The Board of Directors delays the resolution to cancel
On Tuesday, the board of administrators of the Robeson County Regional Agricultural Fair postponed the resolution to continue this year’s event. The fair is scheduled from 2 to 10 October.
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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 “expects an additional recommendation from the governor (Roy Cooper) on the coVID situation of the state,” said Shea Dejarnette, a board member.
Tuesday’s assembly follows the cancellation of the North Carolina State Fair. The annual occasion was cancelled due to security, monetary and participation issues caused by COVID-19, the state’s agriculture commissioner Steve Troxler said on July 29.
The next day, organizers announced the cancellation of Cumberland and Columbus counties.
Troxler said horse and youth breeding exhibits will still be held at Raleigh Exhibition Park in October, with a proper social distance. There may also be more driving opportunities where motorists can buy food sold through North Carolina 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.
Dejarnette’s motion to continue with livestock judging and use money collected from sponsors to buy ribbons and trophies, and to pay competition costs was approved by the board.
The farm animal contest will be held in such a way that young people can make video recordings of their animals, Dejarnette said. Recordings will be viewed remotely through the judges.
The annual fair attracts tens of thousands of others to Robeson County. On Tuesday, the show’s online page featured a schedule of occasions that included the Chickin ‘Pickin’, the motorcycle circus, the chainsaw cutting, King Arthur’s pastry competitions and the contest. Jim Quick and Coastline will perform what will be Beach Music Night.
The next program board assembly is scheduled for 7 p.m. September 1
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LUMBERTON — Area first responders are now even better prepared to respond to an emergency now that summer is here in full force and people are going to rivers and lakes in the region to find relief from the heat.
Thirty-six first responders from Robeson and Bladen counties recently took a dive into water rescue training that focused on locating drowning victims, said Robert Ivey, commander of Lumberton Rescue and EMS. Personnel from Deep Branch Fire and Rescue, Lumberton Rescue and EMS, and Red Springs Fire Department engaged in classroom activity at the Robeson Community College Emergency Services Training Center before traveling to Singletary Lake in Bladen County to simulate a drowning rescue. Participants used a sonar system, drone and diver training to track various objects in the lake.
Bladen County Water Rescue also participated in the July 24-26 educational course presented through Robeson Community College. The $4,000 educational course paid for by the university.
“This training with the multiple departments was established to have the emergency teams to understand each other’s capabilities and utilize the multiple resources together,” Ivey said. “…This training focused on proper procedures and safety while coordinating a water based search.”
In the event of an emergency, like Hurricane Isaias, teams in Robeson and surrounding counties will be able to better “pool resources” together and save lives because of training and preparation, he said.
“We did things in (Hurricane) Matthew. We did things in (Hurricane) Florence. We were prepared to do them in the last 24 hours,” Ivey said Tuesday.
Robeson County also has a swift water rescue team consisting of personnel from Deep Branch Fire Department, Parkton Fire/Rescue, and Lumberton Rescue and EMS to better respond to each part of the county in the event of a disaster.
“This is just a byproduct of swift water training,” Ivey said of the July water rescue course.
By combining multiple branches, lifeguards can also save time and money on life-saving gadgets and divers, he said. As a result, a branch will be forced to bear the monetary burden of rescue efforts.
“Multi-jurisdictional training has been identified as a best practice because drowning victim location is a highly resource-intensive response,” he said. “The teams want to locate the victim as soon as possible for the best medical outcome.”
Participating first responders were grateful for the training and asked for more courses in the future, Ivey said.
“The more interest we have, the more we can offer,” Ivey said of courses.
Ivey presented the following tips for water protection:
– Swimming a lifeguard is on duty.
– Always swim with a friend.
– Never leave a child unattended near water.
— Young or inexperienced swimmers should have a U.S. Coast Guard approved life jacket on when in or near water.
— Always wear a life jacket while boating.
— Maintain constant supervision of those swimming by a responsible adult.
— Have a throwable flotation device available for a distressed swimmer.
— Do not mix swimming and alcohol or drugs.
— Learn CPR.
– Learn to swim.
For more information about security, call Lumberton Rescue and EMS, Inc. at 910-738-7172 or www.lumbertonrescue.org.
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.”
The director of electric power services, Lamar Brayboy, said that about 3,000 consumers in the city, adding up to several businesses, had lost strength due to an electrical substation.
“We had mechanical problems, gadgets at the substation,” Brayboy said.
A paint crew capable of repairing the force in less than an hour.
“The branch of applications has done a task of regaining strength,” French said.
French and other emergency and utility personnel throughout the county reported minimal to no damages related to Isaias.
Isaias made landfall Monday night at Ocean Isle Beach in Brunswick County as a Category 1 hurricane, according to the National Hurricane Center. By 6 a.m. Tuesday, the storm had moved into Virginia, having been 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 ordinance will remain in position to prevent the spread of COVID-19, but the order imposes no restrictions on the public, executive chairman 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 the winds had reached 27 mph in the city and that there had been “flooding located on the streets.”
“It wasn’t constant, so I don’t think it caused any primary damage,” French said. “We behaved much better than we thought.”
Robeson County Emergency Management Director Stephanie Chavis reported an uneventful evening.
County Communications reported no structural damage as a result of the storm, and the North Carolina Department of Transportation reported no road closures, Chavis said. The Emergency Operations Center has returned to general operations.
“Thank God that was about the extent, but it is always good practice for Emergency Management,” Chavis said. “Keeps us on our toes.”
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’re lucky Array,” White said. “We’re lucky. 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 won about 1.38 inches of rain, said Rachel Zouzias, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service. At 0700 on Tuesday, the Lumber River water point at Lumberton 11.1 feet.
The river expected to peak about 12 feet on Wednesday, one foot below the 13-foot flood level.
“You were successful,” Zouzias said.
LUMBERTON — A 24-year-old Fayetteville woman was killed and three people, including a 6-year-old boy, were injured in a vehicle crash 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 was wearing a seat belt and was not ejected from her 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. “It appears to be a yield violation.”
No charges have been filed in the crash and no updates on the conditions of the injured were available, he said.
LUMBERTON — Distance learning practices and grading policy are to be discussed during Thursday’s meeting of the Policy and Curriculum Committee of the Board of Education for the Public Schools of Robeson County.
The meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. at school district’s office at 100 Hargrave St. in Lumberton.
The public is not invited to the meeting because of COVID-19 concerns. The meeting will be broadcast and can be accessed by going online to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGcG23cWcDQ&feature=youtu.be
LUMBERTON — Monday is the deadline to register for the 2020 Southeast Regional Field Tours.
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.
Masks and hand sanitizer will be available at registration check-in, according to Cooperative Extension. Participants will be encouraged to wear masks and practice social distancing guidelines while at the field tour.
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, go online to https://cals.ncsu.edu/crop-and-soil-sciences/virtual-events/
For more information or more information, tap Mac Malloy by calling 910-671-3276 or emailing [email protected].
LUMBERTON — No decision was reached Tuesday on whether or not to cancel or move forward with the 74th Annual Robeson County Regional Agricultural Fair.
The fair’s board of directors “expects an additional recommendation from the governor (Roy Cooper) on the coVID situation of the state,” said Shea Dejarnette, a board member.
Tuesday’s assembly follows the cancellation of the North Carolina State Fair. The annual occasion was cancelled due to security, monetary and participation issues caused by COVID-19, the state’s agriculture commissioner Steve Troxler said on July 29.
The next day, organizers announced the cancellation of fairs in Cumberland and Columbus counties.
Troxler said horse and youth breeding exhibits will still be held at Raleigh Exhibition Park in October, with a proper social distance. There may also be more driving opportunities where motorists can buy food sold through North Carolina 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 organize 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 farm animal contest will be held in such a way that young people can make video recordings of their animals, Dejarnette said. Recordings will be viewed remotely through the 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.
The men accounted for 29 of the reported cases on Tuesday. Twenty-seven were women. The oldest user who tested positive for 80 years and the youngest of 3 years.
Sixteen of the cases were American Indians, 14 were Hispanic, thirteen were African-American and two were white. Eleven of the case reports signed the race.
“The county’s demographics have been replaced in terms of race/ethnicity of other people who test positive,” said Bill Smith, director of the county’s fitness department. “While Hispanics still account for 40% of positive cases, American Indians have now advanced so far with 32%, while African-Americans have 25%. There are a giant number of individuals, almost 800, who did not have an indexed breed, so they can replace the numbers a little, but not the order.
The local hospital reviewed 23 of the reported cases Tuesday. Seventeen were reviewed at a personal physical care provider. Six were reviewed outdoors in Robeson County and 4 at the County Health Department. Three of them were reviewed at an immediate care center and on the Lumbee Tribe driving control 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 department of Health’s next management exam is scheduled for August 13 and 14 at Lumberton Junior High School. More check details will be posted on the Department of Health’s website.
Southeastern Regional Medical Center reported Tuesday that 17 patients were in isolation after testing positive for COVID-19 and 23 employees were in quarantine.
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:
— Stack testing of hazardous air pollutants, toxic air pollutants, and volatile organic 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.
“Needs and reports will be used to verify that the installation is working as indicated in the permission request, which meets the thresholds of the small installation permission category and meets the permit situations. Knowledge of battery verification will be made public, “reads a DEQ edition 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 UK-based forest control company will create 50 jobs at the facility, spacing out the production of its CoalSwitch petroleum products logo ™. AEG acquired the construction and environment of Alamac Holdings as a component of a $50 million investment AEG plans to make in Robeson County,” the component says.
LUMBERTON — Funding is now available to help North Carolina residents in crisis pay cooling or heating bills or secure cooling or heating resources.
The North Carolina Department of Health and Social Services Crisis Response Program provides assistance to qualified low-income families experiencing a cold or heat crisis in 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 family is in crisis if it is living or in danger of experiencing a life-threatening emergency or related to its fitness and that cannot obtain sufficient, timely and adequate assistance from any other source, according to THE NCDHHS. A life-threatening emergency is explained as a family that does not have a heating or air conditioning source or realizes the number one heating or cooling, and the fitness or well-being of a family member would be in jeopardy if the heating or air conditioning crisis was not relieved.
The Energy Program Application Form must be downloaded to https://epass.nc.gov so that applicants can print and mail, fax, scan, or leave at a local DSS workplace upon completion. Applications can also be made by calling the county branch of the county’s social facilities or the workplaces of the county’s social facilities, until June 30, 2021, while the budget must be on. Households are evaluated separately through the branched branches of social facilities staff to determine if there is a heating or air conditioning crisis. The benefits for families would possibly vary depending on the amount needed to mitigate 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 approve Raymond Cummings’ move for commissioners to oversee the county’s fitness and social governing bodies. The vote means that any of the forums will now act as advisory committees and that the Board of Commissioners will make final decisions on departmental matters.
Board of Commissioners Lance Herndon and Commissioners Pauline Campbell and Jerry Stephens voted for Cummings’ motion. Vice President Faline Dial and Commissioners David Edge, Tom Taylor, Roger Oxendine and Raymond Cummings voted in favor.
“I think it’s too big a task to do over the phone,” Commissioner Jerry Stephens said.
Campbell tried to move a movement to Cumming’s movement chart until the next assembly after more data could be gathered, but his movement 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 whether Campbell’s replacement move would have been enough to overturn the vote. Davis stated that only one movement can be considered at a time and that the vote was approved a moment before Campbell’s movement. But the lawyer said he’d ask.
“I didn’t expect to make that decision,” Herndon said. “I’m not for that.”
The resolution had been discussed through the Board of Commissioners for approximately two years, with the concept that the Lumber River Governing Council could take over, Taylor said.
“I’m a member of the DSS board of directors, and I haven’t said it once,” Herndon said.
In other news, the commissioners approved the granting to the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the authority to claim a state of emergency of the county if necessary, without the meeting of the entire council. This would allow the council to begin responding to emergencies, such as Hurricane Isaias, in the future.
At Monday’s meeting, Commissioners Edge, Stephens, and Oxendine said they sought advice to meet at the county’s new administrative construction on North Chestnut Street. County director Kellie Blue said she’d make paintings to make that happen.
The commissioners were told the county plans to move the Robeson County Wellness Center into the old administration building 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.
“Know that I’m actively demolishing subsidies for this,” Blue said.
The director of the county’s fitness department, Bill Smith, told commissioners that Robeson County now has the highest percentage rate of positive COVID-19 instances in the state, after overtakeing the county. American Indians in the county have the highest rate of positive results, followed by African Americans and some whites.
“He’s in this community,” Smith said. “It’s not employee paintings anymore.”
He’s worried about this school year’s students, Smith said. But, in the first place, it would never have been closed.
“We’d have what worked and what didn’t,” Smith said.
County Emergency Management Director Stephanie Chavis briefed the commissioners on preparations for Isaias, a tropical storm at the time the meeting started.
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 first responders were on call, but would be ordered to stand down if winds were 35 mph or more.
“They know to expect the worst during the night,” Chavis said.
The threat of tornadoes would be high Monday evening into Tuesday morning, she said.
“We could be looking at flash flooding,” she said.
Also on Monday, commissioners congratulated County Information Technology Director Terry Buchanan, for his appointments to the National Association of Counties’ vice chair seat in the Telecommunications Committee and Technology Steering Committee, and seats on the Arts and Culture Commission and Information Technology Standing Committee.
In other business, commissioners approved:
— A request to rezone a .45-acre track of land at 242 Terry Sanford Drive in Maxton from residential agricultural district to residential district to allow property 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.
— Adopting the Bladen, Columbus and Robeson Regional Mitigation Plan.
— Accepting bids of $6,000 and the cost of advertising for 162 Summer Hill Road in Lumber Bridge and a bid for $4,000 plus the cost of advertising for a property on Pansey Drive in Maxton
The commissioners tabled a conditional use permit request from Ronald and Jean Bruton to allow the establishment of a mechanic shop on about 58.24 acres of land on N.C. 211 West. Commissioners asked to see more paperwork and plan to revisit the request during their September meeting.
LUMBERTON – An invasion of the reported house 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 under a $251,000 secured bond.
David Hinds Jr., 27, of 63 Riley Circle, was arrested Friday charged with possession of firearm by a convicted felon, trafficking opium/heroin, possession with intent to manufacture, sell and distribute a schedule II controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
Hinds was placed in the Detention Center under a $77,000 secured bond.
Deputies responded Friday about 4:30 a.m. to a report of a home invasion at 616 Moss Neck Road in Lumberton, according to the Sheriff’s Office. During the home invasion, residents were robbed at gunpoint and multiple shots were fired inside the home.
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.
As deputies arrived at the residence, Locklear and others fled on foot, according to the Sheriff’s Office. Locklear was located by Robeson County Sheriff’s K-9 Axel.
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 to be made,” a sheriff’s employee said in part.
Anyone with more information about the invasion of the house calls the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office at 910-671-3100 or 910-671-3170.
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