Lumberton Informer

Last night was another it could only happen in Lumberton moment. I haven't been to court in a while and I wanted to see the new judge in action. Well, when I entered the court room, there was a collective eye-rolling from Team Sweet Beulah. I thought to myself, I picked a good night to attend. At first, I didn't know if I was in court or at a tent revival. They had their passah, the first lady (uggggh. . these black churches get me with calling the pastor's wife the first lady; especially when most of them need to learn how to be a lady first), the sick and shut in were there (despite missing church most Sundays), the piano player was even there and if we had one more deacon in attendance, they might ould have taken up a love offering for Peggy Winston's lawyer. First of all, what innocent person hires a lie-a-yer to to defend a disturbing the peace charge? I don't know what all went on that night, but based on the testimony from both parties, a lot of informatio...

I know you have missed your daily dose of the Informer. I have not faded into the sunset, I have opted to do smaller post using the Face Book app. So, if you missed some of the stories, they are now being posted to Face Book. Now, to the issue at hand, there has been a lot of news about the corruption that is taking place in the Hattiesburg Municipal Court system. Apparently, an independent investigation by the Hattiesburg Police Department has uncovered a system of corruption that is being abused by clerks as well as judges. If you're like me, you were wondering when would there be an investigation into the corruption that is taking place in the City of Lumberton's court system. Well, it will be a long wait. Unlike the City of Lumberton, the Hattiesburg Police Department is autonomous and they have the ability to conduct an investigation. Unfortunately, the City of Lumberton does not have a system of checks and balances. Therefore, the Lumberton Police Department will never ...