RALEIGH — North Carolina’s seasonally adjusted November 2025 unemployment rate was 3.8%. The national rate was 4.6%. October 2025 data are unavailable due to the lapse in appropriations during the ...

The PSRC Board of Education meets monthly at 6 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month at PSRC Central Office, located at 100 Hargrave Street in Lumberton, unless otherwise announced. For more ...

RED SPRINGS — The Red Springs Board of Commissioners announced a grant for the town’s fire department at its January meeting. The grant adds approximately $9,000 to the fire department’s budget, to be ...

David Allen received the Robeson Regional Agricultural Fair’s highest honor on Tuesday, thehe Alfred C. Smith Friend of the Fair Award. Allen has sponsored the children’s days at the fair, allowing ...

The Rams (5-6) got off to a strong start, leading 11-5 with a minute left in the first quarter. The Red Devils (2-8) ended the first quarter well, scoring six of the final seven points to go into the ...

WILMINGTON — A federal judge sentenced a Maxton man to 14 years in federal prison on Dec. 11 for distributing cocaine and methamphetamine and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Lloyd Kinston ...

According to communications director Chad Deese, one of the new systems is called ASAP-to-PSAP (Public Safety Answering Points) and directly connects the 911 dispatcher’s office to several alarm ...

RCC Diamond Eagle Baseball, 5 p.m., Jan. 31: Robeson Community College (RCC) is launching its first baseball season in 2025, with its official inaugural season opener scheduled for Jan. 31, at home at ...

GREENSBORO — St. Pauls’ Yoshua McBryde and Red Springs’ T.J. Ellerbe and Kamarion McBryde each participated in the East-West All-Star Game on Dec. 21 in Greensboro. Yoshua McBryde rushed for 12 yards ...

PEMBROKE — The Pembroke Town Council received a presentation on the status of the road renovation project at their January meeting. The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) District 1 ...

BRISTOL, Tenn. — The UNC Pembroke men’s basketball held a 20-point lead late in the first half, but King shot 70.3% from the floor in the second half to rally and defeat the Braves 74-69 on Saturday ...

Lydia Mansfield, a senior at UNC Pembroke majoring in American Indian Studies with a minor in Theatre Arts, was recently elected to serve as the student representative on the National Indian Education ...