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Lumberton,

city (1990 pop. 18,601), seat of Robeson co., S N.C., on the Lumber River; founded 1787, inc. 1852. It is in an agricultural area, with tobacco, grains, soybeans, and livestock. Manufactures include transformers, textiles and clothing, sheet metal, athletic shoes, loudspeakers, and boxes. Nearby Pembroke is a center for the LumbeeLumbee,
descendants of Native Americans whose language belonged to the Algonquian branch of the Algonquian-Wakashan linguistic stock (see Native American languages). The ancestors of the Lumbee occupied the coast of the SE United States and were part of the Eastern Woodlands
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Select, which first opened for business in 2000, operates 13 branches in the North Carolina communities of Burlington, Clinton, Dunn, Elizabeth City, Fayetteville, Goldsboro, Greenville, Leland, Lillington, Lumberton, Morehead City, Raleigh and Washington.

Select Bancorp Closes USD 40m Acquisition of Carolina Premier Bank

According to police, 20-year-old Abby Patterson was last seen leaving her family home in Lumberton on Sept.

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He enjoyed his healthcare career and being a small business owner in Historic Downtown Lumberton.

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Food lion presents Ketner Store Manager of the Year award

As Hurricane Matthew approached the town of Lumberton, N.

Weathering the storm: the Robesonian continued to provide news in the midst of Hurricane Matthew

A home on the west side of town is surrounded by floodwaters caused by rain from Hurricane Matthew in Lumberton, N.

Major flooding continues in wake of Hurricane Matthew [photos]

Some 2,000 residents were stuck in their homes and on rooftops in Lumberton, off the Lumber River, after the city flooded suddenly on Monday morning, McCrory said.

Hundreds stranded in North Carolina floods after Hurricane Matthew

Select Bank has branch offices in these North Carolina communities including Dunn, Burlington, Clinton, Elizabeth City, Fayetteville, Goldsboro, Greenville, Leland, Lillington, Lumberton, Morehead City, Raleigh and Washington.

Select Bancorp announces stock repurchase plan

NASDAQ: FSBK), said it has successfully completed the relocation of its office in Lumberton, North Carolina, offering the citizens of Lumberton and Robeson County a new interactive form of banking with a more personal and customer-focused experience interwoven with mobile banking and digital marketing displays.

First South Bank completes branch openings, plans relocation, restructuring

In addition to highlighting these tensions between local protests and national NAACP priorities, Thuesen deftly outlines how the social history, geography, and demographics of Lumberton (and surrounding Robeson County) shaped the school situation and responses to the protests.

Greater than Equal: African American Struggles for Schools and Citizenship in North Carolina,

Pierson Materials' Winslow and Logan Township central mixed plants in southern New Jersey, three months after acquiring Pierson's nearby Lumberton Township operation.