These students from Sycamore Lane Middle School visited The Laurinburg Exchange as part of a job shadowing day, taking part in a mock interview with Sheriff Shep Jones. The activity is sponsored by the Laurinburg/Scotland County Area Chamber of Commerce and allows county eighth graders to visit job sites to look at careers and encourage students to get a college education. Students from Sycamore Lane participated in the event on Tuesday and eighth graders from Spring Hill and Carver will have similar events later in the month. Pictured, from left, are Chelsea Barton, 14, Dustin Tessman, 14, Jones and Jemoni Washington, 14.

Sunlight shines through the branches of this red and orange tree on West Church Street.