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United Way of Richmond County teams up with HanesBrands to donate masks to Richmond County Schools
ROCKINGHAM — As part of America's Mask Challenge, HanesBrands Inc. is coordinating with United Way of Richmond County to deliver 46,000 reusable cloth masks.
Richmond County Schools picks up 16K face masks from Therafirm
HAMLET — Richmond County Schools Superintendent Dr. Jeff Maples rolled up to Therafirm just before 9 a.m. Tuesday and left with more than 16,000 face masks for students and staff.
Therafirm donating 16K face masks to Richmond County Schools
HAMLET — A Richmond County textile company is donating more than 15,000 masks to the school system to help keep students and staff safe when classes start back next month amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
COLUMN: Law and disorder
Republicans are beside themselves with anger over the illegal toppling of Confederate monuments and the failure of Democrats like Gov. Roy Cooper stopping them. They railed against the lawlessness of the mobs invading cities. Donald Trump tweeted “LAW AND ORDER!” to signify his disdain for the protesters. Now, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is introducing a bill that would withhold federal funds from states that don’t defend monuments, including those to the Confederacy.
Cooper mask enforcement rule confused businesses
RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper’s executive order requiring face masks made North Carolina businesses responsible for enforcement. But they weren’t given directions about how to comply until the order had taken effect.
Cooper’s face mask order raises questions of enforcement
RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper’s order mandating face coverings puts businesses in the precarious position of enforcing the law, some legal experts say.
NC mulls making masks mandatory; Richmond County cases climbing
ROCKINGHAM — State health officials are “absolutely in discussion right now” as to the possibility of making face-mask wearing mandatory.