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Lumberton Chamber gets $1,000 from Helping Hands Foundation

This article was originally published in The Examiner on Feb. 2, 2017. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer In the Lumberton City Council meeting Jan. 23, the council unanimously approved acceptance of a $1,000 donation from Allstate Insurance’s Helping Hands foundation, city secretary Susan Collins said. Councilman Kenneth Wall made the motion and Mayor Pro Tem SharonContinueContinue reading “Lumberton Chamber gets $1,000 from Helping Hands Foundation”

Donations help Lumberton band booster club start 2017 off right

(Top) Carlton Butler, Wells Fargo financial advisor, presents Randy Eason with a $5,000 grant from the company. (Bottom) Bill This article was originally published in The Examiner on Jan. 5, 2017. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer The first meeting of the new year for the Lumberton Band began with a “little change in the agenda,” clubContinueContinue reading “Donations help Lumberton band booster club start 2017 off right”

Lumberton band booster club treasurer charged with theft

Helen Cox, former Jason’s Deli forensic accountant, was taken into custody and charged with stealing more than $70,000 from the Lumberton Band booster club account summer 2016. | Photo: Eleanor Skelton This article was originally published in The Examiner on Dec. 8, 2016. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer Helen Cox told police that she gambled inContinueContinue reading “Lumberton band booster club treasurer charged with theft”

Lumberton band funds missing from booster

This article was originally published in The Examiner on Nov. 3, 2016. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer The Lumberton “Mighty Raider” Band booster club announced last week that funds had been stolen. “The Lumberton High School Mighty Raider Band Booster Inc. recently became aware that all of its funds are missing from the organization’s accounts,” LumbertonContinueContinue reading “Lumberton band funds missing from booster”

Former Hardin Co. JP Butch Cummings dies

This article was originally published in The Examiner on Sept. 22, 2016. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer Friday, Sept. 16, former Hardin County Justice of the Peace Wilber “Butch” Wayne Cummings died at age 76. According to his obituary from Broussard’s Mortuary, Cummings served in the United States Army before his judicial career. Justice of the Peace Precinct 5ContinueContinue reading “Former Hardin Co. JP Butch Cummings dies”