RED SPRINGS – The air conditioning was working fine in the Town Hall Council Board Room on Tuesday evening, but things eventually got just as heated inside as outside the town government building.

RED SPRINGS – The air conditioning was working fine in the Town Hall Council Board Room on Tuesday evening, but things eventually got just as heated inside as outside the town government building.

LUMBERTON — Customers who use electricity from the City of Lumberton will see an increased service charge on their bill soon, but the total amount of those bills will go up only marginally after changes to the city’s electric rates were approved by City Council during Monday’s meeting at City Hall.

PEMBROKE – The Pembroke Town Council denied two separate requests to conditionally rezone parcels of land inside the town limits for the purpose of constructing multiple-family apartment complexes.

ELIZABETHTOWN — The Lu Mil Vineyard May Day Jamboree was held Saturday to a large amount of festival goers in spite of the warnings of the rain. Although there were tents and umbrellas, a light sprinkling midafternoon was all that saturated the vineyards.

UNC Health Southeastern in Lumberton improved its safety grade to a B in the latest report from a nonprofit group that advocates for patient safety at medical centers across the country.

LUMBERTON — During the month of May — Trauma Awareness Month — the Red Cross has provided times and locations around the greater Robeson County area for blood collection.

LUMBERTON — Several PSRC students were recognized as Classworks All-Star Winners recently.

CARY — The Public Schools of Robeson County’s Indian Education director and Science supervisor were both recognized over the weekend for their leadership during the North Carolina Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education Center (SMT Center) Celebration of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education in Cary.