Lumberton Informer

The end of the year is rapidly approaching and there were a few stories that had the town talking. From the arrest of a Bishop who was given a Key to the City to the rantings of another Bishop who thought he was to high on the horse to be questioned. Last year, the talk of the town was about the arrest of Mayor Holder. This year, the board that put Hobson up to filing the trupmed up charges, did not come to his defense and he was terminated from the not-so-coveted position of Chief of Police. At the beginning of the year, the city was at a fever pitch. There was a lot of tension in the streets because most citizens felt like they were being targeted by the Lumberton Police Department. There were fights all over and every one, except the offenders, were being taken to jail. Team Stephanie/Hoboson, had the city by the cohones because they knew they had the backing of Gibson, Johnson, Crider and Hale. They even went as far as hiring Hobson's girlfriend as the new court clerk. (I th...

I recently recently received a subpoena to appear in court for a traffic violation that happened over a year ago. I don't know what's going on but I had to reschedule because I couldn't make it for that date. There are some of you that may not remember the date, but September 26, 2011 was the date Dennis Hobson, working in conjunction with Stephanie C. Mullings, had me arrested for failure to pay a parking ticket. They planned the event to the letter. Somehow, they got the judge to sign a warrant. (Please note: There's over $500,000 in traffic fines owed to the City of Lumberton, but they got Stewart to sign off on the fact that I didn't pay my parking ticket.) In my opinion, they were planning to have my car towed, AGAIN, because Hobson and Yates pulled me over on Myrick going 30 in a 25 mph zone. They spent a lot of time running my license, but I guess the warrant wasn't signed yet. I was issued the ticket (the one I have to go to court about, AGAIN) and a...

The world is mourning the tragic loss of life that took place in Sandy Hook, CT. Soon after the tragedy, there was this rush to put prayer back in schools and the renewed call for gun control. In my opinion, neither will resolve the issue that led to this type of tragedy. This was not a school shooting, this was a shooting that took place at a school. I am a firm believer in prayer but there are those that will say “God bless the families affected by this senseless crime and with the same breath, make an statement that the President is to blame for this happening” (check out the posts on WLOX and WDAM facebook pages). Sad. It’s those seeds of hate that has germinated into the manifestation of what happened in Sandy Hook. We think nothing about posting hateful comments or spewing hate around other like minded individuals without taking into account of those left in our care are privy to those unfiltered, hateful thoughts actions. We can post anonymous hateful comments and think no on...

"20 Children wont' have their first kiss. 20 children will not be trying to catch a glimpse of Santa Claus this Christmas. 20 children won't know what it feels like to graduate. 20 children won't know how it feels to have their heart broken and become better after it. 20 children won't go to the prom. 20 children will never get married one day. 20 children will not be able to sneak out of bed to stay up late. 20 children won't know what it feels like to be accepted to college. 20 children won't know how it feels to turn 21 with their friends. 20 children will never be able to know the joy of parenthood. 20 children will never know how they made us all realize that we take life for granted." #repost from Twitter. . author unknown

I spend so much time focusing on what's wrong with the City of Lumberton that I forget to offer some balance by highlighting some of the things that are right with the City of Lumberton. The return of the Informer was sparked by the fact that our city clerk and newly hired Public Works Director decided to rob me at pencil point by hiking my water bill without any legitmate reason. I guess I will have to do like most of the other citizens that are being pencil screwed; pay the bill or have your water turned off. Unfortunately, the Mayor and Board of Aldermen have left us without any recourse when dealing with the random water bill hikes because they are trying to use the water bill money as a floation device to keep the city from sinking. But this post was not supposed to be about the water bill department or the city clerk. About a year ago, I was at a meeting and Jack McMullan said he tipped the garbage crew at Christmas and at first I just thought he was flapping his lips and ...

Since the lackluster, Lumberton Police Department is not doing their job, maybe a reader of this blog will have some additional information. Last Monday, a student aged white male, driving either a silver or gray truck hit a pedestrian on Myrick Avenue. Mind you, it was a foggy day, but the fact that this person didn't stop is troubling and that's a hit and run. According to Black's Law, (a legal reference book)a hit-and-run is the act of causing (or contributing to) a traffic accident (such as colliding with a person or a fixture), and failing to stop and identify oneself afterwards. Well, this is what happened on Monday. An officer was called when this person made it home but the fact that there was not follow up and/or investigation is also troubling. I know Ward's has a two for one butter biscuit special and this officer was probably eager to eat but one would think that any offense, big or small, deserves investigation. I know the LPD is beating their chest beca...

I just recently heard about the last board meeting and contrary to what many believe, I didn't get any insight about the meeting from Mayor Holder. As a matter of fact, I haven't spoken to the mayor in months. Anywho. In a casual conversation with a friend, the matters of the most recent board meeting took over the conversation. As we were talking, I was informed that there was less than 10 people in attendance. According to what I was told, Alderman Bobby Gibson had to be coaxed into entering the board meeting in order to have a quorum. Apparently, Gibson didn't get the text not to attend the meeting because his co-horts, Johnson and Crider, were not in attendance. I'm not certain what was on the agenda that had Johnson and Crider delaing with another bout of anal glaucoma (they couldn't see their behinds coming to the meeting). However, as the conversation progressed, I was told that Alderman Jay McGrew ripped into the city clerk, Stephanie Mullings. Jay alleg...

Over the last few months, I lost interest in blogging. There are those that asked me if I was going to retun to blogging and I felt like what's the point. Well, the events of this past week has re-ignited my desire to start back blogging on a regular. The other week, several city employees were working to fix a major leak on Myrick Avenue. At one point, I said I was going to blog to let the residents in that area know they should watch their water bills because this city was going to look for someway to recover the funds that were lost during this process. Unfortunately, I failed to follow through with the blog post. So, to my surprise and wonder, the December water bill was delivered late and guess what, I realize my water bill had a 30% increase. There were no leaks, I reported the matter to city hall and was told that someone will go out for a re-read. I was also told I would receive a call but I have, to date, not received a call. I find it intersting that we have a new Publ...