Lumberton Informer

"The mystic cords of memory, stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave to every living heart . . . should swell into a mighty chorus of remembrance, gratitude and rededication on this solemn occasion." --Abraham Lincoln Melinda Carli and the Lumberton Friends of the Library will be hosting a Veteran's Day Program this November. The final plans for the event are not finished, but they are hoping the event will coincide with the program scheduled at the Lumberton Elementary School. They are requesting that people start submitting names of veterans (living or deceased) to the library so that ALL veterans can be recognized during this event. Anyone interested in loaning the library medals, uniforms or any military memorabilia, they are encouraged to do so. The event is in the planning stage, and they really want everyone to submit the names of any veteran so they can be included in the celebration of Veteran's Day.

I guess that title is misleading because after the latest census report, Lumberton may no longer be categorized as a city. There's the old adage that "it takes a village," but that phrase does not seem to apply to Lumberton. We sit around and talk about things that need to be changed, but are not willing to do anything to help bring about any changes. Most of the residents of Lumberton don't even bother to attend board meetings. We can sit back and wait for someone else to do something, but that's not how change occurs. The signs of decline are everywhere; Cooper Industry is no longer here, Farmland Services is gone, and now Custom Pre-Cast can be added to the list of closures. Gas stations are now beginning to close.And on top of that, the Shell Gas Station is the Command Center for Hobson and Gibson. If you stop there to buy gas and a Snickers, you might get charged with stalking. Just take a drive through Lumberton and you will see that empty storefronts and v...

Today, bath salts and spice are not the same as they were when you found them in your grandmother's pantry. The new pushers have perverted these items into substances that are used as recreational/designer drugs that will produce the ultimate “high.” These substances are often made in home labs with no oversight whatsoever, and thus the facilities may be filthy and the process shoddy and dangerous. Surprisingly, because these drugs are new and have not been analyzed by the FDA or the DEA, they often can be sold legally at your local minimart or at other convenience stores. One such designer drug that has attracted a lot of attention is herbal incense known by names such as “Spice” or “K2.” Individuals inhale this “incense” to get high. Spice and K2 are called fake pot, and sellers tout it because it doesn’t show up on standard drug tests. On the Internet it’s promoted as the “cool, new, legal high” and even comes in flavors such as “K2 Sex on the Mountain” and “K2 Thai Dream.”...

Lumberton resident Zack Knue is 13 years old and needs a kidney transplant. In an effort to help his family defray some of the medical cost, a motorcycle benefit ride is scheduled for September 10, 2011. The participants will meet at Wood Hinton Park and ride to the Blow Fly Inn , of Gulfport, MS. Registration for the event will begin at 9: 30 a.m. Registration fees will be $20.00 per motorcycle and $10.00 for passengers. Once the group arrive in Gulfport, there will be a 50/50 drawing at the Blow Fly Inn. This is an event that will raise money to help the family of Zach Knue. For more information, call Debbie @ 769-456-1746 or Ronnie @ 601-270-4648. Individuals who cannot attend the bike ride, but are interested in making a donation can also call Debbie or Ronnie. We hope a good crowd will come out and support this event.

If you haven't received your copy of this week's Lamar Times, you need to go get a copy. This week, the paper comes with a copy of PineBelt's Sports.com Football 2011 magazine. It features various stories and schedules of area football teams. There are several stories about the Lumberton Panthers. Josh Mlot wrote an interesting article titled, "Who Will(is) be the Panther's new QB. . .?" Players from the Lumberton Panther's are featured throughout the magazine. The Panthers are featured on page 8, there's a copy of the 2011 football schedule (there are only three home games, so get ready to hit the road to support the Panthers) on page 48 there's a pictorial featuring seniors, Charles Jenkins, Keshod Willis and James Carr another article is featured on page 50 and the magazine closes out with a list of players on the Future Watch and there you will see that Jatarrin Clark RB/LB is one of the featured players. In a seperate write-up, Mlot said tha...

This is the second installment of What If Wednesdays and I didn't get many leads for stories for today's post. Every time something negative is posted, I get all sorts of complaints about focusing on the negative and not showcasing the positive in Lumberton, so I decided to leave the ball in the court of those that say I just focus on negative aspects of Lumberton and give them an opportunity to point out some positive aspects of Lumberton. True to form, the e-mail box was pretty much empty which gave me the impression that those complaining about negative posts are probably getting a thrill from those negative comments. BTW. . I would like to thank my readers from Pearl River County that supplied me with some interesting facts; you will see that information posted in the near future. Now, back to What If Wednesdays. I received a rather disturbing e-mail from someone complaining about the Louisiana Club. The last time I received a comment about the Louisiana Club, it was po...

Football season gets into full gear this weekend with half the country starting their season! The Lumberton Panthers, State 2A Championship Team, will kick off their football season tonight @ 7:30 p.m. against Kemper County.