PEMBROKE — Lumber River Council of Governments on Dec. 13 celebrated 46 years of excellence and recognized individuals who have generously given their time and energy towards the work of the LRCOG.
LRCOG Board of Directors Chairman Mary Jo Adams presided over the event.
Two Scotland County residents were presented with awards:
— James “Guy” R. McCook Jr. earned the Rural Planning Organization Transportation Advisory Committee Member of the Year.
— J.D. Willis of Laurinburg was the recipient of the L.E. McLaughlin Jr. and Bob Gentry Regional Leadership Award.
Other awards included:
— Former City Councilman Leon Maynor of Lumberton was the recipient of the Calvin Haggins Award for Outstanding LRCOG Board Member of the Year.
— Jacqueline “Jackie” Johnson, clerk for the town of Maxton, received the Annie Kohnen Award for the Regional Clerk of the Year.
— Ricky Harris, Robeson County manager, received the John K. McNeill Jr. Regional Manager of the Year Award.
— Lee Berry, mayor of Ellerbe, was the recipient of the first Leon Maynor Local Leadership Award.
— Jean Lloyd of Bladen County was honored as the Aging Advisory Council Member of the Year.
— Dale McInnis of Richmond Community College was honored as the Dr. Stanley Richardson Award for Workforce Development Board Member of the Year.
The LRCOG provides an array of programs and services to the member governments located within its region of Bladen, Hoke, Richmond, Robeson and Scotland counties.
