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Warrants: Pair found with 6 meth precursors
ROCKINGHAM — Two Rockingham residents have been charged with multiple felonies relating to the production of methamphetamine. Daniel Joseph Kern, 54, and Tricia Suzzanne Kern, 49, who are listed as...
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Rockingham Middle Beta Club earn honors at convention
Some of the most highly ranked academic students from across the nation gathered in June in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for the National Junior Beta Club Convention, where Rockingham Middle School...
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Maples sworn in as superintendent, plans to continue efforts he made as interim
HAMLET — Jeff Maples was sworn in as the new superintendent of Richmond County Schools Thursday after serving as the interim since Jan. 1, 2019. Maples has worked for Richmond County Schools for about...
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THOMAS B. JENKINS ROCKINGHAM — Mr. Thomas B. Jenkins, 87, passed away June 26, 2019 at his home. He was born July 18, 1931 in Richmond County, son of the late Claude and Corine Nance Jenkins. Mr....
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Police say Burger King wreck caused by driver’s ‘medical condition’
ROCKINGHAM — The driver of the vehicle that on Wednesday crashed into the Burger King on East Broad Avenue, 71-year-old Hazel Samuel Hamilton of Rockingham, has died, police confirmed Thursday....
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AgInnovation demonstrates tech’s role in farming for campers
ELLERBE — Five children from Ellerbe Middle School visited the Sandhills AgInnovation Center for their “Techy Kids Camp” where they were able to get a first-hand look at how technology is changing...
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Program to match teens with mentors
HAMLET — Beginning in September, high school kids in Richmond County will be able to sign up for a mentor under a new program started by the Hamlet Police Department Police called the Law Enforcement...
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Community Theatre to give kids the reins in Young People’s Theatre
ROCKINGHAM — The Richmond Community Theatre’s Young People’s Theatre Camp this summer will invite children and teens to write, direct, star in, and design sets and costumes for a play based on a...
View ArticleLocal student receives scholarship
RALEIGH — The Local Government Federal Credit Union (LGFCU) proudly congratulates, Austin Smith of Rockingham, who is the recipient of an LGFCU Scholarship Award. Smith, will use the scholarship to...
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State Highway Patrol halts promotions pending investigation
RALEIGH — North Carolina State Highway Patrol promotions are being put on hold while Internal Affairs investigates an allegation that the promotional testing process was compromised. “I am saddened and...
View ArticleSenior Center, RCC collaborate to start cooking class
HAMLET — Richmond Community College is partnering with the Hamlet Senior Center to offer a cooking class for people . Although it is being held at the Center, there is no age restriction. Sarah...
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Richmond County’s Fourth of July events
ROCKINGHAM — There are many opportunities for residents in Richmond County to get their fill of fireworks and family-friendly fun this week. Ellerbe and Hamlet are each holding their traditional Fourth...
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Fort Bragg closes gate, investigates suspicious package FORT BRAGG — The sprawling Fort Bragg U.S. Army base has closed one of its access gates while crews investigate a suspicious package in a pickup...
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Border Patrol head condemns agents’ offensive Facebook posts
CLINT, Texas — The head of the U.S. Border Patrol on Monday slammed as “completely inappropriate” sexually explicit posts about U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and comments questioning the...
View ArticleInnocence commission pick draws ire of defense attorneys
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A former prosecutor has been appointed to a third term on a fact-finding commission that reviews claims of innocence from North Carolina residents convicted of crimes. But this...
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Iran breaches uranium stockpile limit set by nuclear deal
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran has broken the limit set on its stockpile of low-enriched uranium by its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, international inspectors and Tehran said Monday, marking its first...
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North Carolina’s largest city tops homicide total for 2018 CHARLOTTE — A woman who was stabbed to death inside a home has pushed North Carolina’s largest city past the number of homicides it recorded...
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New N.C. law paves way for uninsured to receive more donated medication
WINSTON-SALEM – Gov. Roy Cooper last week signed a bill amending North Carolina’s Drug Depository Program to broaden the availability of donated prescription drugs and allow free clinics to better...
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Trump touts July 4 military ‘salute;’ critics see politics
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump marshaled tanks, bombers and other machinery of war on Tuesday for a Fourth of July celebration that traditionally is light on military might, while critics accused...
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House committee files lawsuit for Trump tax returns
WASHINGTON — A House committee sued the Trump administration in federal court Tuesday for access to President Donald Trump’s tax returns, setting up a legal showdown over the records. The House Ways...
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