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LUMBERTON - Southeastern Regional Medical Center on Tuesday said people who need non-emergency care should seek it from some place other than the hospital because the hospital is full.

The city of Fayetteville has landed on another Top 10 list for fiscal strength.

SPRING LAKE - To most visitors, the lake at Carvers Creek State Park is now a dreary mess of snags, stumps and mud.

The Child Advocacy Center is looking for a few good lip synchers. More than a few, actually.

Maj. Charles "Vic" Ward, a native of Whiteville, has been named acting commander of the state Highway Patrol, the governor's office has announced.

Cumberland County is expected to complete its Hurricane Matthew storm debris collection on Jan. 18.

ELIZABETHTOWN - Three men are accused in a home invasion robbery that happened Friday, the Bladen County Sheriff's Office said.

One member of the Fayetteville City Council said he was "uncomfortable" with the city giving $42,200 in in-kind work to a private golf course to start a recreation program.

By Rodger Mullen

SPRING LAKE - Charles Kimble, the former head of the Fayetteville State University campus police, was formally sworn in as Spring Lake's new police chief Monday night during the town's Board of Aldermen meeting.