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On February 1, 1988, two Tuscarora men took hostages in the offices of The Robesonian in Lumberton in an attempt to bring attention to the death of a black man in the Robeson County jail and allegations of corruption in the sheriff's department—namely that sheriff's deputies were involved smuggling cocaine. They surrendered after state ...
Robeson County courthouse in Lumberton, 1978. In the 1980s Robeson County was among the poorest counties in the state of North Carolina, United States.It had a triracial population of about 101,000 people of whom 26 percent were black, 37 percent were white, and 37 percent were Native American (mostly members of the Tuscarora and Lumbee tribes).
Dec. 23—EDITOR'S NOTE — The following is a review of what we consider the top stories published in the Robesonian during 2021. This subjective list is ranked in no particular order, but ...
Aug. 3—LUMBERTON — The Robeson County Sheriff's Office states on its Facebook page that the murder suspect wanted in conjunction with the June 27 homicide of promising Lumberton rapper Tazarie ...
In February 1988, two Tuscaroras held the staff of the county newspaper, The Robesonian, hostage to protest local corruption. [153] In March, Lumbee judicial candidate Julian Pierce was murdered under disputed circumstances, and the father of basketball player Michael Jordan was murdered in Robeson in 1993. [154]
ROBESON COUNTY, N.C. (WBTW) — A murder-suicide Friday afternoon claimed the lives of two people outside of Lumberton, the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies responded to the 100 ...
Aug. 11—MAXTON — Investigators with the Robeson County Sheriff's Office are said to be investigating the death of a 38-year-old Pembroke woman who apparently was murdered early Friday morning.
Malcolm Gray McLeod (May 29, 1914 – June 3, 1987) was an American law enforcement officer who served as the Sheriff of Robeson County, North Carolina from 1950 to 1978. . Born in Lumberton, he worked as a service station operator and a grocery salesman before deciding to run for the office of sheriff in 1950, pledging to modernize the office and crack down on bootleg