The Elizabethtown-White Lake Chamber of Commerce has officially hired this year’s White Lake Water Festival Coordinator Jeané Pope. Jeané resides at White Lake. Mrs. Pope comes to the Chamber with experience handling festivals like the Denim Days Festival as well as working with the Cotton Festival. Additionally she has worked to develop a Spring Fling. She has served on the Erwin and Dunn Chambers serving as Vice President and Treasurer, as well as Events Coordinator.
Adding to her past community experience, Jeané is a retired educator and former principal of 18 years. She has also served in many facets within the state , district, and club level of the General Federation of Woman’s Club. She has also chaired state and local art festivals in Raleigh, Charlotte, Wilmington, Winston Salem and Dunn.
You can contact Jeané at Whitelakewaterfestival@gmail.com
On Monday, June 1, 2026, Tribe members from District 2 and District 15, the districts surrounding the area currently planned for the casino, met for a community meeting.Amidst the glitz and glamour of the idea of a new casino coming to the Lumbee Tri
This is the fourth year that ETI has hosted the event, and in years past Freeman has seen a host of innovative technology, including various drone types and programming, robotic dogs, 3D printed houses, and airspace scanners. Photo provided by USSOCO
Crystal McLean (left) with Scott Embry (right). Money Box Academy received a $10,000 grant from United Way of Cumberland County’s Youth Growth Stock Trust. Photos provided by Crystal McLean.The Youth Growth Stock Trust Committee, administered by the
