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  • UNCP Air Force ROTC cadet Maximus Lang earns national aviation scholarship

    UNCP Air Force ROTC cadet Maximus Lang earns national aviation scholarship

    PEMBROKE — As Cadet Maximus Lang guided a small aircraft through the skies above Fayetteville Regional Airport, preparing for one of aviation’s most challenging maneuvers, he realized something had shifted.


  • 4th Suds and Swine a smokin’ hit

    4th Suds and Swine a smokin’ hit

    LAURINBURG — Downtown was packed full of people Friday and Saturday for the fourth annual Suds and Swine Whole Hog BBQ Festival.


  • Mo Green, Golden Leaf heads visit Carver

    Mo Green, Golden Leaf heads visit Carver

    LAURINBURG — North Carolina’s State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Mo Green, visited Carver Middle School on Monday alongside leaders from the Golden LEAF Foundation as the school begins participation in a major statewide school improvement initiative.


  • Laurel Hill’s Braxton Lett wins RichmondCC’s Academic Excellence Award

    Laurel Hill’s Braxton Lett wins RichmondCC’s Academic Excellence Award

    LAUREL HILL — In the summer of 2024, there was a bad storm in Laurel Hill that left Braxton Lett and his family without air conditioning, heat or hot water. Lightning had messed up their heating and air unit and hot water heater. It took months before anyone could come…


  • Joey Bell ALS Walk draws community together to honor beloved physician

    Joey Bell ALS Walk draws community together to honor beloved physician

    PEMBROKE — More than 400 people gathered at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke’s Grace P. Johnson Stadium on Saturday to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Joey Bell — a beloved physician, mentor and trailblazer whose impact continues to ripple across generations.


  • UNC Pembroke receives $4.86M from Golden LEAF for Optometry Program

    UNC Pembroke receives $4.86M from Golden LEAF for Optometry Program

    PEMBROKE — Major funding from the Golden LEAF Foundation is helping shape the future of healthcare in southeastern North Carolina.


  • RichmondCC presents anti-addictionprogram Clear Path at board meeting

    RichmondCC presents anti-addictionprogram Clear Path at board meeting

    HAMLET — Richmond Community College has established a student support and prevention program that helps students understand addiction, make informed choices and connect with help when needed.


  • Leaders mark progress at airport terminal

    Leaders mark progress at airport terminal

    MAXTON — Officials gathered at Laurinburg-Maxton Airport on Thursday to mark a key milestone in construction of a new terminal, celebrating the placement of the project’s first overhead steel beam.


  • A Wagram Army veteran is charged with sharing classified details of an elite commando unit

    A Wagram Army veteran is charged with sharing classified details of an elite commando unit

    RALEIGH — An Army veteran has been charged with sharing classified information about an elite commando unit with a journalist, which one official said put the country, members of the U.S. military and the nation’s allies at risk.


  • RCC secures funding for Cavco Industries training

    RCC secures funding for Cavco Industries training

    HAMLET — Richmond Community College has secured nearly a half million dollars in NCEdge training funds for a three-year customized project to support the growth of Cavco Industries’ facility in Hamlet.


  • RichmondCC’s 911 degree program expands to Piedmont Community College

    RichmondCC’s 911 degree program expands to Piedmont Community College

    HAMLET — Piedmont Community College (PCC) is the latest school to partner with Richmond Community College to offer a 911 telecommunications degree.


  • Medicine drop returns April 21, 23 to Laurinburg

    Medicine drop returns April 21, 23 to Laurinburg

    LAURINBURG — Scotland County residents can safely dispose of unwanted medications next week during Operation Medicine Drop, a program aimed at preventing accidental poisonings and protecting the environment.


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