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Cumberland County Board Approves New Sales Tax Distribution and Reduces Waste Disposal Fees
On April 1, 2024, the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners met in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The meeting started with the Pledge of Allegiance, led by Praise Clark, and then moved on to business discussions and voting.
March Food Service Inspections
LAURINBURG — The Scotland County Health Department performed six inspections of area restaurant locations during the month of March. Following are the results of those inspections, including the date of inspection, site and final grade. Specific violations are not listed but can be found on the Scotland County Health Department website.
The Public Schools of Robeson County to install more bus cameras with $200K grant
LUMBERTON, N.C. (WBTW) — The Public Schools of Robeson County has been awarded a $200,000 school safety grant to install more bus cameras. The grant was given by the Department of Public Instruction’s Center for Safer Schools, according to a news release by the district. The district will first place cameras on the yellow buses […]
Power restored to more than 1,000 after vehicle damages equipment in Robeson County
ROBESON COUNTY, N.C. (WBTW) — Power has been restored to more than 1,000 Duke Energy customers in Robeson County who lost service Monday morning after a vehicle damaged some of the utility’s equipment. The outage affected 1,025 customers between Interstate 95 and Lumber Bridge in the Parkton area, according to an outage map on the […]
Early Closure for Lumbee Tribe Housing Complex and Tribal Offices on March 29, 2024
The Lumbee Tribe of N.C. Housing Complex and all Tribal Offices will close at 3 pm on Friday, March 29, 2024. Our offices will also be closed on Monday, April 1, 2024 for the Easter Holiday.Visit here for more details.
Scout John McLaurin honored with Silver Beaver Award
WILMINGTON — Laurinburg’s John A. McLaurin has been awarded the highest honor that a local council can bestow on a volunteer for his service to Boy Scouting and the community. McLaurin, an associate with Quality Equipment of Laurinburg, was honored by the Cape Fear Council, Boy Scouts of...
On this day: Small NC town nearly leveled by devastating F4 tornado
It only took six hours for 22 twisters to injure more than 1,000 people across North and South Carolina – and kill 57. On this day 40 years ago, the Carolinas Outbreak, which spawned the infamous Red Springs Tornado, laid waste to Eastern North Carolina in the most destructive outbreak in Carolina history. At the time, it had been a century since the Carolinas had seen a comparatively lethal and destructive storm.
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