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LUMBERTON — Forty-two new cases of COVID-19 were reported Monday by the Robeson County Health Department.
The new cases of the novel coronavirus, recorded throughout the weekend, bring Robeson County’s total for positive tests to 2,540, with 52 county residents dying after contracting the virus.
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has a positive rate of 18% in Robeson County, although some cases distort the local percentage, the director of the county’s fitness department said.
“The drive-through testing done by the Lumbee Tribe and the Health Department generally has a 4% or 5% positivity rate,” Bill Smith said. “What is driving the higher rate are specific populations testing positive in mass, such as processing plants, long-term care facilities and prison populations.”
Of the 42 new cases, 24 were and 18 were men. The oldest new patient is 73 years old and the youngest is thirteen years old.
The American Indians accounted for 17 of the cases, 8 were white, six African-Americans, five Hispanics, and six mentioned their race.
Twenty of the positive cases were tested at the local hospital. Seven were each assessed at the entrance to the Lumbee Tribe and at an outdoor hospital in Robeson County. Six were evaluated at an immediate care center and two were evaluated at a personal provider.
Drive-through testing is occurring daily at a pharmacy in Lumberton, according to the county Health Department. The Lumbee Tribe’s drive-through testing scheduled for Tuesday has been postponed. Another tribal testing site will be in operation at Zion Hill Baptist Church in Rennert from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday and Friday.
Pre-registration is encouraged at all sites because it speeds up the testing process, but it is not required. Information on the testing sites can be found on each of the relevant organizations’ Facebook page.
The South East Regional Medical Center reported on Monday that 20 patients were in solitary confinement after positive for COVID-19 and that 25 workers were quarantined.
The national fitness firm reported 1,313 new COVID-19 instances on Monday, bringing the state total to 126,532 laboratory-confirmed instances. The NCDHHS also published its alleged positive weekly count of 105,093, on World Health Organization rules and the Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The virus caused or contributed to the deaths of 1,982 state citizens and left 1,057 citizens hospitalized.
Tropical Storm Isaias Rain Leaves County Flood Fears
Lumberton men face charges after deputies respond to report of home invasion
LUMBERTON — About 3,500 Duke Energy customers in Lumberton experienced power outages Monday evening into early Tuesday morning, but the bulk was not related to Hurricane Isaias.
“The only strange thing that happened was around 6 p.m. when a lot of the city lost power,” said Bill French, director of Lumberton’s Emergency Services. “The storm hadn’t even got here yet.”
Electric Utilities Director Lamar Brayboy said about 3,000 customers in the city, including several businesses, lost power because of problems at an electrical substation.
“We had some mechanical issues, some equipment failure at the substation,” Brayboy said.
A work crew was able to restore power within the hour.
“The branch of applications has done a task of regaining strength,” French said.
The body of emergency workers and other French and county application workers reported minimal or no damage to Isaias.
Isaias landed Monday night in Ocean Isle Beach, Brunswick County, as a Category 1 hurricane, according to the National Hurricane Center. By 6 a.m. on Tuesday, the typhoon had moved to Virginia after staying in North Carolina for about seven hours.
The typhoon’s risk prompted state-of-the-state statements from the towns of Maxton and Red Spring and Robeson County. St. Pauls imposed a curfew from 8 p.m. Monday at 6 a.m. on Tuesdays.
Maxton was lifted Tuesday at 1 p.m. and the county was rescied on Tuesday.
The Red Springs order will remain in place to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, but the order imposes no restrictions on the public, Town Manager David Ashburn said.
About 500 storm-related outages occurred Monday night into early Tuesday morning, but all power was restored by about 5 a.m. Tuesday, Brayboy said. Most of the outages came from damage to a major circuit and power lines downed by falling tree limbs.
French said winds topped out at 27 mph in the city, and there was some “localized street flooding.”
“It wasn’t constant, so I don’t think it caused any major damage,” French said. “We fared a lot better than we thought we would.”
Robeson County Emergency Management Director Stephanie Chavis reported an uneventful evening.
County Communications reported no structural damages as a result of the storm, and the N.C. Department of Transportation reported no road closures, Chavis said. Emergency Operations Center personnel are back to operating at normal status.
“Thank God for the magnitude, however, it’s still a smart practice for emergency management,” Chavis said. “Keep us alert.”
About 270 Duke Energy customers in Robeson County lost power, according to the utility company. All but four customers had power restored as of Tuesday afternoon.
Lumbee River Electric Membership Corporation reported no outages, said Walter White, LREMC’s vice president of Corporate Services.
“We really are so lucky,” White said. “We really are fortunate. We dodged a bullet.”
White said LREMC had won nearly 400 calls for power outages Monday night in neighboring Hoke County, but that all consumers had re-established the force until 6 a.m. on Tuesday.
Lumberton received about 1.38 inches of rain, said Rachel Zouzias, a National Weather Service meteorologist. As of 7 a.m. Tuesday, the Lumber River’s water level in Lumberton was 11.1 feet.
The river expected to peak about 12 feet on Wednesday, one foot below the 13-foot flood level.
“You guys really made it out OK,” Zouzias said.
LUMBERTON – A 24-year-old Fayetteville woman killed and 3 people, adding a 6-year-old boy, were injured in a rotation of the vehicle’s fate in Maxton, according to the State Highway Patrol.
The Highway Patrol won the turn of the destination report near McGirt and McGirt Gin Roads at approximately 6:31 p.m. Friday, the patrol sergeant. X.S. McPherson said Tuesday.
Ericka Alexis McLean, 932 Country Drive, died Friday after the 2013 Ford passenger car traveling east on McGirt Gin Road and operated through Angel Javier Dickerson, 25, of 1787 Mitchell Court in Fayetteville, did not give way to the driving force that entered the road from a prevention signal on McGirt Road McPherson said.
Dickerson’s car struck a 2013 Chevrolet passenger car operated by 51-year-old Joan Hunt Johnson, of 21480 McLaurin Road in Laurinburg, he said. Dickerson’s vehicle ran off the road to the left and overturned before coming to rest in a field. Johnson’s vehicle exited the road to the right.
Angel Dickerson, McLean and 6-year-old passenger Aiden Dickerson, from McLean’s management, were ejected from the vehicle, McPherson said. None of them were dressed in seat belts.
Johnson put on his seat belt and was not ejected from his vehicle.
Angel Dickerson was taken to UNC Medical Center in Chapel Hill with serious injuries, McPherson said. Aiden Dickerson, McLean and Johnson were taken to Scotland Memorial Hospital in Laurinburg.
McLean died of injuries suffered in the crash.
“The investigation is ongoing,” McPherson said. “This turns out to be a violation of functionality.”
No fees were set on the turn of fate and there were no updates on the situations of the wounded available, he said.
LUMBERTON – Distance education practices and scoring policy will be held Thursday at the Robeson County Public Schools Board Of Education Policy and Program Assembly.
The assembly is scheduled for 6 p.m. school district at one hundred Hargrave St. in Lumberton.
The public is not invited to the assembly due to disruptions with COVID-19. The assembly will be broadcast and published online at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGcG23cWcDQ&feature=youtu.be
LUMBERTON – Monday is to register for the South East Regional Tours 2020.
The tour is scheduled for August 14 at Roberts Brothers Farm, Howell and Ruth Roads in Robeson County, according to the Cooperative Extension Center of North Carolina-Robeson County.
Registration is required this year due to government regulations restricting the number of participants in meetings, in accordance with the Cooperative Extension. Participation will be limited to those who log in. Participants can log in to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/southeast-regional-field-tour-stop-registration-115533157785
Masks and hand sanitizer will be carried away at check-in, according to the Cooperative Extension. Participants will be encouraged to wear a mask and practice the rules of social distance when visiting the box.
During the visit to the producer-centric box, Ron Heiniger will discuss the highest-yielding corn environments and Rachel Vann will provide survey control practices related to the best soybean yields. There will be an optional self-guided tour and a question and answer consultation after the event.
For a list of virtual tour options, https://cals.ncsu.edu/crop-and-soil-sciences/virtual-events/ online
For more information or more information, tap Mac Malloy by calling 910-671-3276 or emailing [email protected].
LUMBERTON – No decision was made Tuesday on whether to cancel or continue with the 74th Robeson County Regional Agricultural Fair.
The fair’s board of directors is “waiting for further guidance from the governor (Roy Cooper) based on the state’s COVID situation,” said Shea Dejarnette, a fair board member.
Tuesday’s meeting came on the heels of the cancellation of the North Carolina State Fair. The annual event was canceled because of safety, financial and attendance challenges caused by COVID-19, state Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler said July 29.
The next day, organizers announced the cancellation of fairs in Cumberland and Columbus counties.
Troxler said horse and junior livestock shows still will take place at the fairgrounds in Raleigh in October, with proper social distancing. There also may be more drive-through events where motorists can buy food usually sold by N.C. State Fair vendors.
Following in the state’s footsteps, robeson County’s 24-member board of administrators voted Tuesday to hold cattle contests for youth. But, they’ll be virtual this year. The president of the fair, Allen Faircloth, told board members that other fairs canceled the carnivals and vendors, however, the breeding program.
“A lot of them are running the livestock shows,” Faircloth said.
The Dejarnette movement to continue judging livestock and use the cash raised from sponsors to purchase ribbons and trophies and pay the council-approved festival fees.
The livestock competition will be set up in such a way that young competitors will make video recordings of their animals, Dejarnette said. The recordings will be viewed remotely by judges.
The annual fair typically draws tens of thousands of people to Robeson County. As of Tuesday, the fair’s website carried a schedule of events that includes the Chickin’ Pickin’, Cycle Circus, Chainsaw Cutting, King Arthur Baking contests, and the cheerleader competition. Jim Quick and Coastline is scheduled to perform on what is to be Beach Music Night.
The next program board assembly is scheduled for 7 p.m. September 1
LUMBERTON – The number of instances shown from COVID-19 in Robeson County has increased through 56, the fitness branch reported on Tuesday.
The new instances bring to 2596 the number of instances shown of the new coronavirus in Robeson County since the first positive case reported on March 21. Fifty-two instances resulted in death.
Males accounted for 29 of the cases reported Tuesday. Twenty-seven were female. The oldest person to test positive was 80 years old, and the youngest was 3.
Sixteen of the cases were American Indian, 14 were Hispanic, 13 African American, and two were white. Eleven of the case reports did not record race.
“The county’s demographics have been changing as it relates to the race/ethnicity of the people testing positive,” said Bill Smith, county Health Department director. “While Hispanics still reflect 40% of the positive cases, American Indians have now moved to second with 32%, while African Americans are at 25%. There is a large number of individuals, nearly 800, who did not have a race listed, so they could change the numbers somewhat, but probably not the order.”
The local hospital tested 23 of the cases reported Tuesday. Seventeen were tested at a private health-care provider. Six were tested outside Robeson County and four at the county Health Department. Three each were tested at a quick-care facility and the Lumbee Tribe drive-through testing site.
According to the Ministry of Health, driving tests are conducted at a pharmacy in Lumberton. Conducting tests of the Lumbee tribe will be conducted at Zion Hill Baptist Church in Rennert from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday and Friday.
Pre-enrollment is recommended on all sites because it speeds up the verification process, but it is not required. Information about verification sites should be on the Facebook page of each of the organizations involved.
The next Health Department drive-through testing site is scheduled for Aug. 13-14 at Lumberton Junior High School. More information about the testing site will be posted on the Health Department’s website.
The South East Regional Medical Center reported Tuesday that 17 patients were isolated after positive for COVID-19 and that 23 workers were quarantined.
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services reported 1,629 new instances statewide on Tuesday. The new instances bring the total number of reported instances statewide from the beginning of the pandemic to 128,161. The virus has contributed or contributed to the deaths of 2,010 state citizens, and 1,166 citizens remain hospitalized.
David Thompson reported Monday to the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office that he was the victim of a break-in that occurred on Hickory Road in Pembroke.
The following thefts were reported Monday to the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office:
Miranda Carter, Promise Lane, Lumberton; and Shanequa Love, Quail Run, Lumberton.
Edwin Britt reported Monday to the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office that he fired on a busy construction site on Matthews Bluff Road in Lumberton.
Sun Chuanyu, from West 18th Street to Lumberton, reported Monday to the Lumberton Police Department that he broke into his vehicle while stationed at a location on Lackey Street in Lumberton.
Francisco Ortiz Perez, of Flagstaff Drive in Charlotte, reported Monday to the Lumberton Police Department that someone stole his trailer, which contained tools, from the Hyde Park Baptist Church parking lot located at 301 Roberts Ave. Lumberton.
RALEIGH: A company that needs to build and operate a wood pellet production plant in Lumberton has received a state air permit.
The Air Quality Division of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued renewable energy for active energy, the NCDEQ announced Monday. Active Energy plans to build a facility at 1885 Alamac Road in Lumberton.
The permit includes other needs to address the considerations of others in the community.
The conditions are:
– Test the stacking of hazardous air pollutants, toxic air pollutants and volatile biological compounds;
– Battery check to be performed 90 days after 180-day start;
– Emissions at the point of installation shall be reported every six months;
– Uncooked curtains will have to be limited to 50% softwood wood.
“The testing and reporting conditions will be used to confirm the facility is operating as represented in the permit application, meeting the thresholds of the small facility permit category and in compliance with the terms of the permit. Stack testing data will be made publicly available,” a DEQ release reads in part.
The final permit, final license review, hearing officer report, director’s note and environmental justice report must be held on the department’s website in https://deq.nc.gov/Active-Energy.
The permit was issued after a virtual public hearing on June 22. The permit was challenged by citizens who feared the operation could damage the surrounding area and leak pollutants to the Lumber River.
Active Energy Group PLC has acquired a 415,000-square-foot construction on Alamac Road in Lumberton that will be the U.S. base. For its biomass processing operations, according to an April 2019 publication on the company’s website.
“The United Kingdom-based forestry management company will create 50 jobs at the facility, which will house production of its CoalSwitch™ brand fuel products. AEG acquired the building and surrounding acreage from Alamac Holdings as part of a $50 million investment AEG anticipates making in Robeson County,” the posting reads in part.
LUMBERTON – Funds must now be obtained to help crisis North Carolina citizens pay for their cooling or heating expenses or safe cooling or heating resources.
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ Crisis Intervention Program provides assistance to qualified, low-income households who are experiencing a cooling-related crisis — or heating related crisis in the winter.
“We know that many families are recently facing new monetary difficulties as a result of COVID-19, and this program is designed to help others in crisis alleviate refrigeration or heating emergencies,” said David Locklear, Deputy Director of Economic and Family Services, Social Services Division. “North Carolina is entering its warmest months of the year and we expect eligible Americans to take advantage of this program to help their families stay healthy.”
A household is in a crisis if it is experiencing or is in danger of experiencing a life-threatening or health-related emergency and sufficient, timely and appropriate assistance is not available from any other source, according to NCDHHS. A life-threatening emergency is defined as a household which has no heating or cooling source or has a past due notice for primary heating or cooling service, and the health or well-being of a household member would be in danger if the heating or cooling crisis was not alleviated.
The Energy Programs Application form is available for download at https://epass.nc.gov for applicants to print and mail, fax, scan or drop off at a local DSS office after completion. Applications may also be made by calling the county Department of Social Services or at county departments of social services offices, through June 30, 2021, while the funds are available. Households are individually evaluated by county departments of social services staff to determine whether there is a heating or cooling crisis. Benefits for families may vary, depending on the amount needed to alleviate the crisis.
To qualify, a family will need to have at least one user who meets certain criteria, in addition to being eligible for income, and have a heating-like or air conditioning emergency. All major eligibility points must be obtained online at www.ncdhhs.gov/crisis-intervention-program.
The Crisis Response Program is funded through the federal government through the Administration of Children and Families. The budget is distributed through county social departments directly to the provider or application.
LUMBERTON – The Board of Commissioners voted Monday to participate in the forums of two county agencies.
The board voted 5-3 to approved Raymond Cummings’ motion to have the commissioners oversee the governing bodies of the county’s Social Services and Health departments. The vote means the two boards will now act as advisory panels and the Board of Commissioners will make final decisions on matters related to the departments.
Board of Commissioners Chairman Lance Herndon and Commissioners Pauline Campbell and Jerry Stephens voted against Cummings’ motion. Vice Chairman Faline Dial and Commissioners David Edge, Tom Taylor, Roger Oxendine, and Raymond Cummings cast yes votes.
“I think it’s too big a task to do over the phone,” Commissioner Jerry Stephens said.
Campbell tried to make a motion to table Cumming’s motion until the next meeting after more information could be gathered, but her motion failed because his had already passed.
“I don’t think it’s fair, ” said Stephens.
Stephens asked County Attorney Rob Davis to consult with the Lumber River Council of Governments to determine if the substitute motion Campbell had placed would have been enough to overrule the vote. Davis said that only one motion can be considered on the floor at once, and the vote passed with a second before Campbell’s motion. But the attorney said he would ask.
“I did not expect to come making this decision,” Herndon said. “I am not in favor of it.”
The decision had been discussed by the Board of Commissioners for about two years, with the idea that the Lumber River Council of Governments may take the board over, Taylor said.
“I’m on the DSS board, and I haven’t been told that one time,” Herndon said.
In other news, commissioners approved giving the Board of Commissioners’ chairman the authority to declare a countywide state of emergency if needed, without the assembly of the entire board. Doing so would allow the board to begin response to emergency situations, such as Hurricane Isaias, in the future.
During Monday’s meeting, Commissioners Edge, Stephens and Oxendine said they want the board to meet in the county’s new administration building on North Chestnut Street. County Manager Kellie Blue said she would work to make that happen.
Commissioners were informed that the county planned to move the Robeson County Wellness Center to the former administrative construction on Elm Street, Blue said.
Plumbing and other disorders want to be addressed before this can happen, he said. An assembly plan on the new construction shall be defined and submitted to the commissioners.
“I would like to see that move forward, and I understand we can’t do but so much at the time,” Edge said.
Blue told the Commissioner that plans to demolish the construction of the DSS in North Carolina were blocked because the cost, $700,000, is too high at this time.
“Please know that I am actively seeking some demolition grants for that,” Blue said.
County Health Department Director Bill Smith told the commissioners that Robeson County now has the highest percentage rate for positive COVID-19 cases in the state, having passed Montgomery County. American Indians in the county have highest rate of positives, followed by African Americans and few Whites.
“It is throughout this community,” Smith said. “It’s not employee-driven anymore.”
He is worried about students this school year, Smith said. But, he would have never shut down schools in the first place.
“We’d have what worked and what didn’t,” Smith said.
The county’s director of emergency management, Stephanie Chavis, briefed the commissioners on the arrangements for Isaias, a tropical typhoon when the assembly began.
Chavis said citizens were encouraged to take refuge on the site with a circle of family or friends due to COVID-19 restrictions that would hinder shelter operations.
She said the first to respond were on duty, they would be ordered to retire if the winds were 35 mph or more.
“They know how to expect the worst of the night, ” said Chavis.
The risk of tornadoes would be higher from Monday afternoon to Tuesday morning, he said.
“We can just flash floods,” he said.
Also on Monday, the Commissioners congratulated the Departmental Director of Information Technology, Terry Buchanan, on his appointment as Vice President of the National Association of Counties on the Telecommunications and Technology Steering Committee, as well as for his positions on the Art and Culture Commission and the Standing Committee on Information Technology.
In some areas, commissioners approved:
– An app to rezonate a 0.45-acre track at 242 Terry Sanford Drive in Maxton from the Residential Agricultural District to the Residential District to allow the owner, Terry Pate, to build a two-story garage.
— A request for a conditional use permit by Charles Hunt to allow a third home to be built on about 2.50 acres at 102 Milestone Drive in Lumberton.
— A conditional use permit request from Herdman Ronald Revels III, of Revels Insurance Agency Inc., to clear the way for the establishment of a used car dealership at 13567 U.S. 301 North in St. Pauls.
– Adoption of the Bladen, Columbus and Robeson Regional Mitigation Plan.
– Accept $6,000 offers and 162 Summer Hill Road advertising on Lumber Bridge and a $4,000 offer plus asset advertising on Pansey Drive in Maxton
The Commissioners implemented a conditional use permit for Ronald and Jean Bruton to allow the status quo of a mechanical workshop on approximately 58.24 acres of land in North Carolina 211 West. Commissioners are asking for more documents and plan to review the request at their September meeting.
LUMBERTON — A reported home invasion has led to the arrest of two Lumberton men.
Reco Locklear, 38, of Riley Circle, arrested Friday and charged with robbery with a harmful weapon, conspiracy to dedicate theft with a harmful weapon, attack and battery, first-degree robbery, property of a firearm through a convicted felon, unloading a gun into a compound to incite Array concern and two second-degree kidnapping charges , according to the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office.
Locklear was placed in the Robeson County detention center on a $251,000 security deposit.
David Hinds Jr., 27, 63 Riley Circle, arrested Friday for the ownership of a firearm through a convicted felon, opium/heroin trafficking, property with the intention of manufacturing, selling and distributing an Annex II controlled substance and property of drugs for suites, according to the sheriff’s office.
Hinds was placed in the Detention Center under a $77,000 secured bond.
Officers responded Friday around 4:30 a.m. to a home invasion report at 616 Moss Neck Road in Lumberton, according to the sheriff’s office. During the invasion of the house, citizens were robbed at gunpoint and several shots were fired at the house.
Four adults and two children were in the home at the time of the robbery. No injuries were reported.
Locklear was identified as one of the suspects, and was captured at Hinds’ home.
When officers arrived at the residence, Locklear and others fled on foot, according to the sheriff’s office. Locklear is located near the K-9 Axel of the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office.
Sheriff’s investigators then searched the home and seized a firearm, which led to Hinds’ arrest and the felony weapons charge.
“The investigation is ongoing and additional arrests are likely,” a Sheriff’s Office statement reads in part.
Anyone with more information on the home invasion should call the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office at 910-671-3100 or 910- 671-3170.
LUMBERTON — Forty-two new cases of COVID-19 were reported Monday by the Robeson County Health Department.
New instances of the new coronavirus, recorded over the weekend, bring Robeson County general tests to 2540, killing 52 county citizens after contracting the virus.
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has Robeson County with an 18% positive testing rate, But certain instances skew the local percentage, the county Health Department director said.
“Management tests conducted through the Lumbee tribe and the Department of Health have a positivity rate of 4% or 5%,” Bill Smith said. “The explanation of why the top rate is express populations with positive mass evidence, such as processing plants, long-term care services, and criminal populations.”
Of the 42 new cases, 24 were and 18 were men. The oldest new patient is 73 years old and the youngest is thirteen years old.
The American Indians accounted for 17 of the cases, 8 were white, six African-Americans, five Hispanics, and six mentioned their race.
Twenty of the positive cases were tested at the local hospital. Seven were each assessed at the entrance to the Lumbee Tribe and at an outdoor hospital in Robeson County. Six were evaluated at an immediate care center and two were evaluated at a personal provider.
According to the county fitness department, management checks are carried out at a pharmacy in Lumberton. Driving checks for the Lumbee tribe, scheduled for Tuesday, have been postponed. Another tribal control site will be operational at Zion Hill Baptist Church in Rennert from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday and Friday.
Pre-registration is encouraged at all sites because it speeds up the testing process, but it is not required. Information on the testing sites can be found on each of the relevant organizations’ Facebook page.
The South East Regional Medical Center reported on Monday that 20 patients were in solitary confinement after positive for COVID-19 and that 25 workers were quarantined.
The state health agency reported Monday 1,313 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the state’s total to 126,532 lab-confirmed cases. The NCDHHS also released its weekly presumed positive count of 105,093, based on guidance from the World Health Organization and the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The virus has caused or contributed to the deaths of 1,982 state residents and has left 1,057 residents hospitalized.
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