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ROCKINGHAM — Fire Chief Harold Isler said he could finally relax Thursday morning after N.C. Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey announced the Rockingham Fire Department’s Insurance Services Office rating had increased from 3 to 2.

ROCKINGHAM — Of the 461 calls responded to by the Rockingham Fire Department in 2021, 18.2% (84) were in the noon hour, according to the annual report presented to the City Council last week by Chief Harold Isler.

Although he isn’t a Richmond County native, our Rockingham Fire Chief Harold Isler has made a huge impact on our community since his appointment in 2014 and is the first person of color to hold his position.

ROCKINGHAM — While police officers were walking up and down the aisles of Walmart with kids to pick out toys, two members of the Rockingham Fire Department were doing the same.

ROCKINGHAM — A veteran fireman is being awarded for his role in saving a woman’s life earlier this year.

ROCKINGHAM — One of Richmond County’s municipal fire departments got a special delivery Monday: a new truck.

HAMLET — For Calvin White, the 1991 Imperial Foods fire “is very personal.”

ROCKINGHAM — A Perdue Farms employee was injured during an incident at the processing plant on Long Drive Tuesday afternoon.

ROCKINGHAM — With Halloween around the corner, a local paranormal investigation team is giving residents a glimpse of ghostly happenings mixed with history.

 ROCKINGHAM — She’s only been on the job for a week, but Heather Bellamy plans on making a career fighting fires.

The 22-year-old was recently hired as the Rockingham Fire Department’s first full-time female firefighter.