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Acts of service: Aberdeen police lieutenant lends a hand
A lieutenant with the Aberdeen Police Department went above and beyond to serve her community on Tuesday afternoon. While patrolling her zone, Lieutenant Brooks noticed an elderly Aberdeen resident working on her lawn in the sweltering summer heat. Without hesitation, the lieutenant took the initiative to lend a hand and demonstrate the department’s drive for community service.
Mark Robinson blasts Democrats for DC anti-Israel protest ahead of Trump rally
North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson slammed Democrats after anti-Israel demonstrations erupted in Washington, D.C., and as former President Donald Trump holds a rally in his state on Wednesday. Thousands of pro-Palestinians gathered in the nation’s capital on Wednesday to protest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s address to Congress. Videos shared on social media showed demonstrators […]
Man arrested after narcotics found at Samarcand Training Academy
On July 23, sheriff’s investigators responded to a report of possible narcotics being located at the Samarcand Training Academy in Jackson Springs. Investigators confirmed that the substance was methamphetamine and that it allegedly belonged to a former employee, 45-year-old Richard Smith of Seven Lakes. Smith was arrested on charges...
New SCC Scholarship Honors Buddy Spong
The Seven Lakes Kiwanis Club is raising funds for a new scholarship named in honor of Buddy Spong that will assist Sandhills Community College students. The legacy scholarship was announced during a celebration of life for Spong at BPAC’s Owens Auditorium, on Sunday, July 21 on the SCC campus. A retired educator and active community volunteer, Spong died on March 15, five months after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
‘We Felt at Home’ West End Residents Remember Former Black School
A white clapboard school with four classrooms and a wood-burning pot-bellied stove used to sit off N.C. 211, where West End Elementary school now resides. Vineland was an all-Black school for children in West End, Eagle Springs and Jackson Springs, offering first through eighth grade. The original school was torn...
World Golf Hall of Fame
The World Golf Hall of Fame has returned to its original home in Pinehurst, NC. The facility opened just prior to the 2024 U.S. Open at the new Golf House Pinehurst campus adjacent to Pinehurst Country Club. The first floor of the building houses the USGA Experience which includes artifacts from the USGA Museum and Library. On the second floor is the WGHOF where visitors will find a new Hall of Fame locker room experience. Each locker representing all inductees maintains a collection of gear and artifacts that assists in telling that player’s story and rich history. Here, you will see Bob Jones’ Spalding 2-wood. Jack Nicklaus’ MacGregor golf bag from the 1965 Masters and Johnny Miller’s clubs, ball and champions golf medal from the 1973 U.S. Open at Oakmont. And so much more.
Moore Regional Hospital ranks in Money’s Best Hospitals 2024 list
PINEHURST — FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, including its Hoke and Richmond campuses, has earned recognition as one of the Best Hospitals in America by Money. Money named just 115 hospitals out of more than 6,000 across the United States to create its list of best hospitals. To compile its list of the Best Hospitals in America, Money crunched 13,500 data points and considered hospitals based on patient care, price transparency and quality of patient experience.
Caulder to take over operations at Richmond County Animal Shelter; animal control reigns handed to Rivers Wildlife Removal
ROCKINGHAM — The Richmond County Animal Shelter will be under new management by October. The county government announced Wednesday that operations will transfer Oct. 1 from K2 Solutions to local animal advocate Tessie Caulder. “Ms. Caulder has over 30 years of experience working with animals, including prior shelter operation...
Weather Permitting: Here's what to expect in Fayetteville this weekend. It's not more of the same
We needed the rain, of course. But I think we could all use a nice, dry weekend in the Cape Fear region. It looks like we'll get it. After a week of solid soaking dropped more than 5 inches of rain in much of the region, conditions will clear in time for the weekend....
Fentanyl, $6,000+ seized in large drug trafficking bust, Fayetteville police say
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) — A man is facing drug trafficking charges after hundreds of grams of fentanyl were found among several other drugs seized, the Fayetteville Police Department said Thursday. On July 18, officers said they executed two search warrants with the help of the Hope Mills Police Department:...
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