ROCKINGHAM — A suspected drug dealer was released from jail the same day investigators searched his home.

RALEIGH — Richmond County Sheriff James Clemmons is one of 23 people appointed by Gov. Roy Cooper on Thursday to the North Carolina Task Force for Racial Equity in Criminal Justice.

HAMLET — Following a closed session Thursday, the Richmond County Board of Education approved the hiring of 12 new teachers and one teacher assistant.

ROCKINGHAM — One Richmond County municipal board is canceling it’s July meeting.

ROCKINGHAM — Car dealerships and pharmacies are among the 25 Richmond County businesses that received Paycheck Protection Program loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration.

ROCKINGHAM — As Richmond County residents celebrated Independence Day with their own fireworks this weekend, there were several incidents that resulted in fire crews being called out.

HAMLET — Two Richmond County fire departments responded to a mobile home fire in East Rockingham late Sunday morning.

HAMLET — A passerby driving down Boyd Lake Road around midday Sunday stopped to put out a porch fire.

ROCKINGHAM— While Richmond County experienced a lower number of new COVID-19 cases on Friday, North Carolina reported nearly 2,100, setting a new record-high.

RALEIGH — A bill to reopen gyms that gained bipartisan support in the state legislature was one of several vetoed by Gov. Roy Cooper on Thursday.