The Robesonian

09/11/2026

25 years ago, a group from the Lumberton Chamber of Commerce was in Washington, in an event at the offices of the U.S. Capitol, when the 9/11 attacks took place.

From The Robesonian's archive, this story from the 9/12/01 edition recounts their experience:

Editor’s note: Friday marks the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. The following story ran in The Robesonian on Sept. 12, 2001, on the Lumberton Chamber of Commerce’s experience at a conference in Washington on the day of the attacks.

09/08/2026

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09/05/2026

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Pembroke, NC (September 4, 2026) – The Lumbee Tribal Council hereby provides notice of the dates, times, and locations for Discretionary Public Hearings (“Public Hearings”) to be convened throughout the Tribal Territory. Enrolled tribal citizens shall have the opportunity to provide comments concerning a draft gaming ordinance, which has been the subject of three public meetings conducted over the past month during sessions of the Tribal Council’s Constitution & Ordinance Committee.

Beginning Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, tribal citizens may review the draft gaming ordinance, the Public Hearing protocol, and related information through the Lumbee Member Portal.

During the Public Hearings, enrolled tribal citizens may attend and provide comments “on the record” regarding the draft gaming ordinance. In order to attend and participate, tribal citizens must consent to being recorded so that their comments may be entered into the public record. The Tribal Council will subsequently provide a process by which written comments maybe submitted for inclusion in the public record. Citizens attending or participating shall not broadcast or record the Public Hearings in any manner. The Public Hearings are scheduled as follows:

Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026, 10:00 AM–12:00 PM (Scotland)
Wagram Recreation Department
24441 Marlboro St.
Wagram, NC 28396

Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, 6:30 PM–8:30 PM (Hoke)
Hawkeye Boys & Girls Club
3066 Blue Springs Rd.
Red Springs, NC 28377-8568

Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, 6:30 PM–8:30 PM (Cumberland)
143 Maxwell
143 Maxwell St.
Fayetteville, NC 28301

Monday, Sept. 28, 2026, 6:30 PM–8:30 PM (Robeson)
Pembroke Boys & Girls Club
120 Youth Dr.
Pembroke, NC 28372

Attendance and participation shall be limited to actively enrolled citizens of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina. Tribal citizens may attend any or all Public Hearing sessions; however, to ensure that all interested citizens are afforded an opportunity to speak, each citizen may provide public comments during only one Public Hearing session.

Speaker Alex Baker shall serve as the Presiding Officer for the proceedings.

09/01/2026

08/26/2026

With inexpressible grief Robeson County Public Library has heard of the passing of American icon, Dolly Parton (1946-2026)

It is in deep gratitude that we wish to remember her legacy as a tireless advocate of life-long literacy and libraries.

Dearest to our heart, Ms. Parton’s devotion to supporting childhood literacy led to the creation of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, which provides a free book every month to enrolled children aged 0-5. Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library has gifted more than 300,000,000 books to children worldwide.

She will be most sincerely missed.

Have you signed your little one up with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library? Learn more at https://imaginationlibrary.com/

08/12/2026

🐾💛 Submit your darling fur-baby to the gallery of most loved Dogs!
Will be published in The Robesonian newspaper in print and online on August 26th, 2026. https://robesonian.secondstreetapp.com/National-Dog-Day-2026/rounds/1/gallery

08/01/2026

Lumbee Tribe Holdings, Inc. Board of Directors Releases Statement on 241-acre Land Acquisition2 minutes ago0 min readLH Statement.pdfDownload PDF • 4.08MB