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Richmond County Senior Games Get Off on the Right Foot
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HAMLET - The Senior Games of Richmond County opening ceremony was held Monday evening, April 16 at Richmond Community College.
ROCKINGHAM- Early voting begins today (April 19) in Richmond County. The early voting site is located at the Richmond County Cooperative Extension Office at 123 Caroline Street in Rockingham.
J.C. Lamm Honored as Richmond Community College Foundation’s Citizen of the Year
Written by C.K. Craven
HAMLET - Richmond Community College’s Cole Auditorium was the appropriate scene of a festive yet reverent event on the evening of Saturday, April 14th.
ROCKINGHAM - Two vehicles collided at the intersection of Broad Avenue and Walnut Lane on Wednesday afternoon around 4:15 p.m.
Greensboro’s Recent Tornado Touchdown: Hitting Home
Written by Betty McIntyre
GREENSBORO - In the past few months, I have grown to know a lot of people from the Greensboro area. In saying that, the tornado that touched down in Greensboro on April 15 hit home for me.
Congressman Pittenger Announces Appointments to Military Academies
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CHARLOTTE - Do you know that some local students actually compete for an honor that requires at least nine years of service and sacrifice?
Hamlet Tree & Beautification Group Presents Arbor Day Festivities
Written by Amy Guinn
HAMLET - As far back as 1872 the importance of trees has been recognized in the United States.
NCDP Chair Wayne Goodwin Completes Third Leg of Rural Listening Tour
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RALEIGH - Last week, NC Democratic Party Chair Wayne Goodwin stopped in Wayne, Cateret and Craven County on the third leg of the NCDP’s rural listening tour to chat with eastern North Carolinians:
Superb Coordination of Law Enforcement Agencies Yields Apprehension of Armed Robbery Suspects Within 90 Minutes
Written by C.K. Craven
HAMLET - Thanks to the quick and decisive action of the Hamlet Police Department and adjoining law enforcement agencies, two Wadesboro residents had a short-lived visit to Hamlet this afternoon.
ROCKINGHAM - The East Rockingham Fire Department was dispatched around 11:15 a.m. Saturday morning to a two vehicle accident at the intersection of Mill Road and Chalk Road.
On arrival units found that a silver Mercedes sedan had no brakes and collided with a Chevrolet Impala at the intersection.
Both drivers were transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Responding: East Rockingham Fire Department, First Health Richmond EMS, and North Carolina Highway Patrol.
The Highway Patrol is handling the investigation of the accident.
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RichmondCC Instructor Discusses Opioid Epidemic at Spring Workshop
Written by Wylie Bell
HAMLET - One of Richmond Community College’s faculty members was invited to be among the presenters at the NC School Social Work Association’s spring workshop held March 29 at the University of North Carolina-Pembroke.
Divine Intervention in the Kitchen: Sharing God’s Word One Meal at a Time
Written by C.K. Craven
HAMLET - When Anita Collins was a little girl, she had a calling. It was from her grandmother, Annie Jane Johnson, and it had nothing to do with religion. Annie Jane was determined that her grand-daughter would learn to cook (as well as fish at Hamlet’s City Lake).
Congressman Pittenger Helps NC Students Connect with Military Academies
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WASHINGTON – This month, Congressman Robert Pittenger (NC-09) has announced Congressional appointments that will send several local students to West Point, U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Air Force Academy, and U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.
Counselor Meghann Lambeth and Local Professionals Ensure Success of Ellerbe Middle School Career Day
Written by C.K. Craven
ELLERBE - This past Thursday, April 12th was the date of Ellerbe Middle School’s third Career Day Job Fair, and if its degree of success can be considered a harbinger of things to come, the future of Richmond County is in good hands.
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