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Here’s How Robeson County is Spending Opioid Settlement Money

Robeson County will receive more than $16.4 million through 2038 from national opioid settlements.

Bladen, Columbus, Robeson, and Scotland counties will get millions of dollars through 2038 from national legal settlements with drugmakers.

Scotland County will receive more than $5.4 million through 2038 from national settlements to combat the opioid epidemic.

Columbus County will receive nearly $14.7 million through 2038 from national settlements to combat the opioid epidemic.

Bladen County will receive nearly $5.2 million through 2038 from national opioid settlements.

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More than 1,800 Scotland County residents voted in Tuesday’s municipal elections.

Nearly 2,900 voters cast ballots in Tuesday’s election for mayors and board members in many Robeson County towns.

Whiteville Mayor Terry Mann kept his seat, while Lake Waccamaw Mayor Matthew Wilson was defeated.

No big surprises emerged from Tuesday’s election in Bladen County, where voters picked mayors and board members in seven towns.