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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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Onslow County Elementary School Construction, New Elon University Housing Also Approved
Published: Saturday, July 1st, 2023 @ 9:20 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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N.C. Rural Infrastructure Authority approves more than $2.2 million in funding
Published: Friday, May 12th, 2023 @ 1:28 am
By: Governor's Office
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Pilkington North America will invest more than $86 million in Laurinburg
Published: Sunday, April 16th, 2023 @ 12:16 pm
By: Governor's Office
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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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$19.7 million from federal American Rescue Plan awarded for rural economic development
Published: Friday, December 16th, 2022 @ 4:32 am
By: Governor's Office
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SO-PAK-CO, Inc., a food processor and packager, will create 440 new jobs in Scotland County, Governor Roy Cooper announced today. The company will invest $85 million to build a state-of-the-art processing and packaging facility in the City of Laurinburg.
Published: Saturday, October 22nd, 2022 @ 9:26 am
By: Governor's Office
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Additional $150 million available for eligible child care facilities through NCDHHS
Published: Thursday, October 20th, 2022 @ 11:44 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Approves Nearly $750 Million in School Bonds for Durham, Union, Watauga Counties
Published: Wednesday, October 12th, 2022 @ 11:05 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Cummins-Meritor, a business unit within Cummins’ components segment, will add 40 new jobs in Henderson County, Governor Roy Cooper announced today.
Published: Saturday, September 24th, 2022 @ 10:03 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Brody School of Medicine alumna becomes Lumbee tribe’s first female surgeon
Published: Saturday, September 10th, 2022 @ 6:02 am
By: ECU News Services
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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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Eighty-nine of North Carolina’s one hundred counties experienced an increase in unemployment last month, according to the latest release from the North Carolina Department of Commerce.
Published: Sunday, July 17th, 2022 @ 6:47 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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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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S.B. 762, the North Carolina Farm Act of 2022 conforms to federal law regarding hemp and takes it off the State Controlled Substances Act.
Published: Monday, May 30th, 2022 @ 9:13 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Company will invest more than $18 million in Laurinburg
Published: Wednesday, May 11th, 2022 @ 8:14 pm
By: Governor's Office
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NC Education Corps members serve as tutors in elementary schools to support students and accelerate learning
Published: Tuesday, May 10th, 2022 @ 10:01 am
By: Governor's Office
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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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Members Also Vote to Approve Series of Infrastructure, Building Projects
Published: Sunday, April 10th, 2022 @ 6:24 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Local Government Commission to Vote On Other Infrastructure, Building Projects
Published: Thursday, April 7th, 2022 @ 1:51 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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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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Mr. Shawn Charles McCain, age 51, a resident of Belhaven, NC, and a former resident of Fayetteville, died Thursday March 10, 2022, at his home.
Published: Monday, March 14th, 2022 @ 8:47 am
By: Announcements
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At the February Board meeting, the Golden LEAF Board of Directors awarded $1,080,800 in funding to support projects through the Open Grants Program and $562,678 in increased Disaster Recovery Grant Program funding.
Published: Thursday, February 10th, 2022 @ 10:36 am
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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Today, the Golden LEAF Board of Directors awarded $1,080,800 in funding to support projects through the Open Grants Program and $562,678 in increased Disaster Recovery Grant Program funding.
Published: Friday, February 4th, 2022 @ 9:12 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced a nomination and appointments to North Carolina boards and commissions.
Published: Friday, January 7th, 2022 @ 12:25 pm
By: Governor's Office
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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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Candidate filing for the 2022 statewide primary and rescheduled municipal elections begins at noon on Monday, December 6, and ends at noon on Friday, December 17.
Published: Friday, December 3rd, 2021 @ 10:45 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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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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