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Red Springs adopts budget
RED SPRINGS — After shifting $55,000 from the Capital Reserve and General Fund to provide for a basketball court and a communication system for the town’s vehicles, the Red Springs Board of Commissioners on Tuesday approved a $9.3 million budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The budget includes a 3 percent pay increase for the town’s employees, the first in six years. It keeps the tax rate of 63 cents for every $100 property, but includes a...
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The Project Graduation Committee works to make final plans for tonight's event. | Contributed
Public Schools to throw countywide grad party
LUMBERTON — Out of a tragedy was born a life-saving event. Twenty-seven years ago, a South Robeson High School student died in a car crash on his way to the beach to celebrate his graduation. To prevent this from happening again, the Public Schools of Robeson County created Project Graduation to keep high school seniors safe on graduation night. The 26th annual Project Graduation will begin at 7:30 p.m. at The University of North Carolina...
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Robeson under severe weather watch
LUMBERTON — Robeson County is under a severe thunderstorm watch until 10 p.m. tonight as high winds and rain move towards the eastern part of North Carolina. The massive storm system started in the Upper Midwest and plowed across the country, hitting Mid-Atlantic and Southern states early this afternoon. It has caused widespread power outages and flash flooding. Duke Energy is reporting more than 112,000 customers without power in the sta...
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Committee approves use of $30K to improve town appearance
RED SPRINGS — At a called meeting on Monday, members of the Small Towns Economic Prosperity program committee voted unanimously to move $30,000 from a fund that has been designated for education to one that will aid in beautifying the town. Committee Chairman Johnny Robertson proposed that $6,000 of that money for landscaping for four new entrance signs into the town, including two that were paid for with STEP money; $7,500 to install art s...
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Westgate Terrace resident Lagirtha Graham speaks out against a proposed $25 reconnection fee for the town's utility services. | Abbi Overfelt | The Red Springs Citizen
Board hears residents concerns on budget
RED SPRINGS — The Red Springs Board of Commissioners will meet on Tuesday at 6 p.m. to continue to hash out aspects of a $9.3 million budget that includes a 3 percent pay raise for employees and an added $1 to the sanitation rate. At the board’s June meeting, it got an earful from three residents who oppose items in the proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year — one of whom helped the town develop the current budget when the town was wi...
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Color guards are led by sheriff's deputies to the front of the 21st annual Law Enforcement Memorial at the Robeson Community College. | Adelina Shee | Civitas Media
Red Springs’ Marshal Atkinson one of lawmen remembered at recent ceremony
Adelina Shee LUMBERTON — A Red Springs police officer who was killed two centuries ago was one of 15 remembered at a recent gathering of more than 100 people who came to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty. Officer Marshal Atkinson’s July 21, 1899, death was the earliest remembered at Robeson County’s 21st annual Law Enforcement Memorial Service. But for most gathered, the county’s most recent loss of a law e...
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Patsy Conoley, of the Red Springs Presbyterian Church, cuts the ribbon at the beginning of the Survivor’s Lap at the county’s Relay for Life. Photos by Abbi Overfelt | The Red Springs Citizen
Red Springs residents join country trek for cancer research, survivor support
Staff report LUMBERTON — This year marked the 19th that Gail Woodcox has been a part of Relay for Life. Like many who participate in the annual event, Woodcox is a cancer survivor. In fact, she has fought off the disease twice — once on her skin, and again in her brain. Her husband, Robert, wasn’t so lucky. He died of prostate cancer a little more than two years ago. Woodcox, of Westside Baptist Church, was there along with fellow membe...
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STEP to seek contract extension
Abbi Overfelt Editor RED SPRINGS — The town can count on receiving money from the Rural Center’s Small Towns Economic Prosperity Program — as long as the program committee can prove it has a plan to spend it. The Rural Center must approve an outline for use of the remaining $75,000 of $100,000 received in grant money through the program before June 30, when the current contract expires, in order to extend that contract to Dec. 31. At ...
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Board ponders fee for late payments
Abbi Overfelt Editor RED SPRINGS — Town residents who put off paying their utility bill could end up with a reconnect fee for water or electricity — even if their service is not suspended. While working to formulate a budget for the upcoming fiscal year, the Red Springs Board of Commissioners is trying to decide if it should start charging the $25 reconnect fee to customers whose payment is more than 15 days late, even if their service ...
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Thad
Pets of the week for May 22
Monty is a male Shepherd/Hound mix, about 2 years old. He is a big guy and will need plenty of room. Thad is a male Beagle mix, about 2 or 3 years old. He is a smaller guy and is a little shy. Neuter is mandatory with adoption and is free to Robeson County residents. To see Yogi or the other animals, please visit the Robeson County Animal Shelter at 255 Landfill Road in St. Pauls or visit the Robeson County Animal Shelter Facebook page. The s...
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Crime Reports
Crime report for July 11
A suspect in the Hayes Convenience Store armed robbery faces additional charges, according to the Red Springs Police Department. Richard Allen Stubbs IV, 22, of 408 East Sixth Ave., was arrested...
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Crime Reports for May 16
Earline Johnson was arrested last week by Red Springs police in connection with a Buie Street house fire. Police charged Johnson with conspiracy to commit arson and solicitation to commit arson ...
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Crime Report
The following is a list of reports filed by Red Springs Police officers. Arelene Sinclair, 41, of 104 Dallas Ave., was arrested on a warrant issued in April for court violations. A $500 secure...
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Crime Report
The following reports were filed by the Red Springs Police Department: James Edward Williams, 40, 108 Dallas Ave., was arrested July 22 at 515 W. Fourth Ave. He was charged with burglary, posses...
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Crime Report
From: edwilcox@nc.rr.com [edwilcox@nc.rr.com] Sent: Sun 7/24/2011 11:10 PM To: Kaleh Sampson Cc: Subject: RSC police report, 7.27.11 ...
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Church News
Worship the Lord sincerely
Isaiah 29:9-16 Worshiping God is a total and continual yielding of ourselves to God. In genuine worship, we are seeking to draw closer to our Heavenly Father, to know him and to serve him. A...
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School’s out
Curtain climbers. Yard monkeys. Cherubs. Whippersnappers. Ankle biters. Urchins. I don’t know what you call them, but our children have been turned loose on the world. School is out for summer, at...
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Living with the promises
2 Peter 3
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Just hang on
When I was a bit younger and a bit braver, a group of friends and I shot the rapids on the Ocoee River in southeast Tennessee. The Ocoee, which I think is the Cherokee word for “terrified rafter” ...
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School News
Extended school year proposal denied
“From the Superintendent’s Office” Dr. Johnny Hunt When you’re struggling to put together a budget for the upcoming year given the ongoing shortage of funds, anything that can be construed as ...
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Peterson Elementary holds science fair
There were 36 participants in this year’s science fair at Peterson Elementary School. Valinda B. Ford was the science fair chairperson, and Kevin Locklear assisted. Jessica McEachin, Destiny B...
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Schools observe art programs during March
The combined observance in March of “Music in our Schools Month” and “Youth Art Month” emphasizes the importance of the arts in the Public Schools of Robeson County. A knowledge of the arts produc...
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FMA student chosen for summer program
Russell Ross, a junior at Flora Macdonald Academy, has been selected to attend Governor’s School East this summer at Meredith College. He will participate in the area of mathematics. He is the s...
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