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File photo The annual Laurel Hill event begins Friday.
Laurel Hill festival begins Friday
Founded a decade ago to bring the people of Laurel Hill together for a weekend of family-friendly entertainment, the Laurel Fest has stayed true to its original mission, say organizers. “We wanted a festival that would attract families to come out and share in fellowship and to have fun, all while giving glory to God for what he has given us,” said Laurel Fest planning board member Connie Coleman, ahead of this weekend’s 11th annual Laurel ...
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Family recovering after tragic collision
One family is dealing with the loss of a family member, along with cracked and bruised ribs and other injuries, resulting from a vehicle collision when a car ran a stop sign Friday night in Cordova, survivors said. A truck with four people in it was heading west on Ledbetter Road when it was struck on the right side and toppled over at 8:57 p.m. The other vehicle, a Dodge Neon with two people in it, failed to stop at the stop sign where Old...
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 Dawn M. Kurry | Daily Journal Richmond Senior High Raider Jazz Ensemble turned the Richmond County Board of Education meeting into a jazz cafe with old and new tunes at the end of the regular monthly meeting, received standing applause and an invitation to come back.
Lunch prices to increase next school year
Next school year lunch prices will increase by 10 cents after the Richmond County Board of Education approved the price increase at its regular monthly meeting Tuesday night at the Board of Education Office in Hamlet. According to Superintendent George Norris, following a complete audit of the school lunch prices, federal funding sources have agreed to add an additional 6 cents to supplement every school lunch. Norris said each plate of lun...
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Postal Service food drive to ‘Stamp Out Hunger’
Richmond County’s mail carriers are gearing up to help you help those in need in the community. On Saturday, May 11, Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina will join forces with the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) to help “Stamp Out Hunger” across North Carolina. Now in its 21st year, the annual food drive coordinates regional and national efforts to provide hunger relief to the millions of Americans struggling to put ...
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Eagle Scout makes rank
Alex Maples, 15, of Rockingham, received the rank of Eagle Scout on April 8. Maples is the son of Chris and Toni Maples and attends Marlboro Academy in Bennettsville. Maples has been an active member of Troop 527 sponsored by Fellowship United Methodist Church in Hamlet for four years. He went through all the ranks to achieve Eagle Scout with this troop. He has served as Assistant Patrol Leader, Patrol Leader, Senior Patrol Leader and now...
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Contributed photo Students use a barcode reader mobile app to scan their unique QR codes on the computer screen. The technique has been incorporated into lessons both in the classroom and around the school.
Students integrate technology with learning
In a world where technology advances by the day, educators must seek new resources to engage students in a 21st century learning environment. At Hamlet Middle School, one teacher is embracing the mobile app phenomenon to supplement lessons in marketing and technology — and with it, expanding the barriers of classroom education to others around the world. According to teacher Julia Roscoe, it all began with an idea. “I’m always looking to ...
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Contributed photo Baccalaureate degrees were conferred on 605 graduates Saturday at UNCP.
UNCP has record graduating classes
PEMBROKE — In two commencement ceremonies this past weekend, The University of North Carolina at Pembroke graduated a record number of students and closed the book on its 125th anniversary celebration. Baccalaureate degrees were conferred on 605 graduates Saturday morning, and master’s degrees were conferred on 184 graduate students Friday night. Both numbers are university records. The event marked the conclusion of the 14-month celebrat...
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Photo by Jimmy McDonald Relay for Life walkers get to stretch out at the Rockingham Speedway during the 'Race for the Cure.'
Relay for Life stretches out at Rockingham Speedway
The annual Relay for Life event of Richmond County, this year themed “Racing for a Cure” and held at Rockingham Speedway, netted $82,000 and counting. “We had a great event with about 5,000 people,” said Cameron Whitley with the American Cancer Society. Cold and wind did not deter cancer survivors and their supporters from coming out and walking and enjoying a number of fun activities and entertainment, including bounce houses for kids an...
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Contributed photo Gruen VonBehrens speaks to students about the dangers and consequences of tobacco use. He says he hates his face and voice, but is thankful to be alive.
Oral cancer survivor details risks of tobacco use
As a teenager, Gruen VonBehrens was like any other teenage boy. The Illinois native was an all-star baseball player and popular with his classmates. “People looked up to me,” VonBehrens said. His priorities as a teenager were simple: baseball, food and women. “And in that order,” he joked. By the time VonBehrens turned 17, his priorities had changed. For VonBehrens, who grew up in a small town, chewing tobacco was part of a way of lif...
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County Board OKs application for funding
The Richmond County Board of Commissioners approved a Juvenile Crime Prevention Council Program application for funding in the amount of $223,539. The action came Monday evening at the commissioners’ regular monthly meeting. The 2013-2014 Program Application is requesting the funding through the NC Department of Public Safety, and of that amount, $63,655 would be in local county funds and in-kind services. The local county matching funds ar...
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