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Dealer license OK’d
Abbi Overfelt Editor RED SPRINGS — The Red Springs Board of Commissioners at its April meeting approved a conditional-use permit that allows a business owner to get a car dealer’s license, doing so after nearby residents dropped their objections. Mike Woods, owner of Mike Woods Electric Company, an electrical construction contractor located at 312 W. Fourth Ave., wants the license so that he can purchase fleet vehicles for a low price ...
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What’s Happening for April 10
Seniors to meet RED SPRINGS — The Red Springs Senior Citizens will meet at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Westside Baptist Church, 527 N. Vance St. Watch will meet April 23 RED SPRINGS — Red Springs Community Watch will meet at the town’s Community Building at 6:30 p.m. on April 23. Anyone is invited to attend. Refreshments will be served. Club to hold tourney RED SPRINGS — Red Springs High School’s Booster Club will hold a bowling tourname...
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Rosie Godwin gets her blood pressure checked during a recent health fair at Parish Place. The event also included screens for diabetes and cholesterol. | Matthew Lynch | The Red Springs Citizen
Fair promotes healthy habits
Matthew Lynch Correspondent RED SPRINGS — Rosie Godwin has high blood pressure. In a county ranked last of the state’s 100 for health, she’s not alone. According to a study recently released by the University of Wisconsin and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 26 percent of adults in Robeson County smoke cigarettes, 41 percent of adults in the county are obese, 39 percent of the population are physically inactive and 9 percent of Robe...
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Joseph Matteson
Man, 31, faces two murder charges
Staff report RED SPRINGS — Doretha Flowers says she’s glad the man who is accused of shooting and killing her neighbor and friend is in jail. “He should pay for his crimes,” she said. “He killed two ladies and shot a man. That’s rough.” Still, Flowers says the arrest of 31-year-old Joseph Kelly Matteson offers little comfort. When she looks out of her front-door glass, she sees the home of Kathy Bullard, a woman whom she describes as q...
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Joseph Kelly Matteson
Man recovers, faces 2 murder charges
RED SPRINGS — A Raeford man who spent nearly a month recovering from severe head injuries has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder in a February shooting that killed his mother and the mother of a man who beat him nearly to death. Joseph Kelly Matteson, 31, of 2675 Calloway Road, also faces charges of attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury, and breaking and entering, accor...
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McNeill
Officals blast McCrory budget
Staff report RED SPRINGS — Gov. Pat McCrory’s plan to cut funding to programs that aid rural development will be “devastating” to Red Springs, according to Mayor John McNeill, and could mean higher water bills for residents. “Everybody says the government has to cut back well, they’ve cut back,” McNeill said. “… So much of what’s in McCrory’s budget is going to be devastating not only to Red Springs, but to Robeson County.” In his propo...
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Dixie Youth opener set for Saturday
Staff report RED SPRINGS — Elected officials from Robeson County and Red Springs will gather along with the town’s youths on April 13 to kick off the opening day of Dixie Youth Baseball and celebrate the town’s purchase of land it has been renting for several years. The ceremony, which starts at 9 a.m., will feature comments from Noah Woods, chairman of the Robeson County Board of Commissioners, county Commissioner Raymond Cummings, and ...
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County’s bond request denied
Bob Shiles LUMBERTON — A Superior Court judge last week denied a request by Robeson County that a $1.24 million bond be posted by a community group that is challenging in the courts the county’s approval of a permit allowing for the establishment of a sand-mining operation in their community. Superior Court Judge Robert “Frank” Floyd Jr. — without holding a hearing on the matter — denied County Attorney Hal Kinlaw’s motion that the bond b...
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Board OKs dealer license
RED SPRINGS — The Red Springs Planning Board at its March meeting approved a business owner’s request for a conditional-use permit that will allow him to get an auto dealer license. Mike Woods, owner of MWEC, an electrical construction contractor located at 312 W. Fourth Ave., wants the license so that he can purchase fleet vehicles at auctions for a low price, and save the business money. The board recommended that the town’s Board of Comm...
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Hal Kinlaw
County’s bond request denied
Bob Shiles Staff writer LUMBERTON — A Superior Court judge on Tuesday denied a request by Robeson County that a $1.24 million bond be posted by a community group that is challenging in the courts the county’s approval of a permit allowing for the establishment of a sand-mining operation in their community. Superior Court Judge Robert “Frank” Floyd Jr. — without holding a hearing on the matter — denied County Attorney Hal Kinlaw’s motion...
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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
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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Nikeyla Buxton, 10,Naliah Buxton, 4, and work to plant tomatoes in a newly-built garden plot. | Abbi Overfelt | The Red Springs Citizen
Churches hope to cultivate healthy habits
RED SPRINGS — In the small community of Duffie, on the outskirts of Red Springs, seeds have been planted in raised garden plots by more than 100 members of AME Zion churches from as near as Red Sp...
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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...
Mar 27, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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