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  2. The Robesonian takeover - Wikipedia

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    takeover. Coordinates: 34°38′15″N 78°59′59″W. On February 1, 1988, two armed Tuscarora men, Eddie Hatcher and Timothy Jacobs, took hostages in the offices of The Robesonian newspaper in Lumberton, Robeson County, North Carolina. At the time, Robeson experienced a significant level of drug trafficking and increasing public distrust of ...

  3. Julian Pierce - Wikipedia

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    Occupation (s) chemist, attorney. Julian Thomas Pierce (January 2, 1946 – March 25/26, 1988) was an American lawyer and Lumbee activist. Born in Hoke County, North Carolina, he became the first person in his family to go to college and worked for several years as a chemist at shipyards in Virginia before obtaining his Juris Doctor degree.

  4. Glenn Maynor - Wikipedia

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    Kenneth Sealey. Personal details. Born. 1946. Lumberton, North Carolina, United States. Political party. Democratic Party. Glenn Allen Maynor (born 1946) is an American retired law enforcement officer and politician who served as Sheriff of Robeson County, North Carolina from 1994 until 2004.

  5. Robeson County, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Robeson's homicide rate grew to four times worse than the national average [151] and the county had the highest numbers of drug-related arrests in the state in 1985 and 1986. [152] In February 1988, two Tuscaroras held the staff of the county newspaper, The Robesonian , hostage to protest local corruption. [ 153 ]

  6. Hubert Stone - Wikipedia

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    Hubert Stone. Walter Hubert Stone (died February 11, 2008) was an American law enforcement officer who served as the Sheriff of Robeson County, North Carolina from 1978 to December 1994. Stone was raised in Robeson County, and in 1953 became a municipal police officer. He served as police chief of Fair Bluff from 1954 to 1957, when he was hired ...

  7. List of newspapers in North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Many of the newspapers in North Carolina have common parent companies, including Adams Publishing Group, Boone Newspapers, Champion Media, Community News Holdings, Inc. (CNHI), Gannett, Lee Enterprises, and McClatchy. Many of the newspapers are also members of the North Carolina Publishing Association. Print frequency varies from daily to monthly.

  8. The Robesonian - Wikipedia

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    Website. robesonian.com. The Robesonian is a newspaper published in Lumberton, North Carolina, Tuesday through Friday afternoon and Saturday and Sunday morning. [3] The Robesonian traces its heritage back to 1870, [4] when it was established by W.S. McDiamid, a Baptist preacher. [5] The Robesonian was previously owned by Heartland Publications ...

  9. Horace Locklear - Wikipedia

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    Spouse. Barbara Brayboy. Horace Locklear (November 27, 1942 – May 5, 2024) was an American politician and attorney who served in the North Carolina House of Representatives from 1977 until 1983. A member of the Lumbee tribe, he was the first Native American to practice law in North Carolina .