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Bluesman Blind Boy Fuller earns NC Music Hall of Fame nod
ROCKINGHAM — For the second consecutive year, a musician with local ties is being inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame. Bluesman Blind Boy Fuller, is among seven inductees for 2018...
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Report: More than half of Richmond County children live at or near poverty line
About two-thirds of Richmond County children live at or near the poverty level, and about one-third may not know where their next meals are coming from, according to a report released this week by the...
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Richmond County deputies charge 3 following drug transactions
ROCKINGHAM — Deputies have arrested a couple and a man recently charged in a shooting on charges relating to selling crack cocaine. Lionell Perez Powell, 51, of Aleo 9th Avenue, is accused of selling a...
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Fertilization moves from machine to manual
ELLERBE — The next time Ellerbe workers fertilize the town cemetery, they’ll do it by hand, Mayor Lee Berry promised Tuesday — not by driving spreaders over the gravesites. Doing the job the latter way...
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Board OKs health grant application
ROCKINGHAM — The Richmond County Board of Commissioners approved the county Cooperative Extension office’s request to apply for the Sit Less Work Healthy grant to start a campaign that will encourage...
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NC A&T awards $14.5K grant to Sandhills AgInnovation Center
ELLERBE — The Sandhills AGInnovation Center has won a $14,500 grant to help it grow new farmers in Richmond County. The “new ideas” grant from N.C. A&T State University will finance staff,...
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Ellerbe won’t have to absorb card costs
ELLERBE — One town government won’t have to absorb the cost of convenience for residents who want to pay their bills by credit card because state statute says they won’t. Ellerbe Mayor Lee Berry and...
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Richmond County deputies seek convicted sex offender
ROCKINGHAM —The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public’s help in locating a convicted sex offender. According to an arrest warrant, 39-year-old Dennis Keith Taylor Jr. failed to notify...
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Richmond County Sheriff’s Office: Deputy’s name used in jury duty scam
ROCKINGHAM — The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents of another jury duty scam — this time purporting to come from one of their own. A would-be scammer has been calling both...
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Richmond County 4-H awarded STEAM grant
ROCKINGHAM — Richmond County’s 4-H program has received a $14,825 grant from N.C. A&T University to help underserved children engineer innovative solutions to real-world problems. The money comes...
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‘Spayghetti’ dinner to help prevent unwanted pups
ROCKINGHAM — Richmond County Animal Advocates will serve a “spayghetti dinner” Saturday to help keep low-income pet owners from being overrun with unwanted pups and kittens. The dinner will be 5-9 p.m....
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Richmond County sheriff’s deputies arrest 3 on drug charges
ROCKINGHAM — Richmond County sheriff’s deputies arrested three individuals on drug charges in the last week. Mon-T James Montgomery, 29, of Hamlet was arrested Monday after selling what deputies...
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RCC Board approves lease on simulation hospital
HAMLET — Richmond Community College’s Board of Trustee approved at its meeting Tuesday the lease agreement between the College and FirstHealth of the Carolinas for the clinical simulators that will be...
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Applications being accepted for Bright Ideas education grants
WADESBORO — Pee Dee Electric is once again partnering with local educators to bring learning to life through the Bright Ideas education grant program. Starting April 1, educators can submit an...
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Man charged following police chase
ROCKINGHAM — A suspect in an alleged road rage incident led police officers on a car chase through a residential area, smashing through mailboxes and parked vehicles, before attempting to flee on foot...
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New process protects officers
ROCKINGHAM — The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office received 183 pounds of unused medicine since its last collection in November, notable both for the fact that residents are disposing of medicine...
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Hamlet council to consider changing water, sewer billing method
HAMLET — During their budget workshop Tuesday afternoon, City Council members will consider modifying the way residents are charged for water, a change likely to lower some bills and raise others...
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Summer camps filling fast
ELLERBE — The time is now for parents thinking about sending their boaters, archers and swimmers to Millstone 4-H Camp this summer — especially those eyeing horsemanship and the first session of...
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Gavel up for grabs after judge steps down
ROCKINGHAM — The legal community of Judicial District 16A will meet later this week to cast their ballots to fill a recently vacated district court seat. According to a memo from Anson County attorney...
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Radio host helping the homeless
DOBBINS HEIGHTS — A Richmond County radio personality is bringing together faith leaders and job training services in an attempt to put a dent in the homelessness problem. Ronald David, host of the...
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