Man accused of faking insurance paperwork
ROCKINGHAM — A Moore County man is facing insurance fraud charges in Richmond County. Investigators with the N.C. Department of Insurance say 65-year-old William Jefferey Barnhardt, of West End,...
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Ledbetter dam fees approved
ROCKINGHAM — Ledbetter Lake property owners gave Richmond County commissioners a standing ovation when the board voted to approve a special assessment to pay for repairs to the dam Tuesday night. Pete...
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3 fire departments failed inspections
ROCKINGHAM — Three of Richmond County’s nine fire departments have been put on probation by the Office of the State Fire Marshal. The Derby, Mountain Creek and East Rockingham volunteer fire...
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Larsen joins staff as nurse practitioner
GREENVILLE — Richmond County native Heather Larsen has joined Gastroenterology East, P.A., and Dr. Jack Cole’s practice an adult gerontology nurse practitioner as of Sept. 1. Larsen recently graduated...
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Hospice receives Perdue Foundation grant
ROCKINGHAM — Richmond County Hospice Inc. has received a $5,500 granted funded by the Arthur W. Perdue Foundation to purchase equipment to improve the process of administering blood tests, intravenous...
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Berry to join FirstHealth Back & Neck Pain
PINEHURST — A new anesthesiologist with Pinehurst Anesthesia Associates will become one of the pain specialists with FirstHealth Back & Neck Pain in October. Dr. John Berry VII received a...
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Belk has deep Anson County roots
WADESBORO — More than 120 years go, a Morven man packed up and moved to Monroe to help his brother with his store, W.H. Belk and Bro., an early predecessor to what is now known simply as Belk. Belk,...
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Mom, grandma face charges in child abuse case
CORDOVA — A young mother is accused of critically injuring her child, and her mother is charged with trying to help cover up the abuse. Richmond County sheriff’s deputies found a 2-year-old boy...
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Smith Family Care Home dedicated
MARSTON — The Claude and Lois Smith Family Care Home in Marston was dedicated on Sunday. About 250 supporters, friends and staff from the Baptist Children’s Homes of North Carolina, the nonprofit that...
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RCC to offer free college tuition
HAMLET — While the cost of college is on the rise at a national level, Richmond Community College continues to put into place strategies that will keep college affordable for the residents of Richmond...
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Bank robber, gun thieves sent to federal prison
GREENSBORO — Three men were sentenced Wednesday on federal charges stemming from crimes committed in Richmond County over the past 14 months. Aaron Michael Dohogn and Brandon Jaquan Jones were both...
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Imperial fire a haunting memory
HAMLET — Time is a strange thing. Four hours can seem like four days, and 24 years like seconds. In the case of Hamlet’s Imperial Foods chicken processing plant fire that killed 25 workers and injured...
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Labor head: Fire led to safety reforms
HAMLET — North Carolina Labor Commissioner Cherie Berry took office 10 years after the fire at Imperial Foods in Hamlet, but that gap has not distanced her from the responsibilities of enforcing labor...
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Hamlet man accused of shoplifting
SOUTHERN PINES — A Hamlet man was arrested Wednesday on felony shoplifting charges from late July. James Warren Sower, 40, of 305 Hylan Ave., is charged with five counts of larceny from a merchant by...
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Chamber welcomes Scott’s Tactical Supply
ROCKINGHAM — Scott Taunton, his wife Josie and daughter Gaby welcomed Richmond County Chamber of Commerce and local officials to their new tactical supply business Thursday as they cut the ceremonial...
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Bucky Covington to host AMG Heritage Awards
MONROE — Country music star and Richmond County native Bucky Covington is slated to host the 2015 Artists Music Guild Heritage Awards scheduled to take place Nov. 14 at the AG Convention Center. Last...
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United Way plans fund drive, Day of Caring
ROCKINGHAM — The United Way of Richmond County kicks off its annual campaign Sept. 10 with a Day of Caring, bringing volunteers from all corners of the county together to work on community projects....
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Too Much Sylvia plays Plaza Jam
Matt Harrelson | Daily Journal Kids roll down the hill beside the stage at Cole Plaza in downtown Rockingham while Too Much Sylvia performs for the crowd. Matt Harrelson | Daily Journal According to...
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High marks for growth
HAMLET — Richmond County Schools leapt forward in student achievement and overall performance during the 2014-15 school year, according to the N.C. Department of Public Instruction’s annual growth...
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Police seek purse-snatching suspect
LAURINBURG — Police have photos of a purse-snatching suspect and are asking for the public’s help to identify the man. On Aug. 27, officers with the Laurinburg Police Department responded to a...
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