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BBB scam alert: Beware of scammers impersonating legitimate lenders
BBB Scam Tracker is receiving reports of scammers masquerading as legitimate loan providers. The phony lenders guarantee a quick loan …
Lifestyle
Sandhills Emergency Physicians honors emergency nurses
Sandhills Emergency Physicians has honored five emergency nurses for their efforts to care for patients. Alex Kittleson, R.N., CEN, SANE-P, …
Local Government
Police department launches online incident reporting
On Oct. 19, the Southern Pines Police Department will launch its Online Incident Reporting process on Citizen Connect where the …
North Carolina News
N. Carolina third-graders struggling to meet reading goals
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Far fewer North Carolina third-graders in public schools have demonstrated reading proficiency, compared to before the COVID-19 pandemic, a troubling finding…
Public input opens for Lee County proposed improvements for U.S. 1/15-501
The public is encouraged to review proposed improvements along the local U.S. 1/15-501 corridor and provide feedback that will be considered in the development of…
Folwell opposes expanded IRS regulations
State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, CPA, announced that he is joining 23 other state treasurers, auditors and financial officers in signing a letter opposing legislation that gives the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) sweeping new powers to monitor American…
Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram suffer worldwide outage
A massive global outage plunged Facebook, its Instagram and WhatsApp platforms and many people who rely heavily on these services — including Facebook's own workforce…
