Spring Lake, NC - Not many people have heard of Spring Lake, North Carolina. The Fayetteville suburb is about 120 miles east of Charlotte and has a population of approximately 12,000. The small town made history recently for electing their first lesbian mayor. Spring Lake was officially incorporated April 9, 1951. Located in Cumberland County, it experienced a burst of
(The Center Square) – The North Carolina Local Government Commission (LGC) has voted to dissolve the town of East Laurinburg, stripping the town of its incorporated municipality status as of
The tiny town of East Laurinburg will cease to exist at the end of June 2022. After years of struggling to meet the financial requirements for the state,