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HEALTH DEPARTMENT: COVID cases higher among Richmond County kids than adult groups
Written by Staff Report
ROCKINGHAM — More children have tested positive in the past week than any adult age group, according to the latest update from the Richmond County Health Department.
IRS Criminal Investigation sees surge in scams tied to Economic Impact Payments
Written by Press Release
CHARLOTTE — The Internal Revenue Service received a record number of complaints about Economic Impact Payment scams in June and July 2021 not seen in more than a decade.
Billboards call on teachers to leave NCAE, get a $500 raise
Written by Mitch Kokai - Carolina Journal
RALEIGH — A statewide campaign launched by the John Locke Foundation — publisher of The Carolina Journal — urges public school teachers to save $500 in dues each year by leaving the partisan N.C. Association of Educators.
Lawmakers finalize anti-rioting bill, send it to Cooper
Written by Mitch Kokai - Carolina Journal
RALEIGH — The N.C. House voted 63-41 Tuesday on a final version of a bill increasing penalties for rioting. The bill now heads to the governor.
Habitat builds ramp for Dobbins Heights couple
Written by William R. Toler
DOBBINS HEIGHTS — At 70 years old and with an arthritic knee, Callie Martin has trouble walking up steps.
OPIOID EPIDEMIC: Richmond County overdose victims remembered
Written by William R. Toler
ROCKINGHAM — One hundred and sixty-seven purple and silver pinwheels spin in the breeze and shimmer in the sunlight in front of the Richmond County Department of Social Services.
Richmond County Health Department reports 2 more COVID deaths, 51 cases
Written by Staff Report
ROCKINGHAM — The Richmond County Health Department on Tuesday reported two new COVID-related deaths and more than 50 new positive cases.
Voter ID, tax cap amendments case off the N.C. Supreme Court's calendar
Written by Mitch Kokai - Carolina Journal
RALEIGH — A lawsuit challenging N.C. constitutional amendments for voter identification and a lower state income tax cap has been removed from today's calendar of state Supreme Court oral arguments.
Lenders can now apply for New Heirs’ Property Relending Program
Written by Press Release
RALEIGH — Intermediary lenders can now apply for loans through the new Heirs’ Property Relending Program. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is accepting applications today through Oct. 29, 2021, and cooperatives, credit unions and nonprofit organizations are encouraged to apply for these competitive loans, which ultimately will help agricultural producers and landowners resolve heirs’ land ownership and succession issues.
81 new COVID cases reported in Richmond County over weekend
Written by Staff Report
ROCKINGHAM — Richmond County had an average of 27 cases per day over the weekend, according to the Monday update from the Health Department.
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Hamlet to remember victims on 30th anniversary of Imperial Foods tragedy
Written by Staff Report
HAMLET — Nearly 30 years ago, 25 people lost their lives in the worst industrial disaster in North Carolina history: the Imperial Foods fire.
FirstHealth: Know where to go for COVID-19 testing
Written by FirstHealth of the Carolinas
PINEHURST — With the increase in COVID-19 cases, the demand for testing is on the rise. FirstHealth emergency departments are seeing an increase in patients coming to the emergency department for COVID-19 testing.
NCDA&CS offers organic certification cost-share assistance
Written by Press Release
RALEIGH – Organic growers in North Carolina can apply for partial reimbursement of the cost of becoming certified or for recertification through a program offered by the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
Sports betting bill passes Senate, moves to House
Written by Johnny Kampis - Carolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — The N.C. House will take up sports betting legislation after a bill to expand wagers statewide passed in the Senate last week.
