Brewton-Cox relatives sought for reunion
ELLERBE — Those related by blood or marriage to the Brewton, Cox, Grose, Meachum and Holloway families are invited to an extended-family reunion Sunday, Sept. 2. Organizer for the event is Sandy...
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Repeat felon charged with making meth
ROCKINGHAM — Police have charged a Rockingham man with manufacturing methamphetamine, after a concerned homeowner reported finding chemicals and other discarded materials he said belonged to the man....
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Hamlet ball courts should be repaved in four to six weeks
HAMLET — City Manager Jonathan Blanton has begun opening bids to repave the basketball court in South Hamlet Park, one of very few items to survive the budgeting process during a tight year for the...
View ArticleThree charged with theft, fraud
ROCKINGHAM — Police have charged two Belk employees with stealing from their employer and an Ellerbe with attempting to defraud Summit Church. Ashley Woodard, 29, of Hamlet allegedly stole clothing on...
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Regal Inn owners to finally rebuild after devastating fire last year
ROCKINGHAM — The owner of the burned-out and skeletal Regal Inn told city officials Tuesday that it had “no intention” of selling or abandoning the property despite more than 18 months of inaction and...
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Off the couch and into play: Kickball, soccer teams honor league founder
ROCKINGHAM — One man has put together a league, established and enforced the rules, and dealt with all the “B.S.” that comes with being an umpire — and on Wednesday, his players showed their...
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Raleigh investors buy Rockingham Speedway
ROCKINGHAM — A group of Raleigh investors Wednesday bought the Rockingham Speedway. Dan Lovenheim, part owner of Capital City Tavern and other properties in Raleigh, confirmed Wednesday morning his...
View ArticleRockingham Speedway: a tortured history of financial ups and downs
ESPN has been keeping a running log of events affecting the Rockingham Motor Speedway, most of which has been gleaned from pages of the Richmond County Daily Journal. (Other contributors are noted.)...
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DOT will extend interstate east of Hamlet
The N.C. Department of Transportation announced Thursday two highway projects intended to ease traffic and make traveling through Richmond County safer. One project will convert U.S. 74 from Hamlet to...
View ArticleBackpacks forbidden at ballgames
ROCKINGHAM — In its newest measure to safeguard student safety at school events, Richmond County Schools has banned backpacks and book bags during games at Richmond Senior High School’s Raider Stadium....
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Principal of the Year treasures the warmth of a caring school
HAMLET — When Principal Kate Smith was younger, she wanted to be a lawyer. She quickly realized, though, that the job wasn’t for her. “As a child, I loved to argue,” she remembers. “But with being a...
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Son held in theft, stabbing of father
ROCKINGHAM — Sheriff’s deputies have arrested a couple on charges of felony breaking and entering, and assault with a deadly weapon. A man called law enforcement claiming that he had been assaulted by...
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Members of slain family ‘go to God’
PINEHURST – Hundreds celebrated a Mass of Resurrection on Saturday afternoon for Shan’ann Watts, daughters Bella and Celeste, and unborn infant Niko, killed Aug. 24 in their suburban Denver home, to...
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Classes mark place in history; last 50th draws alumni from 2 all-black schools
HAMLET — Alumni of Capital Highway and Monroe Avenue high schools celebrated their 50th anniversaries last weekend — technically, 50 years plus one for the Class of ‘67, as co-organizer Gloris...
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Racing in plans for new Rock: owners say it will ‘flex’ to hold all types of...
ROCKINGHAM — The future of the Rockingham Speedway will include racing, the new owners say — and much (much) more. Dan Lovenheim, majority owner of Rockingham Properties LLC, confirmed Saturday that...
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Hundreds mourn at funeral for slain Aberdeen family
PINEHURST — The three caskets entered Sacred Heart Catholic Church, reminiscent of the way Shan’ann Watts and her two daughters — Bella and Celeste — had died: one by one and close to one another....
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Kids kick to save animals’ lives
ROCKINGHAM — The young ninjas of American Tae Kwon Do got up early Saturday to kick for a cause. The school’s annual fundraiser for Richmond County Animal Advocates, Kick-A-Thon, asks each student to...
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City issues arrest warrant over pile of tires
ROCKINGHAM — A judge has ordered an arrest warrant for a man who for seven years has disregarded orders by the City of Rockingham to clean up an enormous pile of tires in his yard. According to...
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Pastor remains ‘everyday hero’
ROCKINGHAM — Pastor Garcia L. Morman Sr. lived his life for God, pastoring at two churches in Richmond and Anson counties, traveling within the country and overseas for outreach-ministry projects, and...
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Students honored for aiding classmate in distress
HAMLET — High school principal Jim Butler recognized at Tuesday’s School Board meeting four students and a teacher he said helped a disoriented student, rushing to his aid as “a well-trained machine.”...
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