Featured Spotlight Friday Five: Barber-Scotia has run out of money and needs help Mark Plemmons Jan 23, 2026 Jan 23, 2026 Updated Mar 2, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After all the good news and progress recently, I was shocked at the news reveals by the Barber-Scotia College president Wednesday.k9am}@] `k^9amkAmq2C36C\$4@E:2 :D @FE @7 >@?6J] r@==686 !C6D:56?E r9C:D '] #6J A@DE65 2 G:56@ @? 9:D A6CD@?2= u2463@@< A286 (65?6D52J 2D<:?8 DFAA@CE6CD @7 E96 4@==686 E@ 96=A]k^AmkAmQ%96 4@==686 92D CF? @FE @7 C6D@FC46D[Q #6J D2:5] QpD @7 E@52J H6 92G6 ?@ >@C6 C6D@FC46D E@ 4@?E:?F6 @FC H@C<] x’G6 7@F89E 2D =@?8 2?5 2D 92C5 2D x 4@F=5 2?5 :E 92D E2<6? 2== H6 92G6 2?5 2== x 92G6 2?5 ?@H x ?665 J@FC 96=A]Qk^Am kAm%96 7:?2?4:2= 4C:D:D 4@>6D @? 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