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RALEIGH — The Got to Be NC program, in partnership with its musical ambassador and local singer-songwriter Paige King Johnson, is creating a voice competition called NC Ag Star to help promote agriculture with young people.

ROCKINGHAM — Craft and retail vendors will line the sidewalks of East Washington Street Thursday afternoon as Affair on the Square returns after a two-year hiatus.

ROCKINGHAM — A South Carolina-based party band will be making its Plaza Jam debut Thursday to start off the city’s annual summer concert series.

ROCKINGHAM — One young, local piano player has been accepted into a summer program at one of the world’s leading music schools.

ROCKINGHAM — After two years on hold, the city’s semi-annual sidewalk festival is making a comeback.

HAMLET — The Seaboard City kicked off a month full of events Friday with the return of Food Truck Friday on Main.

PEMBROKE — Chubby Checker is a living legend with more than 50 years of performing on stage and in film. The legendary performer is appearing on May 6 at the Givens Performing Arts Center on the campus of The University of North Carolina at Pembroke. 

NASHVILLE — Rockingham native Dante Bowe is now a Grammy Award-winning artist.

PEMBROKE — Up and coming actor Joshua Shipman has starred opposite Tony Award-winning actress Cynthia Erivo and Ethan Hawke on the big screen.  

Our leading lady today is a stranger to almost none. Between veteran affairs and programs, events in downtown Rockingham or with the Richmond County Chamber of Commerce, a multitude of community initiatives and projects, and leading operations at Hudson Brothers Deli, Robin Gainey Roberts is well-known by most.