Lauren Metzger, United Way staff member of Robeson County, left, Tate Johnson, ceo of UW, “Dolly Parton”, Brendon Fisher, director of International Paper Manufacturing and intellectual property administrative assistant Sandi Nicoll are photographed after International Paper donated $5,000 to United Way Chapter Local. Cash will be used for dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.
Courtesy United Way of Robeson County
LUMBERTON – Robeson County’s United Way won a $5,000 grant for the Dolly Parton Imagination Library.
He came here from The Lumberton Box Factory of International Paper and the International Paper Foundation.
“At International Paper, we believe our company can’t succeed if our communities aren’t successful,” said Brendon Fisher, IP Manufacturing Manager. “We are proud to assist United Way of Robeson County in its attempt to make it about schooling in Robeson County.
Robeson County’s United Way partnership with the Dolly Parton Imagination Library ensures that all young people in Robeson County can have a variety of books at home, according to United Way. The program serves all youth, families and communities in the same way, regardless of points such as race, language, economic prestige and religion.
“International Paper’s partnership with Robeson County’s United Way ensures that young people who recently enrolled in the program and new entrants will get a loose month of e-books,” said Tate Johnson, local executive director of United Way.
The International Paper Foundation is one of the tactics in which International Paper strives to achieve its vision of being among the most successful, sustainable and guilty corporations in the world. Established in 1952, the base provides millions of grants annually to non-profit organizations. 501 (c) (3) to satisfy the critical desires of the communities where their workers live and work Priority is given to financing systems similar to their main causes: education, hunger, fitness and well-being, crisis relief and projects that the planet For more information, visit ipgiving. com.
COVID-19 causes cancellation of vacation trips along Red Springs and Northern Railroad
Lumbee River EMC board appoints Shawn Hunt as CEO
LUMBERTON – Robeson County Public Schools has earned a $15 million grant from the Needs-Based Public School Capital Fund for the state superintendent.
Thursday’s investment announcement through the State Department of Public Instruction. State Superintendent Mark Johnson announced that $55 million of the fund would move to public school systems in Edenton-Chowan, Hoke, Robeson and Wayne “for the structure of new school buildings. “
The PSRC won the grant as an investment for the structure of a career and an intermediate generation that will have 1,200 students. The building, once built, would come with classrooms, laboratories and student education areas. The charge of the assignment is estimated at $82. 3 million. The grant requires a local counterpart of five million dollars.
Plans to build a new career center have been in process for at least 10 years, Loistine DeFreece, interim superintendent of PSRC.
“We’ve been talking about this for several years,” DeFreece said. “We plan to hold an assembly (from the structure committee) to talk about the use of money. “
Craig Lowry, chairman of the CRSP School Board, anticipates that the assembly will take a position before the November 10 board assembly.
He’s excited to be able to offer academics more for careers in professional trades, Lowery said.
“This is news for our school system,” he said.
CRSP leaders are actively working to secure more investments in the allocation to carry it out, Lowry said.
“This grant will help continue our efforts to provide opportunities for students in the district. We are grateful to state leaders who are making a long-term investment in Robeson County Public Schools,” said Gordon Burnette, a spokesperson for PSRC.
The Executive Director of External Affairs at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke also shared words of encouragement for the project.
“As a spouse in Robeson County and regional education, UNC Pembroke is pleased with robeson County public schools’ efforts to satisfy the wishes of academics with cutting-edge training approaches that prepare them to become life-class learners,” Kevin Wilkinson said.
“The fund created to help poorer counties meet their critical capital desires for the structure of public schools,” according to a State Department statement.
County programs were reviewed based on priorities such as the ability to generate profits, a higher share of tax debt earnings, and the project’s ability to address “critical gaps to serve its existing student population well and long term. “
Projects that were at the plan-making level and can allow the structure to begin within 12 to 18 months were also a component of the investment process.
“This is the fourth year that those budgets have been made to be held to gain benefits for our students and educators who have had to deal with replaced facilities,” State Superintendent Johnson said. “These grants will help satisfy our state’s desire to upgrade old schools with greater learning environments. “
Over the more than 4 years, the Needs-Based Public School Capital Fund has allocated a total of $298 million to 26 local school districts, with the structure of 26 new buildings and the replacement of 29 existing IPR arrangements.
“I look forward to seeing those projects start in the coming months,” Johnson said. “I thank the General Assembly for making these budgets available to help schools in the regions that need them most. “
Amanda Williamson of Oakridge Boulevard in Lumberton informed the Lumberton Police Department Wednesday that a user had damaged a vehicle that left her residence locked.
Lisa Hickam reported Wednesday to the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office that a break-in had occurred at an Angie Drive space in Parkton.
Krysten Buffkin reported Wednesday to the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office that an armed man had taken place on Pittman Road in Lumberton.
The following robberies reported Wednesday to the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office:
Marquel Newkirk, Thomas Drive, Lumberton; and Karl Woods, Beam Road, Lumberton.
The following robberies reported Wednesday to the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office:
Hector Hernandez, Tricky Drive, Lumberton; and John Jones, Himark Road, Shannon.
PEMBROKE – Shawn Hunt has been appointed Acting CEO of Lumbee River Electric Membership Corporation.
The board of directors of the application company made the appointment at its October meeting. The appointment of an interim executive director became mandatory through the retirement of current EXECUTIVE Director Carmen Dietrich.
“We feel the time is right to make this transition,” said Spencer Locklear, Chairman of the Board of Directors. “The financial budgets are ready, as well as the general business activities and strategic plans for next year. It would be the most productive time to make this replacement to achieve some continuity and a graceful transition to these new plans and directions.
Dietrich had been CEO of Lumbee River EMC since March 2018.
“We thank Ms. Dietrich enough for her many years of service. She has brought stability to the organization and we wish her the most productive for her retirement,” Locklear said.
Shawn Hunt, a lifelong resident of Robeson County, brings years of delight in the cooperative business model, according to LREMC. Prior to joining Lumbee River EMC, Hunt worked with Cape Fear Farm Credit, a monetary cooperative.
“I appreciate this opportunity,” Hunt said, “I look forward to working with the Board of Directors, workers and members to make Lumbee River EMC one of the country’s power suppliers. “
Lumbee River EMC is a non-profit cooperative with more than 50,000 members in Cumberland, Hoke, Robeson and Scotland.
LUMBERTON – United Way of Robeson County won a $ 5,000 grant for the Dolly Parton Library of Imagination.
He came here from The Lumberton Box Factory of International Paper and the International Paper Foundation.
“At International Paper, we believe our business can’t succeed if our communities fail,” said Brendon Fisher, IP Manufacturing Manager. “We are proud to help United Way of Robeson County as they paint to have an effect on education in Robeson County.
Robeson County’s United Way partnership with the Dolly Parton Imagination Library ensures that all young people in Robeson County can have a variety of books at home, according to United Way. The program serves all youth, families and communities in the same way, regardless of points such as race, language, economic prestige and religion.
“International Paper’s partnership with Robeson County’s United Way ensures that young people who recently enrolled in the program and new entrants will get a loose month of e-books,” said Tate Johnson, chief executive of United Way Local.
The International Paper Foundation is one of the tactics in which International Paper strives to achieve its vision of being among the most successful, sustainable and guilty corporations in the world. Established in 1952, the base provides millions of grants annually to non-profit organizations. 501 (c) (3) to satisfy the critical desires of the communities where their workers live and work, priority is given to financing programs similar to their main causes: education, hunger, fitness and well-being, crisis relief and projects that the planet for more information, visit ipgiving. com.
RED SPRINGS – There will be an activity Saturday along Red Springs and North Railroad, but that may not come from the exercise of concern that seems in each and every Halloween season.
The Red Springs and Northern Foundation has scheduled its club round at 10 a. m. at Red Springs Farmers Market.
The Red Springs and Northern Railroad Foundation, a 501c3 non-profit corporation, organized in 2001 the increase in the budget for railroad rehabilitation and asset acquisition in 2004.
The base is known for hosting various fundraising occasions throughout the year, including the Fright Halloween Train in Parkton and the Rails to Christmas exercise in Red Springs.
“Our car passenger exercise is used to raise funds and public service activities,” said Tim Parnell, president of the Foundation.
The Fear Train serves as a haunted house on the move. Passengers travel in front of a series of horrific acts during the 20-minute journey. Christmas Railways transports passengers in a direction dotted with thousands of electric lights.
Both times were canceled this year due to a physical condition similar to the COVID-19 pandemic, Parnell said.
“The way those cars are made back to back and shoulder to shoulder for people, there’s no way to do it safely,” Parnell said. “We couldn’t make sure it was safe. “
The base had to replace its plans in the beyond Hurricanes Matthew and Florence.
“We’ve had interruptions in recent years,” Parnell said. “This is the first time this has come from a pandemic. “
Members regularly twice a year to give back to members whose financial aid with donations keeps the 13-mile runway running through Red Springs, Shannon and Parkton. The two rounds of the club have already been established this year, however, the Foundation has made the decision to organize another one to reposition the Scare Train event.
“Since we’re not going to do the Scare Train this year, we will,” Parnell said.
At Saturday’s meeting, members will bring their own car, allowing a social distance. A fried fish and a fried bird lunch will be served, followed by more walks, Parnell said.
The Foundation has about 60 members, some from places as far away as Texas. There aren’t many places where you can drive your own car on a personal train, which is why the Foundation has attracted other people from out of state.
“Where else can you drive your own car on a railroad that is being stopped?”Parnell said.
Membership in the Foundation costs Americans $40 according to the year and allows the railroad.
“If you (a member) own your own small car, you can drive at any time, and if not, you can get training,” Parnell said.
For more information on membership, call 910-237-1937.
St. PAULS – The Robeson County Animal Shelter is asking the public for donations of puppy supplies.
The shelter, at 255 Landfill Road in St. Pauls, wants canned cat food, cat sand, cat beds and old newspapers. Financial donations will also be accepted.
“All donations would be greatly appreciated through our furry staff and friends here,” says one from the shelter.
For more information, call the shelter at 910-865-2200.
LUMBERTON – A segment of Biggs Road near Pembroke will be closed to traffic on either instruction until five p. m. on December 11, according to the North Carolina Department of Transportation.
The closure is for the paint equipment to fix the drainage structures in the pipe of a bridge, according to NCDOT. As the paintings are underway, traffic will divert from Biggs Road to ALTERNATIVE US 74 to Chicken Road and back to Biggs Road.
Work should start from 7 a. m. to 5 p. m. Monday to Friday.
LUMBERTON – A 33-year-old Pembroke guy arrested Wednesday in connection with a stabbing that sent his father to the hospital in critical condition.
Bryant Locklear has been charged with attempted murder and attack with a fatal weapon that caused serious injury, according to the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office. Locklear was placed at the Robeson County Detention Center on a $145,000 security bond. He earned another $600 for two incidents – court appearance for unrelated matters.
Locklear was arrested after sheriff’s agents responded at approximately 2:28 a. m. Wednesday to a report of a user stabbed in 3014 St. Anna Road in Pembroke, according to the sheriff’s office. MPs found that Wayne Chavis, 58, had been stabbed several times. Chavis was transferred to the southeastern regional medical center before being transferred to another hospital, where he entered critical condition.
The stabbing occurred in a barn in the house. Investigators also decided that Locklear’s 2-year-old son was with him in the barn when they arrived.
“Investigators tried to talk to the suspect and he refused to go to the door,” the sheriff’s workplace said in part.
“After several hours of law enforcement and a circle of family members to talk to the suspect, the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office, SWAT, entered and recovered the child from the residence,” he said.
The boy was taken to his mother’s space and Locklear arrested.
SWAT members of the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office, Parole and Parole of the North Carolina Department of Public Safety and the Carolina American Marshals’ Regional Working Group on Fugitives worked in combination to get Locklear to surrender.
Anyone with more information call the sheriff’s workplace at 910-671-3100.
LUMBERTON – A 21-year-old Lumberton guy accused Wednesday of several drug-related crimes following a traffic prevention in Lumberton.
Luke Austin Gibson arrested and charged with trafficking for possession of a Schedule II controlled substance, trafficking through the transportation of a Schedule II controlled substance, possession with intent to sell and deliver cocaine and maintenance of a vehicle for a controlled substance, property with intent to sell marijuana, possess marijuana accessories and use a concealed weapon , according to the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office.
Gibson asked the Robeson County Sheriff’s Drug Police for more fees in a separate drug investigation before his arrest on Wednesday.
He was also charged with possession of cocaine, possession of a Schedule II controlled substance, use of a concealed weapon, trafficking in opium or heroin, possession with intent to sell heroin, possession of Schedule II, distribution of drugs without a license, and possession of drug paraphernalia. , according to the sheriff’s office.
Gibson was placed in the Robeson County detention center on a $800,000 security bond.
The operating Chevrolet Avalanche stopped Wednesday at N. C. 711 in Lumberton through drug lawmakers and Lumberton police officers, according to the sheriff’s office. Law enforcement officers searched the vehicle and discovered a quantity of cocaine, prescription pills, marijuana, drug accessories and a firearm.
Anyone with more case data or data related to drug activity in Robeson County call the Drug En against Drugs Division of the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office at 910-671-3191.
PEMBROKE – Pembroke Fire Department leader says an improvement in the insurance department score of the State Fire Chief’s Office had nothing to do with him; were the harsh paintings of the other people in his apartment.
“They worked hard,” Chief Ryan Locklear said, “I didn’t pressure them to do it. “
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Chief Mike Causey announced Thursday that the Pembroke Fire Department has completed its regime inspection and won a Class Five rating. rated at 7 for at least five years, Locklear said.
North Carolina’s reaction assessment formula levels from one to 10, with one being the highest score and 10 meaning that the fire site branch is not identified as state-certified. Most rural branches fall into category 9S. The score suggests that a branch is more stocked to respond to chimney locations in your district. Higher ratings can also particularly decrease home insurance rates in this area of chimney locations.
“I need to congratulate Chief Locklear on the functionality of the department and the harsh paintings of all members of the department,” Commissioner Causey said. “The citizens of the city in those neighborhoods remain silent knowing that they have a fair organization of firefighters who protect them and their property in an emergency. “
Locklear’s purpose is to get an insurance score to get higher premiums for pembroke citizens since he settled as Fire Chief.
“I’m very happy for him here in Pembroke, ” he said.
The inspection, carried out through officials of the Insurance Decomposant, the Office of the Head of State Firefighters, is required as a component of North Carolina’s reaction assessment system. Routine inspections come with adequate staffing levels, good enough appliances, proper appliance maintenance, communication functions and availability. from a water source.
State law requires officials from the Fire Chief’s Office to go to departments serving districts with a population of 100,000 or less, representing the state’s twelve chimney districts.
Locklear hoped to get the score after all the paintings his firefighters had done in training.
“Many of our members have dedicated their time to firefighters,” Locklear said. “Ten intelligent men and women did more than 500 hours of training. “
Locklear said firefighters want 36 hours of education a year.
“They took all this education even with a homework and their college studies,” Locklear said. “In fact, they did their education. “
He congratulated his administrative staff, captain and deputy chief who “spent many hours. “
“It’s me,” he says.
Locklear said the help of city directors and the council also helped qualify.
“I would like to thank the director and the city council for their cooperation,” he said. “We had to make minor changes and buy gadgets and the town helped. “
Lumberton.
Work on the assignment is expected to begin around Thanksgiving, said Lumberton Director of Public Works Rob Armstrong. Lumberton City Council approved a structure to be offered for assignment at its normal assembly on October 7.
“We have some small documents to pass because it’s funded by CDBG money,” Armstrong says. “We will have to review the entire auction record through CDBG members. “
The city does not anticipate any mess with this process, in component because the lower bid does not choose it, but the “lowest guilty offer” accepted, Armstrong said. This key offer with the understudy, by Ralph Hodge Construction Co. Wilson, $1,358,480. 80 . After the approval of the CDBG, the city will hold a pre-construction convention with the contractor to review the project plans.
Even though the lowest bid was rejected, the allocation is still in the city budget and the city has some unforeseen events in the event of unforeseen problems, Armstrong said.
Once the paintings begin in the cell home park on East Elizabethtown Road, the task is expected to take a year or more, he said.
Of the park’s 125 residential sites, 86 have defective septic tankes, Armstrong said. Because the terrain is unemploymenty, it cannot be leased due to its existing condition. In addition, a violation report was delivered in some busy batches, with time for the challenge to be correct before the occupants were evicted. The Robeson County Department of Health does not renew individual reservoirs due to formula challenges, so a new sewer formula is the only solution.
“This will solve this challenge and allow those parcels to be occupied,” Armstrong said. “Over the years, some health hazards have arisen, such as the loss of sewer water on the ground. “
Approximately 40 who are recently vacant can be put back on the market at the end of the project, with CDBG’s willingness to be occupied by low- to moderate-income residents, Armstrong said.
On September 11, 2017, the City Council approved a $750,000 grant application through the Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Norte. La grant amounted to $1,997,500 and its receipt was approved through the City Council on May 14, 2018. La board approved a solution on September 5. 2018, to approve a proposed grant order and authorize a program manual.
Thereafter, the grant procedure took place in the scenarios until the task was submitted before this month.
“CDBG grants have traditionally moved very slowly,” Armstrong said. “This allocation is more complex than the average sewerage extension. “
A giant high-pressure herbal fuel pipe runs under the park, Armstrong said. Although there are no cell homes directly above, engineers had to devise a way for the sewer formula to cross the line. Obtaining and processing data that confirms which citizens were thought of. as part of the low to moderate income process, as well as the development of downstream sewer diversion plans due to the need for increased capacity.
Some easements and rights also had to be obtained, city administrator Wayne Horne said.
Rosewood Mobile Home Park contributed $39,214 in allocation funds, which city attorney Holt Moore said at the October 7 city council meeting. This covered allocation prices similar to sets that were not eligible for the subsidy because they are unemployed or their occupants are not low to moderate income groups, according to Horne and Armstrong.
It’s not the only cell home park in Lumberton where the city will rebuild a sewer system, Horne said.
“We’re trying to install sewers in those cell home parks,” Horne said. “Fundamentally, those soil situations and the fact that those cell homes were on the ground, and the maximum density, saturated the ground. “
Rosewood’s assignment will come with the installation of approximately one mile of pipes and the structure of a new pumping station. Then we’ll have to repair the pavement and remove the old septic tanks.
RALEIGH – Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper of North Carolina said Wednesday that the state would keep its reopening rules in place for 3 weeks, at a time when key coronavirus parameters would worsen.
As Cooper increased mass collection limits and allowed bars, cinemas, amusement parks and other businesses to partially re-open this month, the spread of the virus has increased.
On Wednesday, the state eclipsed 4,000 deaths and 250,000 instances since the coronavirus pandemic began. Mandy Cohen, secretary of the state Department of Health and Human Services, noted that North Carolina had noticed its biggest day in COVID-19 cases to date two. times last week.
Current hospitalizations have also peaked for several months, with more than 1,200 patients recently treated for the virus. Daily deaths also increased. The 53 virus-related deaths reported in North Carolina on Tuesday were the highest overall in a daily pandemic.
For the first time this month, the state reported Wednesday that the percentage of COVID-19 tests that returned exceeded 7% on consecutive days.
“Because many of our trends are moving in the direction, North Carolina will remain paused in Phase 3 for the next 3 weeks,” Cooper said. “We hope that greater law enforcement, strong network leadership, and more people doing the right thing can reduce those numbers. “
Cooper, who has long claimed that science is the driving force behind his decision-making process, insisted that the parameters involved him, so he made the decision not to approve the reopening of more portions of the state economy. that the state did not face a dramatic increase in the spread of coronavirus.
“We are not in the middle of a peak and have not noticed any in this procedure yet, largely due to the perseverance of the other people there and the strong movements we have taken, however, we will continue to monitor trends and we will do whatever is necessary,” Cooper said.
Cohen said Cooper’s transition to Phase 3, which took effect on October 2 and lasted Wednesday from October 23 to November 13, is not the only cause of higher cases, hospitalizations, and deaths; however, he said that more flexible restrictions can only contribute to the growing complacency of North Carolina residents tired of following public fitness protocols, such as dressing in a mask and maintaining a physical separation of 1. 8 meters (6 feet) from each other.
“Moving forward in Phase 3 would possibly not only ease restrictions on some companies, but possibly others would let their guard down a little bit,” Cohen said. “I think that’s what we need to make sure other people take their guard up (and) we’re on the lookout as we move forward here.
Cohen sent a letter Wednesday to local officials in 36 counties asking law enforcement and public aptitude officials to bill corporations that fail to comply with the mask’s mandate state-wide and move beyond existing public aptitude guidelines. 11 pm Restrict, close bars and clubs and restrict catering activities.
Republican Deputy Governor Dan Forest, who will overthrow Cooper in this year’s gubernatober election, accused the governor of cede leadership and unfairly punishing businesses.
“To put it bluntly: Governor Cooper seeks to use local governments to punish businesses and Americans who do what they can to survive,” Forest said in a statement. “He has said at various events that he has full authority over the closure of COVID, which means he also assumes one hundred percent of the duty. Transferring duty to local businesses and municipalities is the antithesis of leadership. “
Cooper said he has long enforced public aptitude guidelines more strictly.
“What we are doing now in working with local governments to curb the spread of the virus is none other than what we did in March, April and June,” Cooper said. “We established land with state restrictions, but at that time. ” We also encouraged local governments to say that if they saw more viruses spreading on their network and it worked better for their network, they could use more restrictions than state ones. “
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LUMBERTON – President Donald Trump will be in Lumberton on Saturday.
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