Investigation continues into missing Parkton man
RED SPRINGS — The Robeson County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate and search for missing person, Timmy Jacobs, 42, of Parkton. Jacobs was reported missing by family members on Sunday, Aug. 2, after he was last seen on Friday, July 31. Since the initial report, Robeson County Sheriff’s...
Birmingham contractor working on $50 million hospital project
Birmingham contractor Robins & Morton recently passed a milestone in a major North Carolina hospital project. The company placed the final steel beam in the new $50 million addition and renovation of FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Raeford, N.C. The “topping out” ceremony celebrated the structural completion of
Guardrail penetrates SUV in US 1 crash; no injuries reported
A single-vehicle crash along U.S. 1 northbound near Aiken Road left a Hyundai Santa Fe heavily damaged Sunday evening, but no injuries were reported. The crash happened just after 7 p.m. when the Santa Fe left the roadway and struck a guardrail. Heavy rain was falling in the area around...
Data center drama: Eastover sends a letter to Fayetteville. | Opinion
Eastover residents are among many in Cumberland County who seek a pause or full stop on data centers. And it looks like they have their town leaders behind them. No doubt, that's partly because the town of 3,600 residents faces an immediate threat in that a project has been named for their area. Specifically, Terra Nex
SCC announces new workforce trades building location in Hoke County
Members of the Board of Trustees at Sandhills Community College unanimously voted on Aug. 4 in favor of leasing a new workforce trades building in Raeford to support the community’s interest and desire to fill positions in Hoke County for area businesses. The first two courses that will launch this fall will be small e
Help shape the future of transportation in the Sandhills
The Sandhills Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is developing the 2055 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP), a long-range plan that will help guide future transportation investments across Pinehurst, Southern Pines, Aberdeen, Whispering Pines, Pinebluff, Taylortown, Foxfire, and surrounding areas of Moore Coun
FirstHealth earns Echocardiography Accreditation by IAC
ROCKINGHAM — FirstHealth of the Carolinas is pleased to announce that its echocardiography labs in Pinehurst, Troy, Raeford and Rockingham have been granted accreditation by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) in Echocardiography in the area(s) of Adult Transthoracic, demonstrating the organization’s ongoi
Funeral held for North Carolina dad, Fort Bragg soldier who died in controlled demolition...
HOPE MILLS, N.C. (WNCN) — A funeral service was held Saturday afternoon in Hope Mills for a married Fayetteville dad and Fort Bragg soldier who was killed during the controlled demolition of an Iranian drone in Iraq last month. Staff Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton, 30, died on Sunday, July 19, during the incident involv
Robeson Co. investigators ask for surveillance footage in search for missing man
ROBESON COUNTY N.C. (WPDE) — The Robeson County Sheriff's Office is asking residents in the Balfour Road area of Hoke County to review surveillance footage as investigators continue searching for a missing Parkton man. Timmy Jacobs, 42, was reported missing by family members Sunday, Aug. 2, after he was...
Driver Takes Chase Through Cow Pasture Before Capture
JOHNSTON COUNTY, N.C. – A 36-year-old Fayetteville man is facing a long list of charges after authorities said he led deputies on a high-speed chase that went off road through a livestock gate, electric fence and cow pasture. The incident began August 5 when the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office...

















