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Floyd named city attorney
The new man that Laurinburg will turn to first for legal advice is a familiar face to city council. William Floyd Jr. will be officially appointed city attorney at the Laurinburg City Council’s regular meeting on April 16 after the resignation of Bob Gordon, effective April 1. Floyd has served as assistant city attorney since 2007 and has worked closely with city council for nearly all of that time. The city council agreed to move forwa...
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The two female thieves involved in a robbery of An's Beauty Supply last month are pictured in the lower left hand corner of this video surveillance still.
Trio sought in beauty store robbery
Police continue to search for three suspects in a March beauty shop robbery that left the proprietor seriously injured, authorities say. On March 21 at approximately 5 p.m., three individuals entered the premises of An’s Beauty Supply at 1689 South Main Street. They are describe as two females and male. The individuals had been in the store for less than five minutes when the owner noticed them attempting to conceal merchandise, the repor...
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Contributed photo Service Thread's Ryne Bullock (left) reviews training materials with NCCCS President Dr. Scott Ralls.
College system president visits
North Carolina Community College System President Dr. Scott Ralls got a first hand look this week at the partnership between Scotland County industries and Richmond Community College. Ralls visited Service Thread in Laurinburg on Monday as part of the community college system’s manufacturing awareness week. “What we do here involves equipment that comes from foreign countries and we often combine equipment and processes to create things t...
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School board gets peek at budget
Though student enrollment in Scotland County is not projected to change appreciably, school officials were told that the system may lose money in other areas. The assessment came Monday as the Scotland County Board of Education was presented a tentative budget for the 2013-2014 school year. The board could approve the proposed budget next month. “Most of our funding is allocated by pupil, so none of our funding will be cut on a per-pupil ...
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Crime Reports
May 17 crime report
LAURINBURG - Tyrone Avery, 51, of Beta Street was arrested Wednesday and charged with possession with intent to sell and deliver crack cocaine, possession of drug paraphernalia, littering, and tra...
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May 16 crime report
LAURINBURG - Joshua Jones, 29, of Lumberton was arrested Monday under a warrant for one count of larceny, one count of felonious conspiracy, and one count of felonious injuring utility wire, accor...
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May 14 crime report
LAURINBURG - Brandon Locklear, 19, of Monroe was arrested Friday under an order for arrest for one felonious count of parole and probation violation, according to a sheriff’s report. Locklear was ...
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May 11 crime report
LAURINBURG - Brandon Locklear, 19, 9661 Cedar Lane was arrested Thursday under a warrant for one count of injury to personal property and one count of failure to appear in court, according to a sh...
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May 9 crime report
LAURINBURG - Edward Pearson, 37, of Fair Bluff was arrested Monday under an order for arrest for one count of driving while license revoked and one count of failure to return rental property, acco...
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