Scotland County News

With a sunny weather forecast, relatively low gas prices, and varied attractions statewide, many Scotland County residents will be tempted to travel out of town over this Memorial Day weekend.

Photo By Jessica Wagner Sampson County resident James Eason use the Sampson County Employment Security Commission Joblink to search for potential jobs.

Deputies with the Cleveland County Sheriff's Office recently arrested a woman for having a stolen U-Haul in her yard and are now trying to find out where the bales of pine needles found in the truck originated.

Rockingham was hit by heavy rain, thunder and lightning just before 2 p.m. today.

Stuart Blount signs his four-year contract Sunday night, sealing the Board of Education offer to take the helm as the new Clinton City Schools superintendent, effective July 1. Awaiting his turn to sign is board chairman E.R. Mason.

Produced by The Sentinel Group, "An Appalachian Dawn"explains how local churches and residents in Clay County have united through prayer and a common goal to fight back against drugs and corruption.

Tribal Council openings PEMBROKE - Anyone interested in running for a seat on the Lumbee Tribal Council will have until 5 p.m. on Sept.

Richmond County Public School administrators attended a planning session at Richmond Community College to discuss the expanded opportunities available to high school students interested in earning college credits at RCC through the Career and College Promise program.

Participants from the Scotland County Sheriff's Office, left to right, Inv. Gyivan Jackson, Lt.

We once opined that, if not for Interstate 95, Lumberton would have suffered a similar fate as has Laurinburg, a once-vibrant community that has shriveled up following the loss of tobacco, textile and manufacturing jobs.

The monthly Richmond Community College Board of Trustees meeting is going on a tour, it will be held a various locations throughout Richmond and Scotland County during the next couple of months to give the trustees an opportunity to see the facilities that the college operates.

Mary Katherine Murphy/photo Scotland Athletic Seniors, left to right, Donna Dickerson, Gay McCormick, Atlene Rush, Evelyn Allen, and Brenda Thompson, boost Senior Games spirit before the awards ceremony.

A scene from last year's Laurel Fest. This year's Laurel Fest will be held in honor of area service organizations and their volunteers.

The Employment Security Commission of North Carolina , released unemployment figures for November last week, showing an unemployment rate increase in 60 of the 100 counties in the state.

Incumbent Ronnie Sutton has filed for the N.C. House of Representatives, while newcomer Stephen F. Stone filed for a seat on the Robeson County school board.

Contributed photo Laurinburg Mayor Tommy Parker proclaims Health Care Week in Laurinburg while surrounded by Scotland Health Care System staff.

In cooperation with the North Carolina Humanities Council, Scotia Village has announced that Scotland County native Mary Wayne Watson will be presenting a Road Scholar program entitled "Women's Attitudes Toward Secession and the Civil War." The program will be held in the Morris Morgan Entertainment Center on the campus of Scotia Village on Friday, ... (more)

Scott Witten-Staff writer LUMBERTON - Betsy McCrodden is hoping nearly three decades as a judge, mediator and practicing lawyer will distinguish her in a crowded field of candidates vying for a seat on the state Supreme Court.

Contributed Photo The banquet rooms at Richmond Community College's Cole Auditorium were packed with family, friends, faculty, and mentors of 36 upcoming graduates of the Human Services Technology program.

Actors on stage at Live on Location, a crusade put on by Multitudes Church in Laurinburg, coming to the Winn Dixie parking lot in Rockingham.