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Richmond County reports 64th COVID-related death, 3rd this week
Written by Staff Report
ROCKINGHAM — The Richmond County Health Department on Wednesday morning announced another COVID-related death, the third in two days.
Richmond County reports 63rd COVID-related death
Written by Staff Report
ROCKINGHAM — About an hour after releasing the daily COVID update, the Richmond County Health Department reported Tuesday’s second death.
Richmond County tops 3,300 total COVID cases; active cases dropping
Written by Staff Report
ROCKINGHAM — The number of active COVID-19 cases in Richmond County continues to drop, despite new positive cases.
Rapid COVID testing coming to Dobbins Heights
Written by Staff Report
DOBBINS HEIGHTS — Residents wanting to be tested for COVID-19 will have another place to go this month.
Richmond County announces 62nd COVID-related death
Written by Staff Report
ROCKINGHAM — The Richmond County Health Department on Tuesday announced the ninth COVID-related death for 2021.
FirstHealth and Richmond County Health Department expand vaccine clinics to 65 and up – appointments are mandatory
Written by FirstHealth of the Carolinas
ROCKINGHAM —FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital–Richmond and the Richmond County Health Department will begin scheduling appointments for those aged 65 years old or older for COVID vaccine clinics.
Chief Justice Newby allows courts to reopen across the state
Written by David Bass - Carolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — Newly-sworn-in Chief Justice Paul Newby is wasting little time in getting North Carolina’s court system back up and running. In an order that went into effect Thursday, Jan. 14, Newby handed authority to local court systems to decide about reopening.
Cooper pushes multibillion-dollar bond, but budget picture remains murky
Written by Andrew Dunn - Carolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper is again pushing for a multibillion-dollar infrastructure bond, but Republican leaders caution that North Carolina’s still-unsteady economy makes it impossible to tell whether it would be prudent.
68 new COVID cases, 119 recoveries reported in Richmond County over weekend
Written by Staff Report
ROCKINGHAM — The Richmond County Health Department on Monday reported nearly 70 new cases of COVID-19 from the weekend.
Study shows increased federal regulation leads to more deaths in N.C.
Written by Johnny Kampis - Carolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — New research finds that federal regulation leads to an increase in deaths, and North Carolina is one of the states most affected.
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It’s safe to reopen schools where hospitalization is low, study says
Written by David Bass - Carolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — A new national study says that it appears safe to reopen schools for in-person instruction in counties with lower rates of COVID-19 hospitalizations.
ROCKINGHAM — Halfway through the first month of the new year, police are investigating a pair of homicides.
Richmond County Health Department reports 61st COVID-related death
Written by Staff Report
ROCKINGHAM ― The Richmond County Health Department on Saturday morning announced a COVID-related death for the fourth consecutive day.
Man injured in wreck with Perdue truck in Hoffman
Written by Staff Report
HOFFMAN — A man was taken to a hospital Friday afternoon after losing control of his car and colliding with a tractor-trailer.
