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County Commissioner Betty Blue Gholston,center, speaks to Justin Manigan, aide to U.S. Rep. Larry Kissell, left, and state Rep. Garland Pierce after the open house ceremony held at the Wagram Town Hall. Wagram opens new constructed Town Hall
The public got its first official look at the newly built Wagram Town Hall Thursday night. More than 30 people, including local, state and federal officials took part in the open house for the $30...
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Margaret Harding holds a display of handmade jeweled bracelets designed by church member Dinah Veler. These and many other handmade items will be for sale at the church bazaar Saturday. Lutherans to hold annual bazaar Nov. 7
The Lutheran Church of the Living Word will hold its annual holiday bazaar and hotdog lunch from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. Saturday on the church grounds. A variety of handmade items will be offered for...
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Sanders Local author publishes dissertation
A Laurinburg resident recently had her doctorate dissertation published as a scientific publication by Lambert’s Academic Publishing Company. Dr. Margaret L. Sanders graduated with a doctorate deg...
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"One Christmas Eve" to be performed Nov. 18-19 at high school
The theatre department of the Scotland High School of Visual and Performing Arts will present the play “One Christmas Eve” Nov. 18-19 at 7 p.m. nightly in the school auditorium. Admiss...
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Spring Hill Middle School make preseason trip
Students from Spring Hill Middle School were treated to a recent trip to the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte to see the Charlotte Bobcats take on the Memphis Grizzlies in a preseason game. ...
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RCC Offers Plumbing and Carpentry Courses
Richmond Community College begins a new plumbing course Nov. 16 at the RCC Trades Building on the Hamlet campus. Classes meet Monday through Thursday from 6 to 10 p.m. and end December 10th. ...
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Ghani Internal medicine physician joins Scotland Medical Center
Dr. Muhammad A. Ghani, board certified internal medicine physician, has joined Scotland Medical Center. Originally from Lahore Punjab, Pakistan, where many of his family members still reside, Ghan...
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Stout Homecoming prank taken seriously by school officials
School Superintendent Rick Stout said he is treating a homecoming prank at Scotland High Schools “very seriously” and expects to file criminal charges if he finds out who is involved. ...
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Wilson Wilson to speak at UNCP
Former CIA operative Valerie Plame Wilson will speak at 7:30 p.m. today at the Givens Performing Arts Center. Her appearance is part of the Distinguished Speaker Series at The University of Nort...
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Daniel Bisbee, 1, gets riding lessons from Courtney Ross. Trinity holds second annual Country Fair
Some children avoided scares this Halloween. Instead of dressing up as witches and warlocks, Trinity Presbyterian Child Care had their children ready to saddle up in western gear. Trinity had its ...
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Brown Brown: Illness to blame for three-month absence
A school board member who has not attended a regular meeting since July, due to an illness, says he hopes to return in December. School Board Member Charles Brown said he has been unable to attend...
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Laurinburg man fulfills childhood dream in drag racing
by Jason Balduf
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David Woodside got to live out a dream this year — drive fast and get recognized for it. The 25-year-old Laurinburg man recently took fourth place in the National Mustang Racers Association. "I ...
Spencer wins council seat
by Matthew Hensley
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Laurinburg Councilman Rembert DeBerry lost his reelection bid for his at-large seat to challenger Ken Spencer with Spencer taking 56.9 percent of the vote, according to unofficial results. East L...
Register of Deeds Web site updated
by Matthew Hensley
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The Scotland County Register of Deeds web site may look a little different today. The index search, which can be used by Scotland County residents to look for public records has been updated wit...
Grant to assist county mental health
by John Lentz
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Scotland officials say $432,856 grant is expected to help improve mental health care in the region. Southeastern Regional Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services was...
St. Luke United Methodist Church to sponsor candlelight service Thursday
by John Lentz
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All those with family members or friends who have been affected by Alzheimers' disease are invited to attend "Candlelight Reflections", a public candlelight service designed "to honor, hope and rem...
Student of the Week
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McRae honored with student award
Rotary Club distributes dictionaries
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Having trouble spelling maneuver? How about gubernatorial? Thanks to a big assist from the Laurinburg Rotary Club, a county third grader may be able to help. The Rotary club distributed 624 dic...
Old Laurel Hill Church to hold Ingathering Nov. 5
by John Lentz
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Get ready to treat yourself to good food and an opportunity to purchase homemade crafts and other items Thursday when the historic Old Laurel Hill Presbyterian Church holds their annual Ingathering...
Commissioners agree to discuss advancement, unemployment with public
by John Lentz
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A routine meeting of the Scotland County commissioners on Monday ended with an appeal by one official to hold a public forum to discuss the county's unemployment rate, at 16.5 percent the highest i...
Court officials share legal insights with East Laurinburg students
by Scott Witten
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Students at East Laurinburg Alternative Learning Academy got a recent crash course in how to maneuver through the judicial system. But the Scotland County court officials who provided the talk ho...
Treasure Hunters Roadshow to visit Laurinburg
by John Lentz
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Pull the old items you couldn't bear to throw away out of the attic, and dust off those vintage collectibles stored in the garage: the Treasure Hunters Roadshow is coming to Laurinburg. Presented...
Elections held today
by Matthew Hensley
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Thousands of residents are expected at Scotland County polls today to vote in one of five municipal elections. Turnout is expected to be low as municipal elections have historically low turnouts c...
Day to oppose Kissell for district seat
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A Scotland County businessman has joined the race for the 8th Congressional District seat. Darrell Day is trying to gain next year's Republican Party nomination to run against incumbent Larry Kiss...
Job creation top priority for city candidates
by Matthew Hensley
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Candidates for the Laurinburg City Council say employment is the big issue in Tuesday's election. There are five candidates running for three council seats, one for each district and an at-large s...
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