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Taste of Town Thursday
An sample of dining choices to satisfy the most eclectic palate will be offered this week by an unlikely source: the Scotland County Literacy Council. The literacy council will hold its 17th annual Taste of the Town fundraiser from 6-8:30 p.m. on Thursday at Laurinburg Presbyterian Church. Taste of the Town is the literacy council’s largest fundraiser that with more than 250 attendees raises some $2,500 to be directed to the organization’...
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Solar farm on agenda
Laurinburg City Council will meet tonight to officially install new Fire Chief Randy Gibson. The city announced last week that Gibson had been selected to succeed part-time fire chief John Evans following his retirement at the first of this year. “He was the best choice by far,” said Laurinburg Mayor Tommy Parker, who will administer Gibson’s oath of office. Prior to being hired to the job Gibson served as a lieutenant and chief fire in...
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Front, from left: Carver TSA members Allyson Lane, Madison Owen, and Mollie Locklear; back, from left: Carver TSA adviser Sharon Stephens, TSA members Allisa Dilling and Carsen Adams, Verizon store manager Ginger Cousin, and Scotland County Schools' CTE director Darlene Moss.
Carver TSA ‘Best in State’
Carver Middle School’s Technology Student Association App Design team won Best in State in a recent Verizon App Challenge. Their application, Future Forge, is designed to help students explore and research careers in STEM: science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The team utilized information from PipelineNC, a North Carolina career management group, and a number of other media tools to form an unprecedented collection of ...
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UNCP wants helping hands
If you want to join an effort to be a part of a Guinness Book work record attempt, then you are invited Wednesday to The University of North Carolina at Pembroke where it is hoped that almost 2,000 people will clasp hands. The record attempt, which is part of the university’s ongoing 125th anniversary, will be made at the Grace P. Johnson Stadium at about 5:30 p.m. Registration for participants will be held from 4 to 5 p.m. The public is en...
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Crime Reports
May 17 crime report
LAURINBURG - Tyrone Avery, 51, of Beta Street was arrested Wednesday and charged with possession with intent to sell and deliver crack cocaine, possession of drug paraphernalia, littering, and tra...
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May 16 crime report
LAURINBURG - Joshua Jones, 29, of Lumberton was arrested Monday under a warrant for one count of larceny, one count of felonious conspiracy, and one count of felonious injuring utility wire, accor...
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May 14 crime report
LAURINBURG - Brandon Locklear, 19, of Monroe was arrested Friday under an order for arrest for one felonious count of parole and probation violation, according to a sheriff’s report. Locklear was ...
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May 11 crime report
LAURINBURG - Brandon Locklear, 19, 9661 Cedar Lane was arrested Thursday under a warrant for one count of injury to personal property and one count of failure to appear in court, according to a sh...
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May 9 crime report
LAURINBURG - Edward Pearson, 37, of Fair Bluff was arrested Monday under an order for arrest for one count of driving while license revoked and one count of failure to return rental property, acco...
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