LAURINBURG — An arrest was made after an 8-year-old was shot playing in his yard on Sunday.

LAURINBURG – St. Andrews University music professor Sean Moore was selected to perform his original work for solo piano, Sonata No. 6 “Meditation,” at two different regional College Music Society Conferences later this month.

WILMINGTON — The Cape Fear Council, BSA headquartered in Wilmington, NC, honored the 2022 Class of Eagle Scouts at the Ballast Hotel on February 16, 2023.

Our office was proud to sponsor two outstanding students as North Carolina House Pages earlier this month. I would like to thank Valeria Carranza-Rueda of Scotland County and April Chaquea of Hoke County for serving as pages. These two students saw first-hand the policy making process, witnessed the Governor’s State of the State Speech, and made connections that will last a lifetime. These two both have very bright futures ahead of them!

LAURINBURG - The Care Compare tool provided by Medicare offers recommendations in the form of ratings and metrics to help people select a provider in a variety of healthcare fields. In an update made to the website in February, Scotland Regional Hospice was listed as the only four-star hospice provider located in Scotland County.

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LAURINBURG — A 61-year-old male was stabbed Wednesday while walking.