WEST POINT, G.A. - The Knights traveled to West Point, GA on Saturday afternoon to take on the Point Skyhawks of the AAC. Although the Skyhawks are a member of the AAC, the official conference schedule will start next week when the Knights host Union College. Always a tough environment to play at, the Knights weren’t able to move the ball with much efficiency and the Skyhawks got some big early plays to jump out to a lead that the Knights could never catch.

RAEFORD - The Lady Scots tennis team (1-8) earned their first victory of the year on Monday, defeating the Hoke County Bucks (1-6) 8-1.

LAURINBURG — The Scotland County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a series of vehicle break-ins that occurred Friday.

LAURINBURG —Ahead of elections this fall, the League of Women Voters of NC offers the nonpartisan election resource VOTE411.org. This “one-stop shop” for election information provides simple, helpful tools to help North Carolina voters navigate the voting process. VOTE411.org provides candidate information, a voter registration tool, polling place information, and other helpful election information for all voters nationwide.

LAURINBURG — While the county is still under a state of emergency, Robert Sampson, Scotland County Public Safety Director, has announced that the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) for Scotland County will officially close tonight at 8 p.m. Conditions should continue to improve in Scotland County as the night progresses. The state of emergency is still in effect.

LAURINBURG —Partners In Ministry has been awarded the Upward Bound (UB) Program and is adding it to their extensive list of programs that will benefit youth in the communities the group serves. The Partners In Ministry Upward Bound program is one of over 900 Upward Bound programs across the nation that provides fundamental support to participants in their preparation for college entrance.

LAURINBURG — Weather permitting, Saturday’s edition of The Laurinburg Exchange will be delivered Monday. The office is currently without power.