"UNCP seeks info on Lumbee clash with KKK [Staff Report]." The Robesonian [Lumberton, NC]. September 30, 2017.

"Judicial map plan wouldn’t benefit Robeson County [Editorial]." The Robesonian [Lumberton, NC]. October 3, 2017.

Smoot, Ryan. "Lumbee Tribe could be fully federally recognized with new bill." Daily Tarheel [Chapel Hill, NC]. October 3, 2017.

"9 months after Hurricane Matthew, Lumberton woman finally moving home [Editorial]." Winston-Salem Journal [Winston-Salem, NC] July 23, 2017.

Shiles, Bob. "Locklear sends in letter of resignation." St. Pauls Review [St. Paul, NC] July 25, 2017.

Shiles, Bob. "Almost all people displaced by Hurricane Matthew out of area hotels, motels." The St. Pauls Review [St. Pauls NC]. July 26, 2017.

Shiles, Bob. "Red Spring steps up effort to stop flooding." Red Springs Citizen [Red Springs, NC]. August 1, 2017.

Shiles, Bob. "Godwin high on recognition." The Red Springs Citizen [Red Springs, NC]. August 6, 2017. 

McGee, Kendall. "Hearing scheduled for act that would grant Lumbee full federal recognition." WBTW.com [Florence, SC] September 19, 2017.

Shiles, Bob. "Tribal Council wants Lumber River renamed to honor Lumbee." Robesonian [Lumberton, NC] September 21, 2017.