To the editor: In response to two Laurinburg Exchange articles: “Solutions for US shootings must be real”, by the Scotland County Democratic Women on March 10 and “Burr, Tillis need to stand up”, by Bonnie […]
To the editor: In his March 16 letter, “Don’t blame NRA and guns,” Mike Johnson asked: “Why is it that the NRA is getting the blame for these mass shootings?” The answer is because the […]
Spring is around the corner and budgets are on the desk. Balancing $46 million over multiple funds with restrictions and requirements set by State and Federal government even before the demands of the community takes […]
To the editor: A recent editorial in The Exchange said it’s “Time to Stand up to the NRA,” and I agree. It’s sickening that our Sens. Richard Burr and Thom Tillis, are in the top […]
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month and with brings both good and bad news. The bad news is that colon cancer is the nation’s second-leading cause of cancer-related deaths among men and women. The lifetime […]
To the editor: Church Community Services’ Love Your Neighbor Valentine Raffle once again demonstrated what a generous community we live in. With all the organizations vying for our money, local folks donated $2600 to help […]
RALEIGH — When the North Carolina Senate recently passed a bill with several moving parts — a newly reconstituted State Board of Elections, a rebuff of Gov. Roy Cooper’s attempt to evade legislative control of […]
To the editor: I appeared before the Scotland County School Board this past week recommending that the board consider hiring legal counsel from persons available locally. It appears that the board has hired Tharrington Smith, […]
When we talk about volunteers, we always talk about those that give of themselves – either with time, financially, or both. What is often lost when we talk of volunteers is the stealth nature of […]
Many of us make New Year’s resolutions for ourselves, to-do lists for the coming year: eat better, resume the exercise program that imploded six months ago, get our finances in order. This year we’d like […]
Perhaps not a typical weekend at St. Andrews University, but certainly an upcoming flurry of activity coming to Scotland County will bring hundreds of people to campus that stretches from the Belk Center to the […]
I dare say that at least one of your family members, friends or acquaintances has either been overprescribed and is now fighting addiction, or has even died at the hand of the opioid epidemic. No […]
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