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Mayor's Message – Season of change
The holiday season is upon us. For the City of Laurinburg this means getting ready for Christmas on Main Street, the Christmas Tree lighting, hanging the Christmas decorations on Main Street and,...
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Letter Home
Last week was a busy and important one in Washington. While health care dominated the news and much of the national debate, there were many other things going on in Congress in the shadow of that ...
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Lwetter to the editor
Our names are OShae D. Best and Briana N. Lowery. We are the Drum Majors for the 2009 Scotland High School Fighting Scots Marching Band dubbed as the “Pride of Scotland County.” We are writing thi...
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Our view: Small stuff
In a 1A story today, staff writer Matthew Hensley reported that school officials say that they have identified two people responsible for vandalizing Scotland High School the night before the home...
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Letter to the editor
Dear Editor, All of us have probably been involved recently in conversations pertaining to Scotland county taxes, the unemployment rate, or how our elected officials are handling the situation. Th...
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Letter to the editor
My grandmother and I were at Mac’s restaurant Saturday and were involved in a discussion over the reduction of officers at the Laurinburg Police Department. It seems the mayor wants to reduc...
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EDITORIALS
Mayor's Message – Season of change
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The holiday season is upon us. For the City of Laurinburg this means getting ready for Christmas on Main Street, the Christmas Tree lighting, hanging the Christmas decorations on Main Street and, ...
Our view: Small stuff
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In a 1A story today, staff writer Matthew Hensley reported that school officials say that they have identified two people responsible for vandalizing Scotland High School the night before the homec...
Mayor's column Putdown undeserved
by Mayor Matthew Block
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It has been a somewhat uneventful past two weeks in the city of Laurinburg since the last column, but there are always things of importance to discuss. Regarding the shooting at Piggly Wiggly, it ...
Our View: Great debate?
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What happened to the big debate over the money that the school board says the county owes? After all the hubbub about the county commissioners failing to do right by the school system, school offi...
Our view
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Earlier this month, businessman Robert Walters accused the town of East Laurinburg of trying to put one over on him. Walters said the town officials devised a phony letter from the state that said...
Our view: Maxton's folly
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While Maxton Mayor Gladys Dean would have us believe that Katrina Tatum decided on the spur of the moment to quit her job Wednesday as town manager, it seems pretty clear that the town board orches...
LETTERS
Letter: Search continues for missing man
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Another year has passed since my brother, Rickie Bethea, disappeared without a trace. Rickie was a native of Scotland County and well known in the community. Rickie was a resident of Corbett Famil...
Guest Commentary: Personnel or personal?
by Effie Nicholson McEachin
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Dear Editor, First, thanks for reporting the news in Maxton. Like all towns and cities, we have good news and sometimes not so good news for our citizens. I’m a resident of Maxton, born in the co...
Letter:Tree service needs political pull
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To the Editor: Concerning Robert's Tree Service, your editorial and all of the articles in the paper have been very interesting to say the least. The situation has to be very frustrating for...
Tree service needs political pull
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To the Editor: Concerning Robert's Tree Service, your editorial and all of the articles in the paper have been very interesting to say the least. The situation has to be very frustrating for...
Letter: Former mayor offers council advice
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To the editor: When I was on council, we had a booklet that covered a code of conduct for the council, the mayor, the city manager, the clerk and others. I think from what I see and hear on the r...
Letter: Early start questioned
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To the editor: As another school year comes to an end, I can't help but wonder why our school board is still insisting on opening Scotland High more than 2 weeks earlier than every other school in...
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To the editor:
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The Scotland County Literacy Council (SCLC) would like to thank the community for supporting our inaugural Antiques Art & Artifacts auction on Oct. 23. The proceeds will benefit our adult literacy ...
To the Editor
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The Youth Department of Life-Changing Ministries would like to thank the following businesses that helped sponsor our community safe haven party for kids on Halloween night: Harris Teeter, Pizza In...
Mayor's Message
by Mayor Matthew Block
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Today’s election means different things to different people. To me, it is a reminder that half of my 4-year term as your Mayor has passed. As the light voter turnout for these municipal elections...
Democratic Party Chair supports early voting
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What is an “Off Year”, anyway? As I mix around with various local, state and national politicos, I keep hearing these words, “off year election”. For some reason, this terminology “off year” stri...
After hours emergency service needs to be updated
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Letter to the editor: On Sept. 2, I had a problem with a gas tank from a local company. It was making a hissing sound and the fumes were strong. I called the number that was on the tank. Since it ...
Hospice director gives thanks for support
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To the editor: On behalf of everyone at Hospice of Scotland County—our patients and their families, staff, and members of the Board of Trustees—we would like to thank Jim and Frances Willis and th...
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