Robeson County

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.

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.

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.

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.

Ten volunteer firefighters in Robeson County have been arrested on arson-related charges. They’re accused of setting fires to abandoned buildings and…