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Alleged bomb threat reported at Richmond Senior High
Written by Staff Report
ROCKINGHAM — Officials at Richmond Senior High School took an “increased safety measure” Wednesday morning after a report of an uncorroborated bomb threat.
Richmond County School Board continues mandatory masking, family protests
Written by William R. Toler
HAMLET — Despite some parental protestations, the Richmond County Board of Education on Tuesday unanimously voted to keep its mask mandate in place.
Security increased at Richmond Senior in response to possible threat
Written by Staff Report
ROCKINGHAM — Security was stepped up at Richmond Senior High School Tuesday following reports of a possible threat of a shooting.
Absentee ballots available for Dobbins Heights election
Written by Staff Report
ROCKINGHAM — Absentee ballots and sample ballots are now available for the upcoming municipal election in Dobbins Heights.
Richmond County records 130th COVID death, 109 new cases over Labor Day weekend
Written by Staff Report
ROCKINGHAM — There have now been 130 Richmond County residents to succumb to complications associated with COVID-19.
NCDHHS observes Deaf Awareness Month in September
Written by Press Release
RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper has proclaimed September as Deaf Awareness Month to celebrate and raise awareness about people who are Deaf and belong to a cultural and linguistic community, with shared language, social norms, rules of behavior and history. This year commemorates 70 years since the first congress of the World Federation of the Deaf, which was held in September of 1951.
Cooper vetoes bill protecting privacy rights for charitable donations
Written by Donna King - Carolina Journal
RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed a measure that would keep charitable donors’ personal information private.
Major anniversary approaches for N.C. right-to-work protections
Written by Mitch Kokai - Carolina Journal
RALEIGH — "The right to live includes the right to work.”
That simple statement opens the text of a state law that has helped boost North Carolina’s economic competitiveness for nearly 75 years.
IMPERIAL FOODS FIRE: Tragedy at Hamlet plant results in statewide safety reforms
Written by William R. Toler
HAMLET — As tragic as the 1991 Imperial Foods fire was, Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Mike Causey said "a lot of good things" came out of it.
Missing child found 'quickly' by Richmond County deputies, K-9
Written by Staff Report
HAMLET — A child who went missing Sunday was found “within a matter of minutes” after a search began by the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office.
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2 more COVID deaths reported in Richmond County
Written by Staff Report
ROCKINGHAM — Two more Richmond County residents have reportedly died from complications of COVID-19, including one under the age of 50.
Back the Blue Ride raises more than $12K for children in Richmond, Scotland counties
Written by William R. Toler
ROCKINGHAM — Children in Richmond and Scotland counties will have a better Christmas this year thanks to local bikers.
68 Richmond County students test positive first 2 weeks of school; 109 total cases for county in September
Written by Staff Report
ROCKINGHAM — Twenty-three students have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past two days, according to Richmond County Schools.
IMPERIAL FOODS FIRE: 'A tragedy that should have never happened'
Written by William R. Toler
HAMLET — For Calvin White, the 1991 Imperial Foods fire “is very personal.”
