BENNETTSVILLE, S.C. — In an unassuming brick ranch off N.C. 79 outside of Bennettsville, S.C., sits one of the greatest barbecue joints in the country, in the not-so-humble opinion of owner Vera Stanton Meggs. Stanton’s […]
Amber Hatten-Staley | Laurinburg Exchange The Laurinburg 10U All-Stars sold more than 750 plates during their team’s BBQ plate sale on Thursday at Optimist Park. The effort was to raise money so the team can […]
Amber Hatten-Staley | Laurinburg Exchange The North Carolina Department of Transportation had the concrete barrier at the intersection of X-Way Road and U.S. 401 torn up on Wednesday as part of a project to improve […]
LAURINBURG — The financing package for the county’s new elementary school will appear before the Local Government Commission in two weeks. The Scotland County Board of Education approved a resolution earlier this week to give […]
Amber Hatten-Staley | Laurinburg Exchange The Laurinburg Exchange advertising grandmothers — left to right, Amy “Gramma” Johnson, Celeste “C-Ma” Jackson, Jennifer “Mema” Seamon and Althea “Mimi” Simpson — challenge all the grandmothers in Scotland County […]
LAURINBURG — School officials are moving forward with increased security measures for Scotland High School. The five members of the Scotland County Schools Board of Education in attendance at Monday’s Committee of the Whole meeting […]
LAUREL HILL — Plowin’ It Forward was originally meant to be a father-daughter project for Frankie Maddox and her dad Franklin “Boe” Winburn so she could make use of the land around her Marston Road […]
LAURINBURG — Since making the decision last week to require students in all grades to carry clear bookbags beginning next month, the school system has been inundated with questions. In a lengthy post on the […]
LAURINBURG — After more than a year of planning, the Dixie Softball State Tournament came to an end Wednesday and it was a bittersweet moment for Scotland County Parks and Recreation Director Bryan Graham. “It’s […]
LAURINBURG — Scotland County Memorial Library is filled with tales of adventure, mystery, magic and tomfoolery. On Wednesday, Caleb Sigmon, an illusionist and storyteller, brought those concepts to life as part of the library’s Summer […]
LAURINBURG — There are a lot of numbers involved in softball — innings, balls, strikes, outs, pitch count, number of players — but the most important number is 18. Eighteen is the number of officials […]
LAURINBURG – Scotland County Schools will be looking to replace Assistant Superintendent of Auxiliary Services Larry Johnson in the coming weeks, after he announced that he has accepted a position in South Carolina. Johnson’s hiring […]
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