May 2017
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Gibson, Lighthall nab All-SEC honors
LAURINBURG — Two juniors from the Lady Scots softball team were recognized for their hard work throughout the season as they earned all conference honors. Katie Lighthall and Macie Gibson were the two Lady Scots to make the cut for the all-Southeastern conference team was announced earlier this week. The…
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Lumberton man arrested in Family Dollar robbery
LAURINBURG – Police have arrested a Lumberton man that they say robbed a Family Dollar store in North Laurinburg on Tuesday. Shane Bullard, 21, was charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon on Aurora Street near 401 South without incident, according to Assistant Police Chief Cliff Sessoms. Bullard’s last known…
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Free mosquito kits available to county residents
LAURINBURG – Summertime brings cookouts, baseball games and other outdoor fun, but it also brings mosquitoes and the illnesses they can carry. In an effort to cut the risk of getting sick, the Scotland County Health Department is giving out free mosquito repellent kits. The kits will be available to…
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Club celebrates 100th birthday
LAURINBURG — The Student Club of Maxton celebrated its 100th birthday at Scotia Village recently. The club came into existence on April 11, 1917, and was originally called the Study Club, which focuses on promoting social fellowship, parliamentary procedure, quickness of thought, ease of utterance, and intellectual culture. The last…
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Vehicle strikes Main Table restaurant
LAURINBURG – The Main Table restaurant got its own drive-thru of sorts when a Laurinburg woman plowed her vehicle into the business over the Memorial Day weekend. Police say Lakeisha Mason, 33, of Willow Drive, drove a SUV into the restaurant’s bakery Friday night. No one was injured. “I’m just…
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Hyatt to play in Powerade State Games
LAURINBURG — One of Scotland High School’s standout pitchers will get an opportunity to showcase his skills on one of the state’s biggest stages in the near future. Matthew Hyatt will compete in the 2017 Powerade State Games after trying out for and making the Region 4 team — which…
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State baseball, softball championships slated for Friday, Saturday
CHAPEL HILL – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association has released the finalized schedule for the 2017 baseball and softball state championships. Action begins this weekend, weather permitting and any changes to the schedule due to weather will be updated on the NCHSAA website as soon as changes are…
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Batting to get to Omaha
OMAHA, Neb. — Oregon State has put together the best season by any team in 35 years, and the Beavers’ work was rewarded Monday when they were made the No. 1 national seed for the NCAA Division I baseball tournament. After narrowly missing the tournament last year, the Beavers went…
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Littering a bad lesson
To the editor: Your coverage of the Litter Sweep was very good and I am sure many who could not take part in it certainly appreciated it. We thank those who gave selflessly of their time and energy to brighten our community. Offering prizes for the most trash picked up…
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SCA grads leave ‘home’
LAURINBURG —For the 24 graduates of the Scotland Christian Academy Class of 2017, Friday night’s commencement ceremony was like leaving home. Many of the students at the Laurinburg school said they would be moving on lifelong friendships, but also getting a chance to begin the next, new part of their…
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Day to focus on gun violence
LAURINBURG – The Laurinburg branch of the National Association of University Women and Mayor Matthew Block have teamed up to promote awareness about gun violence. Block recently signed a proclamation setting aside June 3 as Wear Orange Day. The observance is part of National Gun Violence Awareness Day and is…
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Laurinburg woman fights rare illness
LAURINBURG – Denise Milligan is looking forward to going to the ballfield to watch her six-year-old son Aston play baseball, but she doesn’t know when she will be able to do that. Milligan is unsure because she is slowly recovering from a bout with Guillain-Barré Syndrome. The rare disorder affects…
