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  • Fantasy football weekly with Travis Petty Jr Week 2

    Fantasy football weekly with Travis Petty Jr Week 2

    How good does it feel to have NFL football back? Am I right?


  • UNCP Announces 2026 Alumni Award Recipients

    UNCP Announces 2026 Alumni Award Recipients

    PEMBROKE — UNC Pembroke will honor four distinguished alumni whose professional achievements, leadership and service exemplify the university’s enduring Brave spirit during the 58th Annual Alumni Awards & Athletic Hall of Fame Ceremony on Oct. 23.


  • UNCP’s Ash Walker earns highest distinction from National Cardiovascular, Pulmonary Rehabilitation Association

    UNCP’s Ash Walker earns highest distinction from National Cardiovascular, Pulmonary Rehabilitation Association

    PEMBROKE —University of North Carolina at Pembroke assistant professor Ash Walker has earned the highest distinction awarded by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, bringing more than two decades of leadership and expertise in the field back to students at his alma mater.


  • Scots end skid with 1-0 win over Whiteville

    Scots end skid with 1-0 win over Whiteville

    LAURINBURG —The wait is over. After a two-game skid, the Fighting Scots boys’ soccer team finally broke their losing streak with a 1-0 victory over the Whiteville Cougars on Wednesday, ending a seven-day wait.


  • Lady Scots stop the bleeding with sweep of Purnell Swett

    Lady Scots stop the bleeding with sweep of Purnell Swett

    LAURINBURG —It’s been a long seven days since the Lady Scots volleyball team last won a game, and Tuesday’s matchup against the Purnell Swett Rams saw that streak come to an end.


  • Scotland football ranked No. 6 among 6A teams

    Scotland football ranked No. 6 among 6A teams

    LAURINBURG —The Scotland High football team is ranked among the top-15 6A football teams in the state.


  • Farm Bureau Players of the Game: Week 4

    Farm Bureau Players of the Game: Week 4

    LAURINBURG —The Fighting Scots improve to 3-1 after defeating the Overhills Jaguars. For their efforts, here are the Farm Bureau Players of the Game:


  • Murder suspect surrenders to law enforcement

    Murder suspect surrenders to law enforcement

    LAURINBURG — A Wagram man charged in connection with a shooting that left a Laurinburg man dead is in custody, according to the Laurinburg Police Department.


  • Day of Caring honors 9/11

    Day of Caring honors 9/11

    LAURINBURG — Twenty-five years after Sept. 11, 2001, Laurinburg Fire Chief Jordan McQueen said one lesson from that day remains especially important: people coming together to serve one another.


  • Scots steamroll Overhills

    Scots steamroll Overhills

    LAURINBURG —Collin Hill threw for 282 yards and two touchdowns as the Fighting Scots steamrolled the Overhills Jaguars, 52-6, Friday.


  • Lady Scots drop third straight in sweep

    Lady Scots drop third straight in sweep

    LAURINBURG — The Lady Scots volleyball team has now dropped three games in a row.


  • Mark your calendars for festival season

    Mark your calendars for festival season

    LAURINBURG — The countdown is on for festival season in Scotland County, with a new festival joining the lineup.


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