The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina Department of Energy will accept applications for the Heating Assistance Program (HAP) from January 5 to 30, 2026.The department staff was scheduled to begin receiving applications on Nov. 3, but the program was delayed due to the government shutdown.LIHEAP (Low Income Home Energy...

By Sean Hancock Update: October 29, 2025 The Robeson County Sheriff's Office continues to actively investigate the Oct. 25, Halloween-themed party that took place outside of Maxton. The shooting left 11 people injured and two dead. Sheriff’s Office Homicide Detectives along with FBI, ATF and N.C Alcohol Law Enforcement Agents are...

By Michele ChavisWitches walk among us in Northeastern North Carolina, but they aren’t whatyou’d expect. Houses aren’t falling on them; they aren’t riding around on broomsticks orgreen with pointy hats.In the United States, particularly within the Southern Bible Belt, there are manymisconceptions about witchcraft. Many Christians, Muslims, Catholics andJews...

By Aaliyah Pamplin A first-grade student at Pembroke Elementary School was suspended for 365 days today after bringing a firearm to school. Due to the child's age, their name has not been released.  In a statement issued by the Public Schools of Robeson County, PSRC Chief Communications Officer Jessica Sealey said, “We commend...

UNCP Police arrested 49-year-old Christopher J. Deas on campus after a faculty members found him in a classroom. UNCP notified students by email that a man who is known for touching women’s feet was on the UNCP campus. Deas, who is known for going on North Carolina and South Carolina...

By Aaliyah Pamplin, Managing Editor Win Big This June in Old Main STREAM Academy’s Raffle. History was made on January 1958, and LIFE magazine documented it. The Lumbee people made national headlines when they drove Ku Klux Klan members out of Maxton on Jan. 18, 1958. The historic magazine is available...