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“It could ultimately have an impact on not only its operating budgets from a year-to-year basis but also have an impact on our gigantic unfunded healthcare liability,” Folwell said.
Published: Thursday, October 5th, 2023 @ 8:26 am
By: Carolina Journal
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There are six remaining municipalities under the LGC financial control, including Kingstown, Cliffside Sanitary District, Robersonville, Eureka, Spring Lake, and East Laurinburg.
Published: Tuesday, January 3rd, 2023 @ 1:18 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Local Government Commission Dealing With Rising Number of Municipalities in Fiscal Straits
Published: Saturday, July 23rd, 2022 @ 9:42 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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East Laurinburg became an unincorporated part of Scotland County July 1, due to financial mismanagement and statutory violations.
Published: Tuesday, July 12th, 2022 @ 3:28 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Commission Votes to Transfer Assets, Obligations to Scotland County
Published: Sunday, June 12th, 2022 @ 9:35 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Fishing, farming and forestry have historic foundations in our state. We also have a history of migration, moving from easternmost to increasingly westward locations.
Published: Wednesday, April 20th, 2022 @ 8:33 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Spring Lake Town Attorney Announces His Departure; Action Ensures Looming Payroll Will be Processed; Comes on Heels of Adverse State Audit
Published: Friday, March 25th, 2022 @ 12:02 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The state auditor’s office found that a former accounting technician in the town of Spring Lake misappropriated more than $430,000 in taxpayer funds for personal use and has referred its report to the FBI and State Bureau of Investigation for a possible criminal investigation.
Published: Monday, March 21st, 2022 @ 11:12 am
By: Carolina Journal
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More than a year after the first North Carolina Healing Communities Fund grants were issued by the North Carolina Community Foundation, the fund has distributed $4.25 million to help provide critical resources for nonprofit organizations impacted by revenue loss and increased demand for services
Published: Monday, March 14th, 2022 @ 3:51 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Catherine Truitt is concerned the state isn’t doing enough to prepare students to work if they choose not to go to college after high school.
Published: Friday, February 4th, 2022 @ 9:18 am
By: Carolina Journal
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It is the First Time LGC Has Exercised Power Over Failing Local Government
Published: Friday, December 10th, 2021 @ 12:52 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The end could be near for East Laurinburg as an incorporated entity.
Published: Thursday, December 9th, 2021 @ 7:32 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Town of East Laurinburg’s charter hangs in the balance as the Local Government Commission recently voted unanimously to impound the town’s books and assume full control of its finances due to misappropriation of funds.
Published: Sunday, December 5th, 2021 @ 3:18 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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State auditors found that a former finance officer in the troubled municipality of East Laurinburg used town taxpayer money on personal expenses, which resulted in overdrafts of the town’s bank account.
Published: Wednesday, November 17th, 2021 @ 8:32 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Haymaker: Treasurer Folwell warns a growing number of local governments headed for financial troubleWhat's going to be done about it? Time for the LGC to fish or cut bait
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