Rev. Joshua K. Owens serves as the Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church in historic downtown Lumberton. He can be reached by email at joshowens@fbclumbertonnc.org.

National Christmas Tree Day: If you haven’t put up or decorated your Christmas tree yet, Monday would be the perfect time as those renowned evergreens are celebrated. Enjoy a special holiday dessert, ...

ST PAULS — The Fairmont girls basketball team beat St. Pauls 59-43 Friday. While the Golden Tornadoes earned the win, coach ...

BEREA, Ohio — UNC Pembroke won 22 of its 30 bouts on the way to a three-match sweep over Case Western Reserve, Wilmington College, and host Baldwin Wallace at the Yellow Jacket Duals on Friday evening ...

Good news continued for the UNC Pembroke football team on Thursday afternoon when Hunter Turner, Isi Etute, and JaQuan Albright were all named to the Division II Conference Commissioners Association ...

LUMBERTON — The Carolina Civic Center’s newly constructed annex building is now open to the public, with the project being completed just in time for the theater’s annual Robeson County Christmas Show ...

LUMBERTON — More candidates have continued to file for office as the filing period for the 2026 primary election has reached the end of its first week. The 2026 election will be comprised of races at ...

LUMBERTON — The Robeson County Board of Elections is hiring. Make a difference in the community by serving as an election official for the upcoming 2026 primary election. These are paid positions and ...

RED SPRINGS — The Red Springs Police Department is seeking the public’s help identifying persons of interest in a stolen vehicle case.

Donations continue for the Fund, a partnership between The Robesonian and the Robeson County Department of Social Services. The fund now nears $10,000, sitting at $9,980 as of Friday afternoon. This ...

P.U.S.H sites include Aycock Birthplace, Bennett Place, Bentonville Battlefield, Fort Fisher, Historic Edenton, Historic Halifax, House in the Horseshoe, Town Creek Indian Mound and Vance Birthplace.

A parade participant handing out candy to the children watching the parade. Pictured is Rodney Norton III. The Kiwanis Club of Pembroke’s float in the parade. The Purnell Swett High School’s Army ...