HAMLET — The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office will be initiating a search Tuesday for a woman who hasn’t been seen in nearly three months.
The sheriff’s office, along with local search and rescue teams, will conduct a ground search starting at 9 a.m. around N.C. 38 in Hamlet for clues that could lead to the location of Betty Billingsley.
Billingsley, who lives alone on Ridgeview Drive, was reportedly last seen by neighbors near her home in late February and was reported missing by the Richmond County Department of Social Services on May 19.
Investigators say 90-year-old Billingsley is 5 feet, 5 inches tall, has gray hair, hazel eyes and wears glasses. She was known to wear green and walk along N.C. 38 between her home and Main Street.
The sheriff’s office encourages drivers in the area to use caution as searchers and equipment will be operating near the road.
Anyone with information about her whereabouts is encouraged to call the sheriff’s office at 910-997-8283, Richmond County Crime Stoppers at 910-997-5454, or 911.
