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PHOTOS: 33rd annual Hamlet Seaboard Festival
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Police: Couple cooked meth with child nearby
WADESBORO — Police have charged a couple with cooking meth in the presence of a child. Darrell Stacey Carpenter, 41, and Tammy Denise Carpenter, 43, were arrested Friday on meth manufacturing and child...
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All treats, no tricks at Hamlet’s Seaboard Festival
HAMLET — Thousands of people turned out for Saturday’s 33rd annual Seaboard Festival with vendors on both sides of Main Street hawking their wares from near and far to passers-by. But there was...
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Suspects face new charges in counterfeit cash shopping spree
LAURINBURG — A pair accused of passing counterfeit cash in Rockingham is facing new charges in Scotland County. Jail records show 33-year-old Jermaine Montrel Baker of Pamalee Drive, Fayetteville, and...
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Heavy rain causes U.S. 74 wreck; downpours to continue Monday
CORDOVA — Heavy rain that pounded Richmond County on Sunday, causing at least one wreck, is forecast to continue throughout the day Monday. A two-door sedan traveling east on U.S. 74 skidded off the...
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Scholl, Gardner take top honors in Seaboard Festival 5K
Contributed by Duke Smith Brad Scholl of Holly Springs and Deborah Gardner of Hamlet are pictured with their first-place finisher plaques after pacing runners in Saturday’s Seaboard Festival 5K....
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Man charged with murder in weekend killing
WADESBORO — Anson County sheriff’s deputies have charged a man with murder in a weekend killing. Napoleon Cash, 49, of Wadesboro, was arrested Sunday on an open count of murder in the Saturday death of...
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Regional hospice announces name change
LAURINBURG — Hospice of Scotland County formally announced its name change to Scotland Regional Hospice at a staff breakfast Monday. The name was changed to create awareness among those living in the...
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Marine Corps League helps buy athletic equipment for Ellerbe Middle
Contributed photo Marine Corps League Detachment 1252, Richmond Leathernecks, recently presented a check for $1,000 to Allen Adeimy, athletic director at Ellerbe Middle School, to purchase athletic...
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4 students, driver hurt when car hits Rockingham Middle School bus
ROCKINGHAM — Four middle school students were taken to the hospital Monday morning after a vehicle drove underneath their bus. According to Rockingham police, the driver of a Honda Accord was heading...
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Halloween display highlights Richmond-Scotland football rivalry
ROCKINGHAM — A Halloween prop depicting a mangled corpse shows Richmond Senior’s football rivalry with top-ranked Scotland to be alive and well. Halloween decorations on display Saturday at a Skyline...
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A jury of their peers: Richmond County teen court in session
ROCKINGHAM — For the first time in Richmond County, teens who have been found guilty of low-level criminal charges can now take their case to teen court. Two mock trials were held in Courtroom C of the...
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Richmond County voters to choose city, town leaders today
ROCKINGHAM — Two Richmond County municipal boards will see new faces in January — who those faces belong to will be determined after today’s elections. County maintenance workers had a soggy job Monday...
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Officer Rena McMillan joins Hamlet Police Department
Contributed photo Hamlet City Clerk Tammy Kirkley, left, swears in new Hamlet police officer Rena McMillan of Maxton on Tuesday. McMillan graduated basic law enforcement training from Robeson Community...
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Long live the longleaf pine, a Sandhills staple
Richmond County is one of six North Carolina counties that make up the region called the Sandhills. The Sandhills ecosystem is a harsh yet beautiful environment, representing an ancient dune system...
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Windblow native Bridget Thompson returns to Ellerbe as physician assistant
ELLERBE — Bridget Thompson’s interest in health care began when she was a child helping to care for her elderly grandparents. “Seeing how, at that time, people of a ‘certain age’ were treated made me...
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Farmers’ Day Parade, Farm-City Week activities planned
ELLERBE — Farm-City Week is a national observance celebrating the relationship between agricultural producers and consumers that is held annually the week of Thanksgiving. Richmond County traditionally...
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Barbecue, bidders raise cash for Rockingham Rotary
ROCKINGHAM — The Rockingham Rotary Club held its 60th annual barbecue plate sale and auction Tuesday in hopes of raising more than $60,000 to invest in community nonprofits and helping agencies in the...
View ArticleRichmond County to save by refinancing school bonds
ROCKINGHAM — County commissioners have a chance to save money — and they’re taking it. The Richmond County Board of Commissioners approved a preliminary resolution and bond order to refinance $7.3...
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David Lindsey, Wendy Massagee join Johnathan Buie on Hamlet council
HAMLET — The city welcomed two first-time council members into the fold Tuesday night as Wendy Massagee and David Lindsey won the vacant seats of councilmen Pat Preslar and Tony Clewis, each of whom...
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