A Robeson County Sheriff’s Office deputy was involved Wednesday afternoon in a crash on Fayetteville Road in Lumberton that sent one woman to the hospital with minor injuries.
LUMBERTON — A Robeson County deputy was involved Wednesday afternoon in a crash on Fayetteville Road that sent one Shannon woman to the hospital with minor injuries.
The crash occurred about 1:43 p.m. when deputy Todd Thomas, of the Traffic Enforcement Division, tried to turn around in the 5200 block of Fayetteville Road, according to the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office. While attempting to turn his vehicle, Thomas was struck by a small passenger car operated by Serena Beth Hunt, of Shannon Road, who had attempted to pass the deputy on his left side.
The passenger car exited the roadway to the left and came to rest in a ditch, according to the Sheriff’s Office. Hunt was taken to the hospital for treatment of minor injuries, and has since been released. The deputy was not injured.
The crash was investigated by the Lumberton Police Department.
Thomas was issued a citation for a safe movement violation, according to the Sheriff’s Office. The other motorist was cited for speeding 65 in a 45 mph zone and failing to reduce speed.
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Growing up I spent a lot of time in my Granny’s kitchen. I can remember sitting on the counter as she rolled out dough for biscuits or acting as sous-chef by stirring together the ingredients for a chocolate eclair cake. Because Granny so patiently and willingly taught me all her secrets and tricks of the kitchen, it is her I can thank for my love of cooking and baking. Even though I now consider myself a better-than-good cook and baker, and over the years my techniques have taken a healthier approach, I still call Granny for her expert advice.
If I’ve learned nothing else from all the time spent with Granny in her kitchen, I’ve learned that food is the greatest expression of love. We use food to celebrate, to comfort, and even to heal (many of us often turn to chicken noodle soup when we’re under the weather). Food is the tie that binds family and friends and is deeply rooted in people’s culture and history. In the hustle and bustle of life, we are constantly searching for the quick and easy. As a result, cooking and baking is, in my humble opinion, slowly turning into a lost art. In an effort to preserve this art, it’s important to share my deeply rooted love of cooking and baking. As the new Family and Consumer Sciences agent for North Carolina Cooperative Extension – Robeson County Center, I have the opportunity to do just that.
Many of you may already be familiar with my name — you’ve certainly seen it if you’ve received any kind of email, flier, or newsletter from our office, as my journey with Cooperative Extension began as the agricultural secretary. In my new role, my goal is to provide you, the citizens of Robeson County, with resources, tools, and skills to help you make thoughtful and healthful decisions regarding everyday life and your well-being.
To achieve said goal, I will be offering classes and workshops on cooking as well as nutrition (this is where my love of cooking comes in). I’m currently working on a programmable pressure cooker (aka, InstantPot) workshop, so be on the lookout for more information. Med Instead of Meds is another program I plan to offer, which focuses on using nutrient-dense foods as a way promote health and decrease risk of chronic diseases. Since nutrition and physical activity go hand-in-hand, providing workshops on the importance of physical activity and how it’s not something to be feared is important to include in my programming plan. Of course, I will continue to offer workshops and trainings on food preservation as well as food safety.
In order to provide support and programs best suited for Robesonians, I invite you to reach out to me and let me know of topics you want more information on or workshop you would like to see offered. I look forward to hearing your suggestions. I can be reached at [email protected] or 910-671-3276.
LUMBERTON — A special called meeting of the Construction Committee of the Board of Education of the Public Schools of Robeson County is scheduled for 5 p.m. Tuesday.
The meeting is to take place at the PSRC District Office, located 100 Hargrave St. in Lumberton. The public will not be allowed to attend in person because of COVID-19 concerns. However, the meeting will be broadcast virtually and can be accessed by the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHQZTGTlceg&feature=youtu.be
The topic to be discussed is 2020 – 2021 Needs-Based Public School Capital Fund.
LUMBERTON — The Board of Education for the Public Schools of Robeson has scheduled a meeting for 6 p.m. Tuesday.
The meeting will be held virtually and can be accessed by the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtSFO5imLWw&feature=youtu.be
Agenda items include employee return to work update, Title I plan, federal programs extensions/carryover, Policy Committee report/recommendations, Curriculum Committee report/recommendations and Curriculum Plan/Distant Learning resources.
Open session public comments can be submitted through the following link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdkQsGALUFowqe1Ieq5GmKABZYv3w163dMa5owzQf8RoX3rQ/viewform
LUMBERTON — One Robeson County commissioner will fight against a vote that gave commissioners more authority over the governing boards of two county departments.
Jerry Stephens is against the vote cast during Monday’s Board of Commissioners’ meeting, held by teleconference, that gave commissioners the final word on what happens at the county’s departments of Social Services and Health.
The vote means the two boards will merge and act in an advisory capacity to the Board of Commissioners, which will make final decisions on matters related to the departments, according to information from Commissioner Pauline Campbell.
According to N.C. Law, commissioners that assume direct control of health boards after Jan. 1, 2012, and choose not to delegate powers to a consolidated health service board should appoint an advisory committee.
The move was approved on an 5-3 vote, with Board of Commissioners Chairman Lance Herndon and commissioners Pauline Campbell and Stephens voting no. Vice Chairman Faline Dial and commissioners David Edge, Tom Taylor, Roger Oxendine and Raymond Cummings cast yes votes.
But, there must be a public hearing on the issue before final action can be taken.
During that time, Stephens hopes more conversations can be had and the decision reversed.
“I’m going to keep pressing for it not to happen,” Stephens said.
The commissioner feels the vote was not cast in the best interest of the county.
He also questioned the reasoning behind the decision, stating he had not seen any paperwork from County Manager Kellie Blue that suggested the Social Services or Health boards needed help managing the departments.
“I’m for us staying like it is until somebody can show me where it’s not working,” Stephens said.
Derick Coe, DSS board chairman, said he doesn’t see a need for an advisory board if commissioners will make all the decisions. He has served on the DSS board for more than five years and had a good working relationship with commissioners, who often served on the board, Coe said.
Coe is curious to see how an advisory board will be structured, if the process ends with commissioners assuming more power.
“I don’t think it’s going to be as simple as the way it sounds,” Coe said.
County Manager Kellie Blue said nothing will change if the board takes control of the boards. Commissioners will simply have the final authority, she said.
The board had been discussing the formation of an advisory board since 2012, she said.
In 2019, counties were given authority by law to form regional departments of social services, in which multiple counties could be involved, according to the UNC School of Government. The decision to do so was optional.
Some commissioners feared complete “regionalization,” Blue said.
“I think it’s a good business move to take it over and manage it ourselves,” Commissioner Tom Taylor said.
The county can manage the departments more efficiently, he said.
Another area of concern for Stephens was Monday’s voting process. Campbell attempted to make a motion to table the initial motion made by Cummings until the next meeting. The approval vote was taken without consideration of Campbell’s substitute motion.
County Attorney Rob Davis said he made an error in judgment when he suggested that Cummings’ motion, which was seconded, be voted on.
“A procedural motion can, should have received a vote. It cannot be discussed or debated,” Davis said of Campbell’s motion.
But, the vote, which was made in error to Robert’s Rules of Order, can still stand, Davis said. The attorney referred to the cases Nelson v. City of Burlington and City of Charlotte v. Cook. In both cases the courts did not strike down the vote despite the violation.
Campbell said she would have preferred that the entire board had discussed the pros and cons of a merger between the two county departments and worked out the details before bringing it to a vote.
Telephone calls to Cummings, Oxendine and Herndon seeking comment were not returned.
Bryan Collins, of McPhail Road in Lumberton, reported Friday to the Lumberton Police Department that someone stole a utility trailer from his residence.
William Faircloth reported Friday to the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office that he was the victim of an assault by someone with a weapon on Pine Log Road in Lumberton.
William Prevatte reported Thursday to the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office that he was the victim of a break-in that occurred on DNT Drive in Lumber Bridge.
The following thefts were reported Thursday to the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office:
Wendy Locklear, Sedgefield Drive, Lumberton; and Cashwell Britt Family Cemetery, N.C. 72 East/ Matthews Bluff Drive, Lumberton.
LUMBERTON — Residents and business owners here have mixed feelings about Gov. Roy Cooper’s Wednesday announcement to extend the state’s Phase II reopening plan for an additional five weeks.
The plan requires bars, gyms, movie theaters and amusement parks to remain closed and requires face coverings in public places. The plan first announced May 8 has been extended four times.
Phase II of Cooper’s reopening plan allows the opening of dine-in restaurants with limited seating, barber shops, salons, parks and public pools. The order was first extended May 22 after expiring, then extended again June 24 with the addition of mandatory wearing of masks when in public places that don’t offer opportunities for social distancing.
The order was again to expire July 17, but Cooper announced yet another extension July 14.
While some residents stand by the Cooper’s decision, others feel the state is ready for some normalcy.
Daven McCall, part-owner of Ooh La La Boutique, closed for three weeks after the initial stay-at-home order was issued. He said the governor should have more trust in businesses to reopen.
“I think everybody is ready to open,” McCall said. “I think people now understand the importance of social distancing. If I’m in the elevator and I see other people, I’ll get out of the elevator. Now it’s all about being safe.”
McCall’s exception is bars and clubs. Being in an environment with “people being intoxicated, more germs in the air, and just a close environment,” the risk is much higher for being infected with COVID-19, he said.
Gyms should be treated like restaurants and limit the amount of people entering, while also cleaning thoroughly, he said.
McCall believes keeping things closed will only make reopening that much harder.
“It’s probably going to be harder to keep social distancing if we stay closed,” he said.
Tony Paylor, owner of Diamonds Cuts and Styles barbershop since 2016, was forced to close his shop because of Cooper’s initial shutdown order. His business, and barbershops across the state, wasn’t allowed to reopen as part of Cooper’s Phase I plan.
Although Paylor’s business took a hit during the time, and he is still feeling the effects now, he stands by the extension of Phase II.
“I think it’s the right thing to do for right now,” Paylor said. “The disease is still up. It’s not getting much better.
“A lot of people are still scared to come out.”
Paylor said he tries to see hope, but doesn’t feel confident about where the state is now.
“I look forward to things getting back to normal, but it’s going to be a while,” he said. “It’s going to get rough before it gets better … but I hope things change.”
Jordan McNeill and Kim Locklear, both cashiers at Sweet Candy Cafe in Lumberton, have mixed feelings about the reopening.
Locklear said she understand why bars and gyms still can’t reopen.
“Bars are not big open spaces,” Locklear said.
“There’s no way to social distance in those types of settings,” McNeill agreed.
However, McNeill believes it’s not fair that other businesses can reopen.
“I understand he’s (Cooper) taking extra precautions, but we still got all this other stuff open,” McNeill said.
Jack Taylor, owner of Jack’s Electronics, for nine years, is completely against the governor shutting down the state to begin with.
“I think it’s all just a bunch of bull,” Taylor said. “I’m just ready for it all to be over with, really.”
Taylor questions the legitimacy of COVID-19 being a major threat.
“It was never a pandemic to start with,” Taylor said. “I think everything needs to get back to normal.”
He agrees that more safety measures should be in effect for the elderly, but no more than what has been done for the flu, Taylor said.
“I can see for older sick people, but 40 minus, no,” Taylor said. “It’s no different than the flu is in the winter.”
Susan J. McNeill, an employee at the Taylor’s business, said she has no opinion on the matter but she does have personal boundaries.
“I don’t have no opinion, but I’m sick and I don’t want you in there (Jack’s Electronics) coughing on me,” McNeill said.
Joyce Thompson, a traveling certified nursing assistant, is on the opposite end of the spectrum from Taylor.
“You gotta think about your life,” Thompson said. “I think about me every day going back to work and having to worry about catching COVID-19 and bringing it back to my kids.
“I don’t disagree with that (extending Phase II), no I don’t.”
Thompson said keeping essential businesses, and barbershops and salons open is a necessity, but bars and gyms are not.
“That’s different, something to enjoy life,” she said. “That’s not something that’s got to be open. That’s fun.”
Bars and gyms offer opportunities for “too much clutter,” she said.
“Hospitals are cluttered, but we need that,” Thompson said. “That’s saving a life, not taking a life.”
One of Thompson’s clients, Ernest Page, disagreed and argued that keeping businesses closed leaves young people idle and increases crime and homelessness.
“There’s a lot of them out of work and they’re killing each other,” Page said. “They should open back up to give young people the opportunity to work. Jobs, school, work, they need to open back up.”
He sees the impact the order has caused on businesses.
“Look how this foundation is going down,” he said. “There’s people out here homeless. They need to get this thing going.”
The Phase II expansion is to expire Sept. 11.
LUMBERTON — Thirty-seven more confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported Friday by the Robeson County Health Department.
Since the first confirmed case of the novel coronavirus was reported March 21, 2,763 county residents have been confirmed to have contracted the virus. Fifty-four residents have died after contracting COVID-19.
Of the cases reported Friday 19 were female and 18 were male. The oldest new patient is 83 years old and the youngest is 3. Most of the cases fell in the 25-49 age range.
Thirteen of the case reports did not list race. Eight were American Indian, 6 white, and five each were American Indian and Hispanic.
Eighteen of the cases were tested at the local hospital. Eleven were tested by private health-care providers, 4 at a quick-care facility, and two each at the county Health Department and at a clinic.
A drive-through testing site continues in operation at a Lumberton pharmacy. The Lumbee Tribe has scheduled a site Monday and Tuesday at Mt. Elim Church in Red Springs, and Thursday and Friday at Smyrna Church in Lumberton. The Health Department is to operate a site Thursday and Friday at Lumberton Junior High School.
Information about hours, registration and more can be found on each organization’s Facebook page.
Southeastern Regional Medical Center reported Friday that 23 patients were in isolation after testing positive for COVID-19 and 16 employees are in quarantine.
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services reported Friday that 132,812 confirmed cases have been reported in the state since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Of those cases, 2,134 have resulted in death, and 1,123 state residents are hospitalized.
The NCDHHS announced Friday it has issued a Secretarial Order requiring biweekly staff testing at nursing homes and announced continued state funding for staff testing through November. The order mandates the existing recommendation for biweekly testing. The department is also deploying additional infection control support teams to support ongoing efforts to help long-term care facilities prevent and manage outbreaks.
“North Carolina nursing home residents are among the most vulnerable to COVID-19 infection,” said Dr. Mandy Cohen, NCDHHS secretary. “These additional testing and infection control resources enhance the ongoing work to guide and support long-term care facilities as they take extraordinary measures to protect residents and staff during COVID-19.”
LUMBERTON — Forty-four new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported Thursday by the Robeson County Health Department, marking the 12th straight report of 25 or more cases.
The spike in cases is not from an increase in testing in recent weeks, Health Department Director Bill Smith said.
“It is often said that the cases are increasing due to more testing being done,” he said. “In Robeson County the peak for testing was in May and current testing is less than that level, yet so many more people are being identified as infected. There is just more disease around.”
The 44 new cases bring the county’s total to 2,726 cases since the first positive test was reported March 21. Fifty-four county residents have died after contracting the novel coronavirus.
There were 24 males and 20 males among the cases reported Thursday. The oldest new virus patient is 75 years old and the youngest is 8.
Of the new cases, 23 reports did not disclose race. Nine of the cases were Hispanic, seven were African American, four were American Indian and one was white.
Private health-care providers tested 17 of the cases. Eleven were tested at the local hospital and five at a quick-care facility. Three each were tested at the Lumbee Tribe drive-through site, a private lab and outside of Robeson County. Two were tested at a pharmacy.
Drive-through testing is occurring daily at a pharmacy in Lumberton, according to the Health Department. A drive-through testing site sponsored by the Lumbee Tribe will be in operation at Zion Hill Baptist Church in Rennert from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday.
Pre-registration is encouraged at all sites because it speeds up the testing process, but it is not required. Information on the testing sites can be found on each of the relevant organizations’ Facebook page.
The next Health Department-sponsored drive-through testing site is scheduled for Aug. 13-14 at Lumberton Junior High School. More information about the testing site will be posted on the Health Department’s website.
Southeastern Regional Medical Center reported Thursday that 24 patients were in isolation after testing positive for COVID-19, one patient is under investigation and 18 employees are in quarantine.
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services reported 1,979 new confirmed cases statewide on Thursday, bringing the state’s total to 131,267 positive cases. The department also reported 2,092 state residents have died after contracting the virus and 1,147 residents are hospitalized.
State prison officials have completed COVID-19 tests of all inmates in state prisons and the results of the six-week mass testing operation show 2.1% were positive
Of the 29,062 offenders who were tested, a total of 619 tested positive. This positivity percentage of 2.1% is much lower than in prison systems in other states, according to the N.C. Department of Public Safety. The correctional facility in Robeson County accounted for 189 cases that were reported by the county Health Department this past week.
The mass testing of the prison population began on June 22, at a cost of about $3.3 million, according to the NCDPS. COVID-19 tests were administered by Prisons Health Services staff and the North Carolina National Guard, and were analyzed by LabCorp.
In addition to the 29,000 inmates tested in the mass testing operation, an additional 1,600 offenders were tested for the virus on their transfer from county jails to prison over the past two months, according to NCDPS. Another 600 inmates had previously tested positive, recovered and did not need to be retested under Centers for Disease Control and NCDHHS guidance.
Inmates who tested positive were placed in medical isolation to mitigate viral transmission. Offenders in housing units where others tested positive were placed under medical quarantine for close observation and twice-daily temperature checks. Any offender who subsequently revealed symptoms of the virus was moved into medical isolation and retested.
These protocols are consistent with guidance from the CDC and NCDHHS.
The vast majority of inmates in the state prison system who tested positive for COVID-19 since the first case emerged on April 1 are now presumed to have recovered, according to NCDPS. Of the 1,459 inmates who tested positive during the course of this pandemic, 1,210 have met CDC and NCDHHS criteria to be released from medical isolation.
Prisons will continue to test all new offenders for COVID-19 when they arrive at prison diagnostic facilities from the county jails, according to NCDPS. Those offenders are placed in quarantine upon arrival and remain there until their test results are received. Any who test positive are moved to medical isolation until they meet the criteria to be presumed recovered. All inmates transferred within the prison system are tested before transfer or quarantined for 14 days on their arrival at a new facility.
In 24 prison facilities, no offenders tested positive for the virus during mass testing.
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services statistics show the COVID-19 positivity rates in North Carolina have averaged between 7% and 9% over the past month, which is higher than the 2.1 positivity rate found in North Carolina prisons during mass testing.
Other states that mass-tested their offender populations show the following COVID-19 positivity rates on their websites on Aug. 6: New Jersey at 16.3%, Tennessee at 13.6%, Michigan at 10.8% and Texas at 9.8%.
Francisco Haviero takes advantage of a break in a Thursday afternoon shower to throw some marinated pork chops on an outdoor griddle. Haviero was cooking for friends and family at a home just outside Lumberton.
LUMBERTON — A Robeson County deputy was involved Wednesday afternoon in a crash on Fayetteville Road that sent one Shannon woman to the hospital with minor injuries.
The crash occurred about 1:43 p.m. when deputy Todd Thomas, of the Traffic Enforcement Division, tried to turn around in the 5200 block of Fayetteville Road, according to the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office. While attempting to turn his vehicle, Thomas was struck by a small passenger car operated by Serena Beth Hunt, of Shannon Road, who had attempted to pass the deputy on his left side.
The passenger car exited the roadway to the left and came to rest in a ditch, according to the Sheriff’s Office. Hunt was taken to the hospital for treatment of minor injuries, and has since been released. The deputy was not injured.
The crash was investigated by the Lumberton Police Department.
Thomas was issued a citation for a safe movement violation, according to the Sheriff’s Office. The other motorist was cited for speeding 65 in a 45 mph zone and failing to reduce speed.
LUMBERTON — The Town of Fairmont has been awarded a $345,000 grant by the Golden LEAF board of directors to help pay for improvements at pump stations.
The money is part of $11 million in funding to 17 projects across three program areas announced Thursday by Golden LEAF. The awards include a healthcare project that will create jobs in a rural county, an agriculture research project, a program to provide leadership development and internship opportunities for more than 300 Golden LEAF scholarship recipients, support for three workforce development programs, and 13 disaster recovery and resiliency projects.
Fairmont’s share comes through Golden LEAF’s Disaster Recovery Grant Program. The money is to be used to fund improvements at the Happy Hill pump station and the installation of backup generators at two other pump stations.
Once the upgrades are made the town will be better able to redirect wastewater runoff in a storm and keep the pumps operational if the town loses power, Mayor Charles Townsend said.
“We will be able to be sustainable in a storm,” he said.
According to a project summary Fairmont submitted to Golden LEAF, three pump stations were flooded during hurricanes Matthew and Florence. Eighty-nine households, one high school and three businesses will benefit from the planned improvements.
“Funding for the projects the board approved today will help farmers as well as move the state’s economy forward, especially in rural and tobacco-dependent communities, by building the workforce and helping our communities recover from major storms,” said Scott T. Hamilton, Golden LEAF president, chief executive officer.
Through Golden LEAF’s Open Grants Program, the board of directors awarded three projects totaling $531,220.80. They were:
— $100,000 to the Mount Olive Family Medicine Center, Inc. to support expansion of the family medical center and walk-in clinic. This project will create at least three full-time jobs and two part-time positions in Wayne County.
— $76,500 awarded to North Carolina State University to establish a site to support continued research of effective measures to control the guava root-knot nematode that threatens N.C.’s sweet potato industry and farming communities.
— $354,720.80 to support three workforce training projects benefiting Brunswick, Jackson, Macon, Martin, and Swain counties.
The Golden LEAF board awarded $1.8 million to the Center for Creative Leadership for its 11th year of the Golden LEAF Scholars Leadership Program. The program provides more than 300 Golden LEAF scholarship recipients two leadership development conferences, coaching and a paid summer work experience in a rural county.
The board also approved 13 projects totaling nearly $9 million to support recovery from hurricanes Matthew and Florence. These projects support repair or replacement of infrastructure or equipment or construction of new infrastructure for hazard mitigation in Beaufort, Craven, Harnett, New Hanover, Onslow, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, and Wayne counties.
The Disaster Recovery Grant Program is funded through appropriations by the State of North Carolina to the Golden LEAF Foundation to make grants to governmental entities and 501(c)(3) nonprofits to repair or replace infrastructure and equipment damaged or destroyed by hurricanes Matthew, Florence, Michael and Dorian.
An article in Tuesday’s e-edition of The Robesonian should have read that a vote by the Robeson County Board of Commissioners to assume authority over the governing boards of the Robeson County Department of Social Services and the county Health Department was not taken until after Commissioner Pauline Campbell made a substitute motion to table the item for further discussion. Campbell’s motion did not receive a second.
Hunter is available for adoption at the Robeson County Animal Shelter. Hunter is a male, hound mix, about 2 years old and weighs about 45 pounds. He is very friendly toward people and other animals. The adoption fee is $25, cash or check, which includes the rabies vaccination. Adoption hours are noon to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. The Robeson County Animal Shelter is located at 255 Landfill Road in St.Pauls. The shelter’s telephone number is 910-865-2200.
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