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Contributed photo Dr. Brian Parkes, general surgeon, checks out the comments hanging in the hospital’s front lobby.
Scotland physicans praised
The stars are out at Scotland Health Care System. And each one has a message extolling the professionalism and caring attitude provided by a particular doctor. Scotland Health Care System staff members took a moment from his or her busy schedule to write comments about a favorite physician. These handwritten messages carry two to three lines of appreciation in honor of Doctors’ Day, which is officially celebrated on March 30. Visitors t...
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Pet of the Week
Handsome and stately Bentley was found as a stray by good Samaritans at a local church. He is a Pitbull mix, with a unique copper, brindled coat and sparkly pumpkin eyes. Bentley walks fairly well on a leash and is enjoying a sheltered, warm bed and regular meals, something he may not have been getting for a while. He is calm natured, friendly and appreciates being right up against you getting love. However, his true wish is to have a home of...
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Emmy winner to speak
Emmy Award winner Kwame Dawes will be the featured reader at a special St. Andrews Writers’ Forum on Monday at 8 p.m. in Pate Main Lounge. The Forum is free and open to the public. After a break for Easter, the Forum returns to campus for a special reading on Monday, April 1 by Emmy Award winner Kwame Dawes. “Kwame Dawes is one of the most important writers of his generation who has built a mighty and lasting body of work,” said America...
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Funeral board: Morris took money
The North Carolina Board of Funeral Service has taken disciplinary action against a Scotland County funeral director for allegedly embezzling from a burial association over the last five years. Morris Funeral Home, with services in Red Springs and Laurinburg, could lose its permit to operate for three years. The state board has said that it would also revoke the funeral directing license of Ella Morris if a portion of the money is not repai...
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Crime Reports
May 22 crime report
LAUREL HILL - Velma Bass of McFarland Road reported a breaking and entering and larceny at her home on Monday, according to a sheriff’s report. A stove, refrigerator, washing machine, two window a...
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May 21 crime report
LAUREL HILL - Robert Byrd, 37, of 21630 Blue Bird Lane was arrested Thursday under a warrant for one count of felony possession with intent to sell and deliver Schedule II controlled substances an...
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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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