Laurinburg News

Downtown Laurinburg is getting a fresh look while some young people are getting an even newer outlook on employment and training.

Bill's Mattress is a family owned and operated business located in Scotland County.

A group of 18 Scotland and Robeson County Red Cross staff and volunteers met to participate in a mock scenario designed to study the agency's response to a local disaster.

The Pilot Club of Laurinburg installed its new president and a slate of officers this week during a banquet at First Baptist Church.

Rep. Garland Pierce presents the Order of the Long Leaf Pine to Leora Davis, 88, who retired from Scotland Memorial Library after 32 years of service.

Scotland County High School Band Director Mark Doerffel is on the lookout for band members.

Police say a family get-together turned deadly when a 39-year old Laurinburg man shot and killed his brother.

Authorities have charged a 39-year old Laurinburg man in the shooting death of his brother at their home.

Dr. Charles Jenkins of Laurinburg has been named interim chancellor of The University of North Carolina at Pembroke effective July 1. Jenkins, a former provost and vice chancellor for Academic Affairs, succeeds Dr.

Tom Parker runs his hand along the top of an antique wooden desk and talks about the furniture as if it was an old friend.

The city will hold a required public hearing on the proposed 2009-2010 budget at its meeting tonight.

Whether it appears so or not, there is a lot going on in city government. For most of the past weeks and the weeks to come, City Council and I are meeting on what seems to be an almost nightly basis.

The critically acclaimed book "Serena" will be this summer's reading assignment for incoming new students at St.

Sheriff's investigators seized poker machines and cash from a Laurinburg convenience store and arrested the store's owner, according to a sheriff's report.

Following an annual tradition that has been in place since 1993, a group of Scotland County High School students left Raleigh-Durham International Airport yesterday for a two week cultural exchange visit to Laurinburg's sister city, Oban, Scotland.

Melissa McNeill of Laurinburg has a lot to be proud of. Le'Quan McNeill, her soft spoken eight year old, was the recipient of no less than six awards at a recent ceremony at North Laurinburg Elementary School, where he is a rising fourth grader.

Golfers between the ages of 10 and 18 will had the chance to compete this weekend for a spot at the Optimist International Junior Golf Championships at the PGA National Resort and Spa in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., in July.

If you're looking for a break from the same old routine next week and would enjoy a live band with "energy and personality", then a Thursday night concert may be just what you need when the Coco Loco Party Band comes to Laurinburg.

Members of the Richmond Community College Board of Trustees wanted updates on the WorkKeys program this week so they can answer questions from community members.

The second Laurinburg After Five! Concert Series is next Thursday. The Coco Loco Party Band as the featured act in the series put on by the Laurinburg-Scotland County Area Chamber of Commerce.