Maxton News

A day after it was announced that Maxton Town Manager Katrina Tatum would resign immediately, town employees say they have "been warned" not to talk about their former boss.

Delia Quaison, an MC for the Friday festivities in Maxton, dons American flags on her hat to celebrate the nation's birthday.

In this, the 9th summer of the Community Journalism Roadshow, our latter-day Johnny Appleseed is targeting indy and semi-indy non-daily newspapers which are weathering The Great Recession far better than their big-city cousins.

Two gunmen held up the ABC Store in Maxton on Monday, according to town police. A report said two armed men entered the business at around 6:30 p.m. The men left with an undisclosed amount of money from the register, the report said.

If you can't wait to celebrate July Fourth, you don't have to. There will be three celebrations in Robeson County on Friday, including an annual event at Lumberton High School that attracts thousands of people.

Downtown Laurinburg is getting a fresh look while some young people are getting an even newer outlook on employment and training.

The Robesonian will publish stories on new filings for the municipal elections on an as-needed basis.

A Maxton man faces the possibility of life in prison and a $2.25 million fine after he pled guilty Monday in federal court to cocaine trafficking and firearms violations.

Harold "Chief Iron Bear" Collins has announced that he will undertake a feat that has never been done before.

Law enforcement was out in force this Father's day weekend with two special operations being conducted.

Investigators say they have solved the case of body found outside a Maxton store.

Maxton, NC Circle C Arena take 501 south towards Rowland go through 83 &501 cross roads take next right on to Fairley Road Circle C is 4.5 miles on right cost: $10 + kids 5-10 yrs $5.00. kids under 5 free There will be Wild Bulls Fast Horses Lots of family Fun There will be refreshments.Lawn Chairs are welcome.

MAXTON a ' A 39-year-old Maxton man was charged with cocaine possession on Friday.

The town Board of Commissioners reviewed and amended a proposed budget on Tuesday that holds the line on spending and maintains the current tax rate.

The woman accused of plowing her car into motorcyclists in excess of 100 mph - killing two people and seriously injuring another - has no memory of the accident.

A Maxton man was severely injured over the weekend in a horrific crash that killed two women.

Two years ago as Tiffany Marie Chavis was driving with her sister to meet their family for dinner in Maxton, a single bullet entered her back windshield and struck her in the back of her head.

The state Highway Patrol is saying that excessive speed may have caused an accident on Tuesday that killed a Lumberton teenager.

A Maxton teenager was killed Sunday morning in a single-car accident. According to the state Highway Patrol, 19-year-old Ozmer Lee Oxendine III, of Old Baker Road, may have been impaired when his vehicle wrecked at 4:36 a.m. on Sunday.

For most of us, Saturday will come and go without notice of what happened on that date in June of 1944.