St. Pauls News

ST. PAULS a ' About a dozen people attended a public hearing Thursday night on an involuntary annexation by St.

Terry Evans isn't ready to walk away in his race for town commissioner, not when he captured just 12 fewer votes than he needed to win one of the three seats up for grabs in Tuesday's election.

LUMBERTON a ' St. Pauls will have to wait a few days to see who won the one seat available for District 3, as votes are counted for three write-in candidates.

On Tuesday, 69 candidates for public office in Robeson County's 15 municipalities will be seeking a share of 18,508 votes that are eligible to be cast in the election.

Although 3-year-old Katie Whitman is still fighting for her life at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill, people from around the world have her on their prayer lists, says family friend Nikki Eason.A "Earlier this week, she had a pastor and solider from Ft.

One-stop voting for this year's municipal elections got off to a fast start Thursday.

More than a year ago, Jimmy Robinson went before the Robeson County Board of Commissioners to plea for help to alleviate what he called "Third world living conditions" - including crime, drugs and poor housing - that plagued St.

Lawmen continue to search for an escaped inmate who has been on the run since Wednesday morning.

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Annexation is getting closer for two areas adjacent to St. Pauls. During their meeting Thursday, town commissioners certified that the town clerk has notified all property owners in the proposed annexation areas of Broad and Armfield streets and Alford Road and Gillespie Street about the town's annexation plans.

NC Big Sweep's annual statewide waterway clean-up day is Saturday, and Robeson County Park Rangers are asking volunteers to help clean the Lumber River from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. LUMBERTON - The last day of the two-week, statewide litter sweep will be marked with another, more specific initiative: cleaning North Carolina's waterways.

LUMBERTON a ' The Robeson County Board of Commissioners will be asked Monday to approve conditional-use permits that will allow for the establishment of a used car dealership, a barber shop and a place to store commercial vehicles.

LUMBERTON a ' A reward is being offered for information that leads to the capture of an alleged rapist who escaped from the Robeson County Detention Center on Tuesday night.

"Chief Iron Bear" Harold Collins spent Wednesday's clear, sunny weather sweating and straining while he pulled a 20,000-pound tractor trailer that was harnessed to his back.

The event motto is a oeUnity 5-8-20.a Unity in Robeson County for Tourism--5 days, through 8 towns, pulling 20 thousand pounds.

Robeson County officials are asking residents to join in the state's effort to give North Carolina a facelift, beginning with the most obvious blemish: litter.

The St. Pauls Choir along with the Southeast Oratorio Society perform recently. Contributed Photo.

Town officials want the St. Pauls Mobile Home Park cleaned up. The commissioners voted Thursday to give Town Administrator Stuart Turille authority to do whatever needs to be done to clean up the park, Mayor Gordon Westbrook said.

The N.C. Highway Patrol on Tuesday captured a South Carolina prisoner who had walked away from a work release detail more than a year ago.

An undercover drug deal that was carried out in St. Pauls has led to the conviction of an illegal immigrant.