
The Richmond Observer
Structure Fire Injures 1, Totals Building Thursday Night
ROCKINGHAM -- A structure fire totaled a building and injured one man Thursday night outside of Rockingham off Hwy 74 on McNair Street.
Local 4-H Members Earn Awards, Recognition at N.C. State Fair
RALEIGH – The theme at this year’s 150th North Carolina State Fair was “Nothing Could Be Finer,” and Richmond County 4-H’ers proved just that by their strong showing at events this year.
Local Hospitals Earn "A" Grade for Safety
PINEHURST – FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital and FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital – Richmond have both earned an “A” grade on Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades.
Richmond County Partnership for Children To Receive $6,800 for "Imagination Library" Initiative; Open House Scheduled
ROCKINGHAM -- Smart Start and Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library are working together to bring books to North Carolina’s youngest children through funding provided by the North Carolina General Assembly.
Seaboard Festival 2017 "Carves" New Memories for Thousands of Visitors
Representative Garland E. Pierce Recognized for Work in Healthcare
LUMBERTON – Representative Garland Pierce was honored with the 2017 Regional Community Health Award sponsored by Southeastern Health.
FirstHealth Nutrition Professionals Certified as Diabetes Educators
PINEHURST – FirstHealth Diabetes & Nutrition Education has the area’s only American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE), and the recent AADE certification of two members of the FirstHealth staff brings the program’s number to four.
LIVE AT 5 (Wednesday, October 25)
FirstHealth to “Shine a Light” on Lung Cancer with November 8th Vigil
PINEHURST – Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among both men and women, contributing to more cancer deaths than colon, breast and prostate cancers combined. According to American Cancer Society estimates, there will be about 222,500 new cases of lung cancer and about 155,870 lung cancer deaths this year.
FirstHealth Receives Award for Outstanding Clinical Trial Participation
PINEHURST – Several hundred patients are now actively involved or are being followed in studies conducted by the FirstHealth of the Carolinas Clinical Trials program.