Asheboro, N.C. —What a way to close one chapter and kick off the next! The fifth-grade Unified Boys team ended the year with a dominant first-place championship victory, 65–14, setting an all-time team scoring high.

LAURINBURG — Zaymon Gibson scored 27 points, but it wasn’t enough as the Fighting Scots(4-3) basketball team was defeated by the Lumberton Pirates, 81-51, on Wednesday.

GIBSON — The Gibson Train Depot was packed Thursday as residents gathered to watch the town’s newly elected leaders take their oaths of office and outline plans for the future.

LAURINBURG — A six-game sample — it’s time we assessed the Fighting Scots basketball team.

LAURINBURG — Two Scotland County residents were arrested following a four-month narcotics investigation that ended with the execution of a search warrant last week, according to the Scotland County Sheriff’s Office.

PEMBROKE — Once quiet and reserved, Andrew Cart arrived at UNC Pembroke focused on his studies and content to stay out of the spotlight — but over time, he found his voice, his confidence and his path. On Saturday, Craft crossed the commencement stage not only transformed by his college experience, but with a guaranteed position at global technology giant Microsoft, where he will begin his career at the company’s headquarters in Redmond, Washington.

LAURINBURG —Fighting Scots senior defensive back Shylan Harrell has been selected to the Shrine Bowl.