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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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Deputies: Stop nets pills
Two Laurinburg residents were arrested on Thursday night following a traffic stop when a large quantity of hydrocodone was found in their vehicle, authorities say. Around 9 p.m., Chamel Linton, 29, and Jonetta Covington, 25, both of 406 Hood St. were stopped on US 401 near King Street for improper placement of registration tags. Linton, who was driving, did not have his license. A search of the vehicle recovered 49.6 grams of opium/hydroc...
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May 24 crime report
LAURINBURG - Katrina Arnold, 21, of 17700 Heck Norton Road was issued a criminal summons on Wednesday for one count of simple assault, according to a sheriff’s report. LAURINBURG - Jessica Joyne...
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May 23 crime report
LAURINBURG - Stacey Gillis, 34, of 19620 Sallie McNair Road was issued a criminal summons on Tuesday for one count of breaking and entering and one count of larceny, according to a sheriff’s repor...
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May 22 crime report
LAUREL HILL - Velma Bass of McFarland Road reported a breaking and entering and larceny at her home on Monday, according to a sheriff’s report. A stove, refrigerator, washing machine, two window a...
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May 21 crime report
LAUREL HILL - Robert Byrd, 37, of 21630 Blue Bird Lane was arrested Thursday under a warrant for one count of felony possession with intent to sell and deliver Schedule II controlled substances an...
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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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