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N.C. 710 section closed for bridge work
LUMBERTON — A section of N.C. 710 in Pembroke will be closed 24 hours a day through May 11 so bridge repairs can be made. The closure is about 200 yards east of Deep Branch […]
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Maxton powwow to run May 4-6
MAXTON —The 2018 Lumbee Powwow Dance of the Springs Moon will run May 4 – 6. This annual powwow event will feature intertribal dancing; dance contests for men and women, Golden Age and Adult Categories. […]
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Former first lady Barbara Bush dies at age 92
HOUSTON — Barbara Bush, the snowy-haired first lady whose plainspoken manner and utter lack of pretense made her more popular at times than her husband, President George H.W. Bush, died Tuesday. She was 92. Family […]
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Scottish Pilots fashion unique fundraiser
LAURINBURG — The Scottish Pilot Club said its annual fashion show and luncheon continues to get bigger and better. The fundraiser made $1,4o0 in 2017 and club members expect to raise more this year. The […]
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Laurinburg native discusses opioid epidemic
PEMBROKE —Laurinburg native Amanda Faulk was among the presenters at the N.C. School Social Work Association’s spring workshop held recently at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke. Faulk, the lead instructor for Richmond Community […]
Births
PINEHURST — FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst has announced these recent births: Moser son Logan Alex Moser was born on March 12, 2018 to Amanda Williams and Curtis Moser, III, of Laurinburg. Deal son […]
Community
Seventh-grader suspended for drawing
CLINTON — A North Carolina middle school student was suspended from school after staff noticed his doodles included stick figures holding a rifle and a sword. It happened last week at Roseboro Salemburg Middle School […]
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Torch magazine opens door for RCC students
HAMLET — Students at Richmond Community College are preparing for publication of the inaugural issue of Torch. Morgan Cain, Martina Litty and Jenny Teague founded the magazine in August 2017. The student-led magazine, Torch, which […]
Church
Scotland County churches join for Holy Week services
LAURINBURG — The pastors of the Scotland County Ministerial Alliance have put together a series of events for Holy Week. The Alliance has arranged seven services which will be hosted at a different church each […]
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Weekend to preserve heritage
LAURINBURG — They say dead men tell no tales. The Highland Scots buried in Stewartsville Cemetery look to Scottish Heritage Center Director Bill Caudill to keep their stories alive. A free guided tour of the […]
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Pow wow planned at UNCP
PEMBROKE — The second annual BraveNation Powwow and Gathering will be held on March 24 in the gym of the English E. Jones Athletic Center at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke. Grand entry […]
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Laurinburg couple combines music and ministry
LAURINBURG — David and Tiffany Spencer have been singing together since they were teenagers and have turned their mutual love of music into a marriage and a ministry. David has just released a new praise […]