East Laurinburg News

Crowds gathered at I.E. Johnson Elementary School as Project P.U.L.L. held its kick-off meeting.

An East Laurinburg commissioner and his son were charged with communicating threats and trespassing after a constituent said they men got into dispute with her and her husband.

Thousands of residents are expected at Scotland County polls today to vote in one of five municipal elections.

From left, Public Defender Ayo Metiko, District Court Judge Regina Joe and Assistant District Attorney Allan Adams talk with students at East Laurinburg Alternative Learning Academy.

One-Stop voting has been unusually slow, according to the Scotland County Board of Elections.

Leery lenders have put the Wagram Primary School expansion on hold despite Scotland County Schools getting the green light from the state, Superintendent Rick Stout told school board members on Monday.

The Oxendines of Shannon will return to the Gospel Jubilee for the second time Sept.

Alleged larcenist arrested An accused larcenist was arrested Saturday, a sheriff's report said.

Scotland county commissioners on Wednesday gave the thumbs up to a $3 million expansion to Wagram Primary School.

Scotland County Schools made AYP a ' Adequate Yearly Progress a ' standards at three times last year's rate, according to the preliminary data.

The county Board of Education is expected to make its case tonight to county commissioners on the need to expand Wagram Primary School.

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Scotland County commissioners reached a verbal agreement with the school board on funding for the Wagram Primary School expansion.

Three more candidates have filed to run for municipal offices. According to the Scotland County Board of Elections, incumbent Council member Herbert Rainer filed for reelection Tuesday while Wayne Caulder filed to run for mayor of East Laurinburg on Wednesday.

Four more candidates filed Tuesday with the Scotland County Board of Elections for municipal seats, one from each municipality.

Monday a ' first day of filing for the 2009 Municipal Elections a ' saw five candidates officially state their intentions to seek elective office, according to Dell Parker, director of the Scotland County Board of Elections.

Blood donations extended the life of Michael Wayne Polston, who passed away on March 20, 2009 after a series of health problems associated with diabetes.