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House committee to weigh in on vehicle registration bill
The State House Transportation Committee has a bill that would repeal the requirement that vehicles registered in North Carolina have an annual safety inspection. Called House Bill 59, the bill would still require vehicle emissions inspections. Currently, all vehicles registered in N.C. are required to have an annual safety inspection except those vehicles that are 35 years or older. An emissions inspection is required in 48 of the 100 co...
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Contributed photo Senate Bill 33 is currently in the Judiciary II Committee.
Business licensees’ could get relief from criminal history bill
North Carolina residents who can’t get a business license because of their criminal history may get some relief. Senate Bill 33, which would require occupational licensing boards to consider certain factors before denying applicants with criminal records, is currently in the Judiciary II Committee and is scheduled to be heard Feb. 28. Also called Use of Criminal History Records by Lic. Bds., the bill was filed on Jan. 31 and is sponsored ...
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Contributed photo From left to right are Richard Lunceford, American Legion 16th District commander of Rockingham, Jim Koutz, National Commander of American Legion and Robert Steele, Post commander of Post 147. These men along with Carlton Hawkins attended the American Legion mid-winter conference in Raleigh.
American Legion’s pop top project still going strong
If you’ve ever snapped the tab off of your soda can for the Ronald McDonald house, you’ve helped a family stay with their child during a difficult time. Perhaps you’ve helped collected large bags of these pop tops, which are aluminum and are turned into money to donate to the Ronald McDonald House. These houses are located close to hospitals at which children are treated for serious illness or injuries, and they allow parents to stay nearby...
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Auditions open for ‘The Dining Room’
Richmond Community Theatre will hold auditions for A.R. Gurney, Jr.’s play “The Dining Room,” Thursday. Registration for auditions will begin at 6:30 p.m. Auditions will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. at the theatre on Harrington Square, 109 E. Washington St. in Rockingham. The play is set in a single dining room of a typical well-to-do household. Yet in the play 18 scenes from different households overlap and intertwine. It is a kind of mosaic o...
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Dawn M. Kurry | Daily Journal Children splash in an exhibit with water, fountains, waterfalls and boats.
Parents: ‘Discovery Place KIDS-Rockingham is the coolest place ever’
A long line of parents and children filed out of the door of Discovery Place KIDS-Rockingham on Saturday, as the first guests entered the interactive children’s museum for the first time. The rain didn’t damped spirits, and after the ribbon cutting by the museum staff, the Corporate Campaign members and the brightly colored mascot CanCan, everyone headed inside with smiles. Staff stood by for assistance by exhibits as kids and their parents...
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Laura Edington | Daily Journal “Breaking the Silence” by Kenzell Evans is an autobiographical story about how he dealt with his double life plus 15 years conviction.
Hamlet native pens book on his criminal case
A Richmond County native is led down a path that ends with him being convicted of vicious crimes and sentenced to spend his life in prison. Born and raised in Hamlet during the 1950s, Kenzell Evans took his life story and turned it into a 226 page tale of how he overcame obstacles that kept trying to tear him down. In his book, “Breaking the Silence,” Evans, who has repeatedly said he was wrongfully accused and convicted, writes about how...
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Howard Wallace
Local man is first black District Governor of 31-D
In recognition of Black History Month, the Daily Journal is highlighting the noteworthy achievement of this Richmond County native. — The Editor A local man is the first African American District Governor, for 31-D, for the North Carolinas Lions, Inc. Howard Wallace became the first African American District Governor, for 31-D, when he was sworn in at the 95th Lions Clubs Annual International Convention in Buscan, South Korea, in June 2...
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Laura Edington | Daily Journal The Pee Dee Pregnancy Resource Center is located at 110 N. Lawrence St., Rockingham.
Pregnancy center gets new name and number
Pee Dee Crisis Pregnancy Center has a new name and phone number. Located in Hope’s Doorway at 110 N. Lawrence St., Rockingham, the center is now called the Pee Dee Pregnancy Resource Center. “We decided the new name would more aptly identify what we do,” said Betty Samuels, the administrative assistant for the center. Samuels said they are more of a pregnancy resource center than a pregnancy crisis center. The phone number for the cente...
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Contributed photo Mineral Springs Principal Wendy Kelly Jordan was recently selected as the Regional Principal of the Year. She is pictured here with Richmond County Schools Superintendent George Norris.
Jordan named Regional Principal of the Year
On Feb. 15, students and teachers gathered in the auditorium at Mineral Springs Elementary School to surprise their principal, Wendy Kelly Jordan, of her selection as the 2013 Wells Fargo Sandhills/South Central Regional Principal of the Year. Jordan walked into a room filled with people cheering for her as she received a letter informing her of the distinct honor she had been given. Jordan was selected as Principal of the Year for Richmond...
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Richmond County Sheriff’s Office - complaints for Feb. 26, 2013
Recent incident reports from the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office include: • Domestic dispute and possession of a firearm by a felon were reported on Feb. 21 at a residence on Charles Street in Hamlet. • Damage to personal property was reported on Feb. 21 at a location on U.S. 1 South. • Assault was reported on Feb. 21 at a location on Mill Road. • Larceny was reported on Feb. 21 at a residence on Lake Road. • Larceny was reported o...
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