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Pair charged with breaking into Ellerbe home
Written by Staff Report
ELLERBE — A woman is facing more than half-dozen charges after allegedly breaking into a home with a male accomplice and stealing a vehicle.
Innovative School District reforms become law without governor’s signature
Written by Lindsay Marchello - Carolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — Reforms to the Innovative School District are here to stay after Gov. Roy Cooper allowed Senate Bill 522 to become law without his signature.
Legislators return to Raleigh, will consider new congressional maps
Written by Kari Travis - Carolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — They’re back.
Lawmakers will return to Raleigh Wednesday, Nov. 13, two weeks after adjourning a very, very long session.
Work underway for Planet Fitness location at Richmond Plaza
Written by William R. Toler
ROCKINGHAM — The announcement of a Planet Fitness gym coming to Richmond Plaza is the latest in a recent round of additions to the shopping center.
Person of interest cleared, suspect still sought in Hamlet attempted abduction
Written by Staff Report
HAMLET — Police are still on the hunt for a man accused of trying to take a child from a local park Monday evening.
South Carolina authorities arrest suspect in Ponder trailer theft
Written by William R. Toler
HAMLET — Police in South Carolina have arrested a man accused of stealing a Richmond County band’s equipment trailer and a car from a local dealership last month.
U.S. Supreme Court could overturn N.C. law on legal advice
Written by Julie Havlak - Carolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — Bruce Clarke couldn’t help his client, so she called a lawyer and ended up with a bill near $1,000.
American Legion thanks veterans at Hamlet nursing homes
Written by William R. Toler
HAMLET — Veterans who are residents of two local nursing homes were recognized by one of Richmond County’s veterans organizations Monday afternoon.
Retired general: 'What veterans have given our country is indeed beyond our power to fully repay'
Written by William R. Toler
DOBBINS HEIGHTS — Ball caps designating different branches of the military dotted the crowd for Monday’s Veterans Day Service at the Dobbins Heights Community Center.
Foxx bill would restore contracts to nonprofits serving blind, disabled
Written by Julie Havlak - Carolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — At the nation’s largest employer of the blind, only a skeletal crew of workers remains.
After IFB Solutions lost its Veterans Affairs contracts, the nonprofit lost 99 jobs, and the layoffs aren’t over in its optical lab in Winston-Salem. In total, some 137 employees, including 76 blind people and 15 veterans, will face unemployment.
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New fountain installed, playground planned for Hamlet City Lake
Written by Staff Report
HAMLET — The installation of a new fountain this week and planned playground are the latest improvements in the renovation of City Lake.
Meth by mail: One defendant federally indicted, other takes plea
Written by William R. Toler
ROCKINGHAM — Two people charged in an August methamphetamine bust recently had their day in court. One is going back.
University of Mount Olive Receives Funding for AgPrime Program
Written by Press Release
MOUNT OLIVE — The University of Mount Olive Lois G. Britt Agribusiness Center has received $277,000 in funding from the North Carolina Tobacco Trust Fund Commission. The money will be used to fund year three of a cost share granting program called AgPrime.
Governor vetoes pay raises, which teachers may not see until 2020
Written by Rick Henderson - Carolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — North Carolina public school teachers and higher education employees hoping to get a pay raise will have to wait. Perhaps until January.
