Firefighters contained a blaze midday Thursday that started Wednesday afternoon. More than 16 hours after two warehouses in north Laurinburg were engulfed in flames, firemen extinguished the fire ...
Felon charged for drugs
A convicted felon was arrested on drug charges after repeated complaints, according to Sheriff Shep Jones. Nathan Locklear, 28, of McLaughlin Road, Laurinburg, was arrested Wednesday morning and c...
Tuesday Cruisers share for children
The Tuesday Cruisers, a classic cars enthusiast group that meets each Tuesday at Smithfield’s Bar-B-Q in Laurinburg, has made their annual contribution to the Christmas Cheer program of Church Com...
Mill Prong to hold Christmas Open House Dec. 6
The public is invited to help issue in the Christmas season at the historic Mill Prong House near Wagram on Dec. 6, when the Mill Prong Preservation, Inc. organization presents its annual Christma...
Scotland students get a chance to look into colleges
College Application Week has been in full swing at the Scotland High Schools this week, with computer labs being staffed with additional personnel to assist students in gathering information on an...
Fire rips through city warehouse
Firefighters spent much of Wednesday night trying to squelch a fire that consumed a warehouse in north Laurinburg. The blaze, which began around 5:30 p.m. drew close 100 firefighters from three co...
United Way seeks donations for 2009/2010 campaign
United Way of Scotland County Executive Director Barbara Alexander asks the public a question that could be taken rhetorically: “What can you do to help support the United Way?” The an...
Registration still available for Bold Faced Liars Showdown
No lie, it’s not too late for storytellers to register for the third annual Bold Faced Liars Showdown, to be held Jan. 23, 2010 at the Storytelling Arts Center of the Southeast in Laurinburg...
Maxton board questioned on crime
Three Maxton residents put the same question to the town’s Board of Commissioners during a regular meeting on Tuesday: How is the town handling break-ins? Larry Walker of Patterson Street said he ...
Scotland Teacher of the Year Watkins a regional finalist
The Scotland Teacher of the Year may be looking forward to higher honors. Amber Watkins, the 2008-2009 Teacher of the Year for Scotland County Schools, is one of two finalists for the Sandhills/So...
Flu vaccine still available
Health officials say that just because we’ve experienced a mild flu season, doesn’t mean the flu threat is over. “We could continue to see flu-like symptoms for several months,...
College honors professor, groundskeeper
An upbeat Early Childhood Education Professor and a veteran groundskeeper recently earned the honors of being named the Richmond Community College Faculty and Staff of the Year for 2009. April Cha...
The parking lot was full and the lines were long, but smiles were in abundance when the Golden Corral restaurant in Laurinburg opened their doors to military veterans for an annual free dinner, cou...
Contrary to what some students believe, attaining knowledge doesn't have to hurt. The idea that learning can be a fun and unique experience was expressed by more than one member of the Scotland H...
St. Mary Catholic Church will feature and raffle off a unique Christmas tree decorated by Deborah Andry at it’s annual Christmas Bazaar this Saturday from 8 a.m. to 12 noon. Andry began decorating...
Laurinburg High School alumnus Gibbons Ruark will be the featured reader at the St. Andrews Writers’ Forum on Thursday at 8 p.m. in Orange Main Lounge. Born in Raleigh, Ruark graduated from Laurin...
I.E. Johnson Elementary School has announced its award recipients for the first nine weeks of class. The following kindergartners, first and second graders were named Shining Stars: Jade McMillan...
Dr. Scott Luneau, an internal medicine physician on Scotland Health Care System’s Hospitalist team, has earned board certification as a Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine. Interni...
Do you need extra cash for the holidays? Have you seen the advertisements on television offering you cash for your gold jewelry? Are you wondering is it real or is it a rip off? According to the ...
The remnants of Hurricane Ida dissipated, leaving clear skies and drier weather for the second annual Chamber-in-a-Half-Shell. The potential for gloomy weather was only one of the hurdles the week...
Southern Pines – The 8th grade from the O’Neal School recently traveled to Washington, DC for four days as part of their annual class trip. On the way to our nations’ capital the group stopped at ...
The following students at Scotland Christian Academy made honor roll in the first nine-weeks of class: Kindergarten A Honor Roll Benton Chaput, Braden Cline, Dylan Hammonds, Elle Scott A/B Hono...
Two receive additional charges Two Laurinburg men awaiting trial for various break-ins were charged in more incidents, according to several sheriff's reports. Timothy Dane Bustard and James Aaron...
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