Laurel Hill News

Church may soon not be the only traditional place to go on Sunday morning in Richmond County.

A Laurinburg firefighter recently returned from Iraq was one of two people killed in an early morning accident Wednesday.

Vernon Jones, chief executive officer of Dekalb County, Ga., will be N.C. Central University's commencement speaker next month. via Blogs.newsobserver.com

“We think that (Scotland Accelerated) would be able to develop their own goals for accountability”

School officials are working to strengthen Scotland Accelerated Academy after an independent review found problems with the program. via The Laurinburg Exchange Online

Rezoning tops the list of agenda items expected to be discussed Monday night by the county Board of Commissioners. via The Laurinburg Exchange Online

Scotland deputies say it appears some folks have been busier than Santa's elves during the holidays. via The Laurinburg Exchange Online

For the second time this month, a food delivery person was robbed at gunpoint while making a delivery at Taylor Place apartments in Hamlet, police said. via Richmond County Daily Journal

“The only thing we can do is separate and contain.”

A fire at the Scotland County landfill is still burning despite heavy rains Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. via The Laurinburg Exchange Online

Calling the undercover drug sting - Operation White Christmas - authorities arrested 11 people on Friday. via The Laurinburg Exchange Online

“Stephen had them enthralled by his legend-telling”

Stephen "Standing Bear" Lowery's regalia is quite impressive and his quiet but strong confidence and pride shine through in his Native-American presentations. via The Laurinburg Exchange Online

“At first I thought the fire was coming from behind the dormitory”

Correspondent Separate fires swept through the Scotland County area on Friday displacing seven families. via The Laurinburg Exchange Online

SINGING: Blue Grass Gospel Singing at 6 p.m. at Second Baptist Church, 718 4th St., Hamlet featuring Butch Reynolds and Stone Mountain from Troy and Laurel Hill and Thomas Cureton from Burnsville and Backlash ... via Richmond County Daily Journal

HSRC: Humane Society of Richmond County Pet Adoption Booth at Wal-Mart 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Information on spay and neuter programs, volunteering and in-school education programs. via Richmond County Daily Journal

GRIEF SUPPORT: Richmond County Hospice will hold its Grief Support Group meetings at the Hospice Center at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. via Richmond County Daily Journal

Five young men have been arrested in connection with disorderly conduct Friday night in a parking lot at Raichmond Senior High School football stadium on U.S. 1 North, Rockingham, said Chief Deputy Phil Sweatt, ... via Richmond County Daily Journal

“I felt like a little girl going to school”

Sandhills Community College has enjoyed a long tradition of fulfilling the educational needs of the nontraditional student. via The Pilot