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Prescription drug abuse cause for concern in Richmond County
ROCKINGHAM — With a nationwide epidemic stemming from prescription medicine abuse, Richmond County has been no different. On Wednesday, healthcare professionals, therapists, social workers and...
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Richmond County Health Dept. using social media to promote Smokeout
ROCKINGHAM — The number of American adults who smoke decreased from 42.4 percent in 1965 to 16.8 percent in 2014, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention fact sheet — yet tobacco use...
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Richmond Co. rangers aid in fires
ROCKINGHAM — Five Richmond County residents who work for the North Carolina Forest Service are currently lending their skills to help fight and contain wildfires raging in the western part of the...
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2 charged with making meth
ROCKINGHAM — Several complaints from neighbors led to the discovery of a meth operation, according to police. Although they didn’t find an active lab, investigators with the Rockingham Police...
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Richmond County Schools sends desks, chairs to flood-ravaged Robeson Co.
HAMLET — Richmond County Schools delivered furniture from a storage stockpile to Robeson County Thursday in an effort to help restore classrooms ruined by flooding from Hurricane Matthew. Robeson...
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Rockingham Speedway for sale
ROCKINGHAM — One of racing’s most well-known tracks is up for sale, six months after a public auction drew no substantial bids. Iron Horse Properties, LLC listed Rockingham Speedway on its Facebook...
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Canvassing postponed til next week
ROCKINGHAM — A small batch of provisional ballots is holding up canvasing at the Richmond County Board of Elections office, say local officials, and the board meeting at which they’d hoped to finalize...
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Giving back for Thanksgiving: Meals, turkeys to be given away
ROCKINGHAM — Thanksgiving is less than a week away and some in the community are doing their best to make sure there’s a turkey on every table. Beginning at 1 p.m. on Monday, Tavares Bostic and his...
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McInnis planning to introduce legislation to curb opioid abuse
ROCKINGHAM — Recently re-elected state Sen. Tom McInnis, R-Richmond, is currently working on — through the research department at the General Assembly — a piece of legislation to do something to...
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Richmond Co. STEM instructor invited back to White House
HAMLET — Jeff Epps of Richmond County Schools was named a Champion of Change for Tech Inclusion in a 2013 awards presentation at the White House for his work to expand science, technology, engineering...
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Employee charged in Waffle House fire
ROCKINGHAM — Police have made an arrest, charging an individual for setting a fire at Waffle House last month — though that person isn’t who was initially suspected. Shari Shepard Lang, 51, of Whitney...
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Hamlet police seek vandals
HAMLET — Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying the individual or individuals responsible for an overnight vandalism spree. Investigators say the windows of at least 14 vehicles were...
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Western half of NC under burn ban
ROCKINGHAM — Richmond County is under a burning ban until further notice, according to the N.C. Forest Service. State Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler issued the ban on open burning for 22...
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Richmond County election results certified; Bostic ponders recount
ROCKINGHAM — All of Richmond County’s 19,434 ballots are now certified, said board of elections director Connie Kelly Tuesday. Last week, the Richmond County Board of Elections met with the intention...
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Hamlet church prepared to serve up to 200 free meals
HAMLET — Free Thanksgiving meals are available for people struggling to make ends meet or faced with other difficult circumstances beginning at 3 p.m. Wednesday at King’s Gate Church in Hamlet. The...
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Bostic requests recount in race for Richmond County commissioner
ROCKINGHAM — Like the N.C. governor’s race, that for the Richmond County Board of Commissioners is not yet over. Tavares Bostic requested a recount Wednesday, according to Elections Director Connie...
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Decoding poverty: Program connects Rockingham Housing Authority students to...
ROCKINGHAM — Student residents of the Rockingham Housing Authority are learning to code, decode and solve problems as part of a collaborative afterschool STEM program. Tuesday afternoon, participants...
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‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ begins next week at Richmond Community Theatre
ROCKINGHAM — The time is coming soon for the 40th season of the Richmond Community Theatre to get underway, and first up in the lineup will be “It’s A Wonderful Life.” “The play is very much like the...
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Taylor sworn in as attorney
Katelin Elizabeth Taylor of Rockingham was recently sworn in as attorney at law for the state of North Carolina. Richmond County District Court Judge Amanda L. Wilson officiated the swearing-in and...
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Christmas story comes to life
ROCKINGHAM —It’s more than a Nativity scene. It’s a nine-act play that patrons can enjoy without getting out of their cars. Each year, Mount Olive Baptist Church at 596 East Washington St., holds it...
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