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Abernathy sets ‘The Stage’ in Fairmont
FAIRMONT — For the past two years Vanessa Abernathy has been setting the stage to introduce Fairmont to more arts, music, and culture and to leave her footprint on the town’s economic development....
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Power Rankings: Devils jump to top spot
LUMBERTON — It seems like it was just yesterday the season started and all the teams had high hopes. For some, those hopes are still alive and will be put to the test this week in the regular season...
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Game of the Week: Ready for the rivalries
RED SPRINGS — It’s rivalry week, enough said, right? It seems both Red Springs (7-3, 5-3 TRC) and St. Pauls (5-5, 5-3 TRC) have different views on how they approach this matchup, but they have one...
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High school football picks for Week 12
LUMBERTON — Twelve weeks have flown by and now we face the moment of truth for a few Robeson County teams as far as their playoff lives tonight. St. Pauls and Purnell Swett can’t chance a loss to keep...
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Fairmont mayor holds off Kemp
FAIRMONT — Fairmont voters indicated they were satisfied with their government, returning Mayor Charles Taylor and three incumbent commissioners to four-year terms. Townsend defeated former Fairmont...
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Floyd, Thorndyke set to play college baseball
FAIRMONT — For the last six years, Seth Thorndyke and Randy Floyd have been friends and teammates. They decided that signing to their college baseball choices would be something they would do together...
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The best of prep football in 2017
LUMBERTON — Four teams made the NCHSAA state football playoffs, and despite no football conference championships being won, 2017 was a memorable season with players and moments that we won’t be...
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Red Springs’ Bass named defensive player of the year
LUMBERTON — As a defensive force all season, Red Springs senior linebacker Jerome Bass was named the Three Rivers Conference’s defensive player of the year after leading the league with 140 tackles and...
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Fairmont’s Waters receives offer from ECU
FAIRMONT — The scholarship offers are starting to pile up for Fairmont wide receiver Jordan Waters. With offers from Duke and Wake Forest already on the table, the Class of 2019 prospect announced via...
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Fairmont’s guards lead the way in road win at St. Pauls
ST. PAULS — The Fairmont boys basketball team grew up on Friday night at St. Pauls according to coach Montrell McNair, who saw the maturation process of his team hit in the second half of its 77-61...
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Boys Shootout Preview: Tornadoes on historic path
LUMBERTON — Montrell McNair knows what’s in play for the Fairmont boys basketball team as it enters the Robeson County Shootout. Coming off back-to-back Shootout titles, the Golden Tornadoes have a...
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Girls Shootout Preview: Thompson looks to join rare company
LUMBERTON — Lumberton senior London Thompson can reach rare air at next week’s Robeson County Shootout. The four-year player for the Lady Pirates has never came up short of the championship game in the...
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Bym’s postseason top 15 players
LUMBERTON — After publishing a preseason top 15 list for the top football players in Robeson County, it’s only fair to re-stack the players based on how they played this season. The all-county award...
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Fairmont falls in 3OT thriller
FAIRMONT — Nearly two weeks after tipoff, the only fitting way for the meeting between the Fairmont and West Columbus boys basketball teams to end was with a few periods of free basketball on Monday at...
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Fairmont gifted old post office
FAIRMONT — After swearing in three commissioners and a mayor, the Fairmont Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to take the first step toward establishing a youth center. The board members...
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Shootout Storylines: Underdogs look to buck trend
LUMBERTON — While history could be made for the second time in the Robeson County Shootout if the Lumberton girls basketball team makes the tournament’s championship game, the rest of the field is...
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Bym’s Shootout predictions
LUMBERTON — Filling out picks for a tournament bracket doesn’t just have to happen when the NCAA tournament lays out the field on selection Sunday in early March. Last week, players and coaches from...
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Tornadoes topple Red Devils
FAIRMONT — Fairmont senior forward Sidney McKeithan knows his niche on his team, and it goes far beyond post play like grabbing rebounds or blocking shots. “I bring just the energy and the hype,” the...
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Tornadoes three-peat for Shootout title
PEMBROKE — It was a lesson that Corry Addison learned from his father at a young age that has stuck with him for the last 13 years he’s been playing basketball. “My dad put a lot of pressure on me. He...
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Tornadoes on top, again with wins over Red Springs
FAIRMONT — With the expectations of a tightly-contested game among two of the top teams in the boys Three Rivers Conference standings, Tuesday’s 69-48 win for Fairmont at home over Red Springs quickly...
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