PEMBROKE — The University of North Carolina at Pembroke received a bomb threat for the School of Business Friday morning.

RALEIGH — The State Board of Education approved a new policy Thursday aimed at boosting opportunities for high school students to enroll and succeed in community college courses under the state’s decade old Career and College Promise program.

PEMBROKE — The University of North Carolina at Pembroke received a bomb threat for the School of Business Friday morning.

LUMBERTON — Mary Jo Walter, an Edward Jones financial advisor in Lumberton, recently was invited to attend the firm’s Financial Advisor Leaders Conference.

RED SPRINGS —“Every day I see people speeding,” said Mayor Edward Henderson. Speed, nonprofits, and hurricane recovery occupied most of the Red Springs Board of Commissioners’ meeting on the night of Oct 4.

PEMBROKE — The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina is gearing up for its annual fish fry and fall festival on Saturday at the Lumbee Tribe Cultural Center.