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Residents urge Southampton County to switch to twice-monthly pay; teacher presses for school investment as deputy turnover cited
Summary
Speakers during public comment urged the Board of Supervisors to adopt a twice-monthly payroll for county and school employees, seek new school construction and increases to local school funding; one speaker said deputies are leaving because of low pay.
Residents pressed the Southampton County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 27, 2026, to change how county employees are paid and to invest more in local schools. Orice Lane, who said she lives on Shady Brook Trail, told the board the county should move to a twice-monthly pay schedule "meaning the fifteenth and the thirtieth of each month" to help families manage rising costs. "Once…
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