeared first on NC Newsline.

Lumberton rising senior wide receiver Damian Robinson has the interest of colleges due to his big 6-foot-3 frame. Robinson is still newer to the game but he is getting better very quickly. He spoke with HighSchoolOT ahead of his senior season about how the Pirates are looking to turn things around.

ROBESON COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) – One person has died in a car crash Friday Morning on Barker Ten Mile Road and Butler Farms Road in Robeson County, according to First S.B. Lewis of the North Carolina State Highway Patrol.  According to Lewis, Ginger Locklear Cummings, 52, of Lumberton was travelling North at a high rate […]

BLADENBORO, N.C. (WECT) – The Bladen County Sheriff’s Office says that two Bladenboro residents have been charged after drugs and weapons were found in a search on Friday, May 26. The BCSO says that “numerous” complaints have been made in the past several years about the sale of...

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DILLON, S.C. (WBTW) – A man out on bond in North Carolina was arrested in Dillon Thursday on attempted murder charges, according to police.  Michael Jason Blunt, 25, was arrested on three counts of attempted murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime.   According to a news release by the Dillon Police Department, […]

ELIZABETHTOWN, N.C. (WECT) - North Carolina State Parks is inviting the community to a Juneteenth commemoration event at Jones Lake State Park on Sunday, June 18. From 2 to 8 p.m., the family-friendly event will include corn hole, swimming, music, a bounce house, food trucks and more. The event will also honor Dewitt Powell, the first Black superintendent at Jones Lake State Park.

The Dublin Peanut Festival donated $500 to the Dublin Fire Department. DPF Chairman Richard Sibbett presented the donation to Dublin Fire Department Chief Ethan King. Dublin Peanut Festival organizers said on social media, “We would like to thank the Dublin Fire Department for their continued support.”

This weekend there will be an Estate Sale at 503 Mercer Mill Road in Elizabethtown, NC. Furniture, household items, and lots more will be for sale on Friday, June 2, from 3 pm until 7 pm and Saturday, June 3, from 8 am until 5 pm.

Josh Mankiewicz reports on a Hope Mills man who has been missing for more than 20 years. His family wants answers.

There is a revival coming to Columbus County, and this event is like none other. New Breed Revival is based out of Tampa, Fla., and Whiteville will be the be their next stop in July for ‘Miracles Under the Tent.’. Kevin and Brittney Chamberliss have been in the ministry...

Here were some of the stories making news in Bladen County in 1973:. • Clarkton, Elizabethtown and Bladenboro Jaycees joined together for a special Memorial Service honoring all Bladen men who died or are MIA in the southeast Asia conflict. • The North Carolina General Assembly approved $85,000 for the...

Darryle Jermaine is no stranger to adversity, but he has used his experiences to not only better his own life but to serve as an inspiration for others who are chasing their dreams. Darryle was born in Brooklyn. His parents had drug problems, and when he was only one year...

Lumberton High School hired Clinton defensive coordinator Dennis McFatten to lead its football program this offseason. McFatten sat down with HighSchoolOT to discuss the process that it will take to get Lumberton on the right track. So far, he's impressed with the talent he has seen.

Robeson County’s girls soccer season saw no playoff qualifiers and three of the four teams below .500. But through those struggles, ther