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Green Party candidate enters 9th District race
Written by William R. Toler
ROCKINGHAM — Another third-party candidate has entered the race for a chance to go to Washington and represent the 9th District in the U.S. House of Representatives, bringing the total field to five.
Voter ID delay passes House unanimously, heads to governor
Written by Dan Way - Carolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — The House has unanimously passed Senate Bill 214, to drop voter identification requirements from 2019 elections, and sent it to Gov. Roy Cooper on Wednesday, March 13.
McInnis bill would ease requirements for out-of-state teachers coming to NC
Written by Staff Report
ROCKINGHAM — A former Richmond County Board of Education member and current legislator has introduced a bill to combat teacher shortages across the state.
Grief Camp helps Richmond County children cope with loss
Written by Matt Harrelson
ROCKINGHAM — The grief process is very personal and quite unique, reads the Richmond County Hospice website, and the bereavement services that Hospice provides help family members adjust to the loss of loved ones.
That process also includes children, and for the 26th year in a row, Richmond County Hospice will hold its Children's Grief Camp on the Camp Haven portion of the campus beginning at 9 a.m. on Thursday.
Richmond County HR director accused of obtaining multiple prescriptions
Written by Staff Report
ROCKINGHAM ― A high-level county government employee is facing felony prescription drug and fraud charges.
Rockingham bed and breakfast amendment opposed, tabled
Written by Chuck Thames
ROCKINGHAM — History repeated itself Tuesday night as residents again came out against a proposal to allow bed and breakfast inns in the Historic District.
U.S. Attorney’s office collects more than $2.2M in civil and criminal actions
Written by Press Release
Greensboro — U.S. Attorney Matthew G.T. Martin announced today that the Middle District of North Carolina collected $2,235,279.81 in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal Year 2018. Of this amount, $1,719,336.45 was collected in criminal actions and $515,943.36 was collected in civil actions.
Bill repealing Map Act gets approval from transportation committee
Written by Lindsay Marchello - Carolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — The Map Act may have reached the end of the road.
Aide says governor will ‘try harder’ to comply with records requests
Written by Kari Travis - Carolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — When describing access to public records, “slow” is the first word that comes to mind, Ken Eudy, a senior adviser to Gov. Roy Cooper said Monday, March 11, during a talk on government transparency at Elon University.
LOCAL BRIEFS: Dragway reschedules race; Republican convention Saturday; Healthy Carolinians to meet
Written by Staff Report
Dragway reschedules race after rain
Press release
As a sign of appreciation for racers who attended this weekend annual Racers Appreciation Free Entry Race, the Rockingham Dragway burned 270 gallons of fuel in the Jet Dryer, sprayed 80 gallons of traction compound on the track and a crew of eight spent 18 hours on attempting to dry and prepare the racing surface.
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McCready becomes 4th candidate to file for 9th District special election
Written by William R. Toler
ROCKINGHAM — Democrat Dan McCready was the only candidate to file for the 9th Congressional District special election on Tuesday, according to the N.C. State Board of Elections.
2 bands make Rockingham Plaza Jam debut in 2019
Written by Staff Report
ROCKINGHAM — The days are getting longer and warmer, signaling that the Thursday Plaza Jam summer concert series is not far off.
Shifting whims of officials limit access to public records
Written by Lindsay Marchello and Kari Travis - Carolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — “Chapel Hill professors question group’s public records requests.”
“Governor and NC media settle dispute over McCrory’s records.”
“Public records lawsuit filed against state Rep. Beverly Boswell.”
All real headlines. All spanning North Carolina’s news cycles over the past decade. All present important questions about transparency and access to government records, which are, by statute, open to everyone — not just journalists — for inspection.
Libertarian, 2 Union County Republicans file for 9th District election
Written by William R. Toler
ROCKINGHAM — The first day of filing for the 9th Congressional District special election ended with three candidates, but only one familiar name.
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