LUMBERTON — The City of Lumberton received a $25,000 grant award from Duke Energy as part of $550,000 in grants given by the organization for environmental impact programs in North Carolina, helping to fund a variety of projects aimed at enhancing and preserving the state’s natural surroundings, Duke Energy announced in a press release.

Lumberton’s grant award will go towards the project to build a boat ramp, floating dock and pavilion at the former Scottish Packing plant site along the Lumber River in South Lumberton.

This $25,000 grant will help to fund landscaping as part of the project; other funding, including a $30,000 Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation grant and funding allocations from N.C. Wildlife Resources is helping to fund other parts of the project.

“North Carolina’s natural sur

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