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Police: School protection a precaution
The heightened police presence on the Scotland High School campus on Friday was just a precaution after rumors of a planned shooting circulated, officials said. Police say they quickly debunked th...
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Seminar to simplify home buying
If you’re ready to buy a home but feel you need to know more about the details involved in the home buying process, then a seminar hosted by the Chamber of Commerce on Thursday may help answ...
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UNCP student organizes fundraiser for disaster victims
“I thought about the water truck that we drove to City Soleil,” said Kerry Ann Williams. “Water was very dear in Haiti before the earthquake.” That was one of the reasons that Williams, her friend...
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Purchase helps chamber stay cut above
The Ambassador Committee has always been sharp when it comes to serving the Laurinburg/Scotland County Area Chamber of Commerce’s membership. With a recent donation from the group to the chamber...
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Planning underway for expo projects
Seminars would help with employment
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FirstHealth receives first “Gold Star”
FirstHealth of the Carolinas recently became the first hospital system in North Carolina to receive the “Gold Star Standard Hospitals” designation from NC Prevention Partners ( NCPP ). The award r...
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From left, Habitat for Humanity store manager Larry Lanier and executive director Susan Covington display a Trek 7000 cross bicycle, donated by Rainbow Cycles of Southern Pines, that will be raffled during Habitat for Humanity s Bike to Build riding tour. Bike to Build ready to roll
Tour to be held May 1
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Butler: Job cuts follow decline in sales
Layoffs this week at Butler Manufacturing are the result of a decline in sales from the ongoing recession, plant officials said Thursday. BlueScope Steel, Butler’s parent company, shed 54 jo...
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Phillip Essig, left, owner of carpet company Ronile, presents Ricky Thomas a plaque for 37-years of service during a luncheon. Carpet company celebrates decade of safety
The first decade of this century will likely be remembered by many different things to many different people; to the employees of Gulistan, it will be a milestone in safety. At a steak luncheon We...
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From left: Dave Bullock and Tunney Brooks; standing from left Chancellor Jenkins, James Granger, Paul Willoughby, Johnny Strickland, Bruce Mullis and Dan Kenney. Largest UNCP athletic scholarship named
Laurinburg’s Charles Jenkins remembers how tough a coaching opponent A.G. ‘Tunney’ Brooks was. Jenkins, who is now chancellor at The University of North carolina at Pembroke, had coached aga...
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Anna Norton, Kenslee Hecht, Hannah Hardy, Meredith Tillman, Mayghan Campbell, Daniel Williams, Breanna Aumeoeualogo, Lakresha Brown, Shea Stutts TSA Carver students do well at tourney
Carver Middle School Technology Student Association recently competed at the North Carolina Technology Student Association Conference at the Koury Convention Center in Greensboro. A total of thir...
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Checkpoint nets arrests, citations
by Matthew Hensley
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A recent checkpoint resulted in 35 charges, including several drug arrests, according to local law officials. The operation, an official state DWI checkpoint, was led by sheriff's deputies at the ...
City to negotiate new fire contract
by Matthew Hensley
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Laurinburg city officials plan to renegotiate a fire protection contract with the county to address issues of possible underfunding for county fire stations. "It is a complicated issue, the issue ...
Landowner seeks to build 86 homes on 40-acre tract
by Matthew Hensley
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A Laurinburg landowner hoping to turn a profit on a 40-acre tract of land is one step closer to subdividing his property for 86 patio-style homes. The Laurinburg Planning and Zoning Board voted 6-...
Car smashes into Maxton cemetery
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Highway Patrol is looking for the driver of a car that crashed into a Maxton cemetery Monday morning, causing $4,000 in damages. The vehicle was traveling south on Cabinet Shop Road when it ran of...
Scottish Heritage Weekend packed with activity
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The annual Charles Bascombe Shaw Memorial Scottish Heritage Symposium is next weekend on the St. Andrews Presbyterian College campus in Laurinburg. ÒSince its inception in 1989, the symposium has...
Laurinburg declares Brain Awareness Week
by Kayla Pearson
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Laurinburg Mayor Matthew Block has declared March 15-21 as Brain Awareness Week in Laurinburg. Blocks said he hopes the effort increases public awareness of the advances and benefits of brain rese...
Kiwanis pancake dinner scheduled for March 12 and 13
by John Lentz
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Put on your sweet tooth and get ready for a hot piping feast when the Kiwanis Club's annual Spring Pancake Feast takes place this weekend. Held at the Clinton V. Willis National Guard Armory on Mai...
Red Cross celebrity dinner a success
by John Lentz
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More than 200 people enjoyed a night of dining, dancing, auctions, and games at this year's Red Cross Celebrity Dinner and Game Night, held Saturday at the Belk Center of St. Andrews College in Lau...
Democratic women to host candidates
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The Scotland County Democratic Women will host their second forum of candidates at Mac's Breakfast Anytime on Friday at 11:30 a.m. This meeting will feature incumbent Democrats seeking reelection ...
Celebrating Dr. Suess
by Matthew Hensley
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Schools, day cares and nonprofit organizations around Scotland County helped Theodor Seuss Geisel, known to most as Dr. Seuss, ring in his 106th birthday last week with a number of events. Scotlan...
Head DOT engineer discusses local routes
by Matthew Hensley
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North Carolina's top road engineer has traveled a long road from Laurinburg to Raleigh, but he has take his Scotland County roots with him around the state. "I am very appreciative of what we have...
GOP candidates address convention
by John Lentz
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A trio of candidates who hope to challenge U.S. House District 8 incumbent Larry Kissell in the November general election spoke Monday night at the Scotland County Republican Party convention. La...
SCS names CEO of high schools
by Matthew Hensley
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The Scotland County Board of Education picked its first "CEO" of the high schools after the board spent an hour and a half Monday night in closed session. Myra Holloway, executive director of seco...
County passes annual audit
by John Lentz
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Scotland told to address "deficiencies"
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