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Unique partnership helps both students and seniors

LAURINBURG — What started out as a class becoming pen-pals with seniors residing in Scotia Village has turned into something much more. The unique partnership between Scotia Village and Sycamore Lane Elementary has been going [...]
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Douglas Yongue, local educator and state representative, passes away

LAURINBURG — Scotland County lost one of its shining stars Thursday with the passing of Douglas Y. Yongue at Scotland Memorial Hospital just one day after his 82nd birthday. Yongue was born in Lumberton but [...]
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Mother charged with trying to kill her 1-year-old son pleads to lesser charge

CHARLOTTE — In a surprise twist on Wednesday, a Laurinburg mother who was accused in 2017 of trying to murder her 1-year-old hospitalized son pleaded to the lesser charge of misdemeanor child abuse and will [...]
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Saint Luke UMC constructs barbecue pit, prepares for annual barbecue sale

LAURINBURG — In preparation for its annual barbecue sale in April, Saint Luke United Methodist Church is working on a special project. According to Rev. Billy Olsen, pastor of Saint Luke UMC, since barbecue chicken [...]

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