COLUMN: Choice should guide sc…

If you are among the minority of North Carolinians who haven’t supported the expansion of parental choice in education over the past two decades — in the form of charter... Read more

Kevin Harvick gets Indianapoli…

In an action-filled afternoon of NASCAR Cup Series racing in Sunday’s Big Machine Hand Sanitizer 400 Powered by Big Machine Records, Kevin Harvick held off the field in a overtime... Read more

Cowick goes 'next level,' sign…

ROCKINGHAM — Playing just three of Richmond Senior High School’s nearly 20 regular-season baseball games this spring wasn’t what Dallas Cowick had in mind. Read more

Benny Parsons, a legacy who li…

ROCKINGHAM  — Benny Parsons would celebrate his 79th birthday next Sunday, and although the late NASCAR driver passed away in 2007, his legend lives on. Read more

Man goes live on Facebook whil…

HAMLET — A passerby driving down Boyd Lake Road around midday Sunday stopped to put out a porch fire. Read more

VIDEO: Remembering Coach Jason…

HAMLET — After a successful series honoring former Richmond Senior High School teacher and coach Jason Norton, the Richmond Observer is proud to announce it will be featuring more tribute... Read more

N.C. sets new one-day record f…

ROCKINGHAM— While Richmond County experienced a lower number of new COVID-19 cases on Friday, North Carolina reported nearly 2,100, setting a new record-high. Read more

NCDHHS launches new social med…

RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) is launching a new social media marketing campaign as part of a larger public outreach campaign designed to... Read more

Gaining Exposure: Stroman join…

ROCKINGHAM — Trying to learn about and build chemistry with new teammates through social distancing can be difficult, but Nygie Stroman has found a way to do just that. Read more

TOP STORY: Woman charged in fatal UTV wreck Read more