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Spring Lake regains financial control from state
After nearly three years, North Carolina’s Local Government Commission returned financial control to the town of Spring Lake, Cumberland County, last week.
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Robersonville gains financial control back from the state, continuing a positive trend
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.
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N.C. Treasurer puts the brakes on hiring of new Spring Lake town manager
The Town of Spring Lake’s plans to hire the fired town manager of Kenly as its town manager has hit a snag.
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Former Spring Lake finance director pleads guilty to embezzlement
The former finance director and accounting technician for the Town of Spring Lake pled guilty Wednesday to embezzling over $500,000 from the Town of Spring Lake between 2016 and 2021.
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East Laurinburg charter dissolved for financial mismanagement
East Laurinburg became an unincorporated part of Scotland County July 1, due to financial mismanagement and statutory violations. Last fall, N.C. Treasurer Dale Folwell urged the North Carolina General Assembly to dissolve East Laurinburg’s charter because he said they “ceased to function as a viable governing unit.” Originally, concerns were raised after an investigation by...
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Local Government Commission steps in to help Spring Lake
The Local Government Commission is stepping in to help the town of Spring Lake in Cumberland County. The move by the commission, which voted Wednesday, March 23, will avoid payment processing problems, a news release says. A scathing report from State Auditor Beth Wood’s office last week found that a former accounting technician in the...
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N.C. auditor details alleged embezzlement, some $430K, in Spring Lake
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. In the scathing report released Thursday, March 17, State Auditor Beth...
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East Laurinburg’s town books impounded by Local Government Commission
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. It comes after an investigative report in October by State Auditor Beth Wood’s office. State Treasurer Dale Folwell is chair...
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Rolling Thunder comes to hometowns across the country as families, veterans remember the fallen
In Spring Lake, N.C., flags dot a hillside in stoic formation. Red, white, and blue flutters in the breeze over gravestones, reminding all who pass of true sacrifice. This weekend at the Sandhills State Veterans Cemetery, Wreaths Across America has left its mark, honoring fallen soldiers with flags on their graves. Some of the headstones...
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Cooper taps Hooks for public safety post
RALEIGH – Gov. Roy Cooper announced Thursday that he has chosen Erik Hooks as his public safety secretary. Hooks, a Spring Lake native, is a State Bureau of Investigation veteran. “Erik Hooks has worked every kind of crime from drug trafficking to public corruption and homeland security critical issues, and he has my confidence as...
