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Small cities rarely make headlines. Their struggles - fiscal mismanagement, leadership vacuums, the slow erosion of public trust - play out in school gymnasiums and wood-paneled council chambers, witnessed by a handful of residents and largely ignored by the world outside.
Published: Thursday, April 9th, 2026 @ 10:16 am
By: Government Man
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Several Housing Authorities Will Issue Bonds To Help Expand the Number of Housing Units
Published: Monday, January 29th, 2024 @ 10:15 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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New Law Addresses Local Governments Not Submitting Financial Audits on Time
Published: Thursday, January 25th, 2024 @ 12:54 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The small town of Robersonville, population 1,249, in Martin County, is once again in charge of its finances, as the state restored financial control to the town at Tuesday’s Local Government Commission meeting.
Published: Friday, December 22nd, 2023 @ 4:34 am
By: Carolina Journal
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An attorney from Eden is the latest to declare his candidacy on the Republican ticket for North Carolina’s next lieutenant governor.
Published: Tuesday, November 21st, 2023 @ 10:38 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Former North Carolina state senator and Lincoln County native Deanna Ballard announced Monday that she is running in the 2024 Republican primary for lieutenant governor.
Published: Thursday, October 19th, 2023 @ 8:46 am
By: Carolina Journal
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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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The race for North Carolina’s next lieutenant governor just became a bit more crowded as another candidate threw his hat in the ring over the weekend.
Published: Sunday, July 16th, 2023 @ 6:50 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The new year means new laws for North Carolina. Here is a look at some of the laws that will take effect on Jan. 1, 2023.
Published: Thursday, January 19th, 2023 @ 12:12 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Spring Lake's former town finance director faces four years in prison after admitting to embezzling more than $500,000.
Published: Sunday, January 8th, 2023 @ 10:00 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 OKs Bonds to Rebuild Dams in Boiling Spring Lakes
Published: Saturday, December 10th, 2022 @ 3:39 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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N.C. State Treasurer Dale Folwell will not approve payment for Spring Lake's newly hired town manager Justine Jones.
Published: Wednesday, October 26th, 2022 @ 9:03 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The former town manager of Spring Lake, Gay Cameron Tucker, pleaded guilty in September to embezzling more than $500,000 from the town.
Published: Thursday, October 20th, 2022 @ 11:37 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Chair of Local Government Commission Concerned Over Board of Alderman's Town Manager Pick; Spring Lake Still Reeling From Two Adverse Audits; Introducing Additional Potential Risk Is Unwise
Published: Wednesday, October 19th, 2022 @ 4:28 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Raleigh, Charlotte Also Given Green Light to Finance Over Half-Billion Dollars in Bonds
Published: Tuesday, September 27th, 2022 @ 10:29 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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North Carolina can take a pension away from the period of time that a person is indicted or convicted of embezzlement or a sex crime, etc. under a felony forfeiture law.
Published: Tuesday, September 27th, 2022 @ 9:28 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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On August 4, 2022, the Golden LEAF Board of Directors awarded $445,582 in funding to support projects through the Open Grants Program and $1,382,782.18 to support rural broadband to community anchor institutions through MCNC.
Published: Thursday, August 11th, 2022 @ 3:15 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, the Golden LEAF Board of Directors awarded $445,582 in funding to support projects through the Open Grants Program and $1,382,782.18 to support rural broadband to community anchor institutions through MCNC.
Published: Friday, August 5th, 2022 @ 10:43 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Folwell said some audit firms have been slow in completing local government audits or not communicating or responding to queries about the status of outstanding audits, in turn leaving communities in non-compliance with the state.
Published: Sunday, July 24th, 2022 @ 6:58 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Local Government Commission Continues Grappling With Missing Government Audits
Published: Saturday, July 16th, 2022 @ 9:20 am
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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Local Government Commission to Vote on Host of Public Building, Infrastructure Work
Published: Monday, July 11th, 2022 @ 5:38 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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State Treasurer Dale Folwell is calling for legislative action in response to the indictment of a former Spring Lake official on embezzlement and bank fraud charges.
Published: Friday, June 17th, 2022 @ 7:14 am
By: Carolina Journal
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More than Half-Million Dollars Missing; Treasurer Says Legislation Needed to Curb Abuse
Published: Monday, June 13th, 2022 @ 9:03 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Additional Seven Counties, 15 Towns Could be Designated as Distressed
Published: Monday, May 9th, 2022 @ 4:45 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Charlotte, Asheville Airports' Requests for $900 Million in Project Financing Approved
Published: Saturday, May 7th, 2022 @ 8:55 pm
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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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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Turmoil in Town of Spring Lake on Agenda for Monthly Teleconference with Reporters
Published: Saturday, April 2nd, 2022 @ 11:27 am
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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The Office of State Budget and Management (OSBM) distributed more than $330 million in directed grants to local governments and community organizations in the last 10 days.
Published: Friday, March 4th, 2022 @ 11:41 am
By: Governor's Office
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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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