PEMBROKE — Jessica Muñiz never imagined her future would include doctoral-level research at one of the nation’s leading research institutions. A 2022 UNC Pembroke graduate and third-year PhD student at Duke University, Muñiz has found herself doing just that as she studies the buried legacies of Puerto Rican workers recruited to work on war-related projects during World War I.

MAXTON — A man is in custody after deputies found him sitting in a vehicle wanted by law enforcement in South Carolina.

MAXTON — Strike at the Wind! continues this week at the Dial Amphitheater at the Lumbee Tribe Cultural Center with three more shows scheduled for Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

Farmers Market: The Robeson County Farmers Market showcases vegetables grown only in Robeson County. Local craft vendors are welcome as an addition to the market. Visit with the local farmers and get to know them. The market is open each Wednesday from 3-6 p.m. and 7 a.m. to noon on each Saturday through November.

LUMBERTON — UNC Health Southeastern has received three recognitions by US News & World Report’s Best Hospitals report.

The new principal of Elizabethtown Middle School Bobby Godwin has arrived, hoping to foster new growth and new heights for the school and its students.

LUMBERTON — A second suspect has been arrested in connection to a homicide that occurred earlier this month near Lumberton, according to a statement from the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (R-NC) and Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) led over 80 of their colleagues in a bicameral letter to U.S. Army Secretary, Christine Wormuth, demanding answers and transparency regarding social media reports that anti-terrorism training conducted at Fort Liberty labels pro-life organizations as “terrorists.”

LUMBERTON — Representatives from numerous law enforcement agencies, including the North Carolina Highway Patrol, took part in a continuing education class at Robeson Community College recently. The class was titled, Interdiction for the Protection of Children (IPC) to enhance efforts to combat human trafficking.