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The remains of 1st Lt. James “Dick” Wright, the hero who vanished during World War II, were finally returned to his tiny Robeson County hometown this week.
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The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency says it identified U.S. Army 1st Lt. James E. Wright of Parkton, North Carolina. His remains were taken from a Luxemborg cemetery in 2016. Wright disappeared in 1944 as soldiers retreated across the Moselle River against German opposition.
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COVID-19 has torn through the largely rural and racially diverse community. In the past two weeks, 37 people have died from the disease. That represents more than 10% of those who have died from COVID-19 in the county since March of 2020.
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In the final countdown to Election Day, the Trump and Biden campaigns turned attention to a swath of land just north of the South Carolina border and to the diverse people who live there.
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Ten volunteer firefighters in Robeson County have been arrested on arson-related charges. They’re accused of setting fires to abandoned buildings and…