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There was plenty of racing action at Rockingham Speedway on Saturday, a prelude to Sunday's big race. | Staff photos by John Charles Robbins
Rock Steady
Race Day is finally here. Rockingham Speedway today showcases the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series' North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at The Rock presented by Cheerwine. The race begins at 2 p.m. Tickets and suite packages are available at the speedway box office. Remaining seats begin at $25. There was plenty of racing on Saturday at The Rock, mixed among practice sessions of the NASCAR trucks. Australian Brodie Kostecki won the 75-lap UA...
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Contributed photo Identical twins, Harl and Carl Steen, were treated for similar physical health conditions.
Identical twin brothers get double dose of healing at Sandhills Regional wound care center
As identical twins, Harl and Carl Steen have done a lot of things together. If you saw one, you saw the other — literally. Besides looking alike, at one point they dressed alike, both played baseball, and now live together. But what they didn’t expect was for their closeness and familiarities to produce similar physical health conditions. Both Harl and Carl were recent patients of the Sandhills Center for Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medi...
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Contributed photo Representative Garland Pierce, for the 48th District, had breakfast with Governor Pat McCrory, Historical Black Colleges and Universities Presidents and Chancellors on April 9. The North Carolina Legislative Black Caucus celebrated “Historical Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Day” at the General Assembly. Pierce, the chair of the North Carolina Legislative Black Caucus, discussed the schools of higher learning and their history of educating our youth and leaders.
Representative Pierce has breakfast with McCrory
Contributed photo State Representative Garland Pierce, for the 48th District, had breakfast with Governor Pat McCrory, Historical Black Colleges and Universities Presidents and Chancellors on April 9. The North Carolina Legislative Black Caucus celebrated “Historical Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Day” at the General Assembly. Pierce, the chair of the North Carolina Legislative Black Caucus, discussed the schools of higher learning ...
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John Charles Robbins | Daily Journal NASCAR trucks return to Rockingham Speedway this weekend, after a successful race weekend in April 2012.
ROCK ON — Local officials welcome race fans to ‘The Rock’
The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) will be making its second trip to Rockingham Speedway for the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at The Rock presented by Cheerwine, and local officials are hyped about the event this weekend. “I’ve been looking forward to it and it looks like the weather is going to be great — I can’t wait,” said State Representative Ken Goodman, of Rockingham. “It’s a good community event that really pulls t...
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Laura Edington | Daily Journal Fans lined Harrington Square to see the Hauler's Parade.
Thunder and Lightning no match for ThunderFest
Thunder, lightning and an early downpour at ThunderFest didn’t keep people from enjoying the festivities on Friday in Rockingham. The event is part of a weekend long party ending with the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series’ North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at The Rock Presented by Cheerwine on Sunday, April 14. Downtown Harrington Square, off of East Washington Street, was closed to traffic as people walked around and enjoyed the festi...
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Richmond County Sheriff’s Office - complaints for April 13, 2013
Recent incident reports from the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office include: • Obtain property by false pretense was reported on April 4 at a location on Broad Avenue. • Breaking and entering was reported on April 4 at a location on Waymon Chapel Road in Hamlet. • Obtaining property by false pretense was reported on April 4 at a residence on Church Street. • Assault was reported on April 4 at a location on Main Street in Ellerbe. • Br...
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Contributed photo From left, Dean Nichols, owner of Nic’s Pic Kwik BP stating, a member of the Richmond Community College Board of Trustees, and Gene McLaurin, President of Quality Oil and Gas in Rockingham.
RCC Foundation gets donation from BP
Special to the Daily Journal Quality Oil and Gas and Nic’s Pik Kwik stores presented a BP Fueling Communities grant donation of $1,500 to the Richmond Community College Foundation earlier this month. Gene McLaurin, President of Quality and Gas, and Dean Nichols of Nic’s Pik Qwik presented a check to RCC Foundation Director Olivia Webb at RCC’s Honeycutt Center in Laurinburg. The funds are for the foundation’s operations. The BP Fueling ...
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Contributed photo Oma Lawhorn (left), Danny Hayes and Tammy Messer (right), are combining their efforts this year for St. Jude children. Hopefully, their united determination and extended event will bring them to $10,000 for the hospital.
Locals raise expectations for annual St. Jude benefit
Tammy and Roger Messer, owners of the Southern Roadhouse Saloon in Rockingham, along with Danny Hayes of House of Fish and Oma Lawhorn of Ellerbe, are hosting their annual Crusin for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Carnival this weekend. The team decided to step it up this year with a carnival for all children in the area to be involved in such a good cause. It will be at the Southern Roadhouse, 640 McNair Road, Rockingham, from 1...
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Bill lowers pot possession penalty
A new bill could make the possession of less than one ounce of marijuana no longer a misdemeanor, but a civil infraction, if the bill passes and becomes law. A bill introduced by State Rep. Kelly Alexander Jr. (D-Mecklenburg) to downgrade the penalty for simple possession of marijuana in North Carolina passed first reading Wednesday and was referred to the House Committee on Judiciary. HB 637 would replace criminal penalties for the posse...
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Senator Gene McLaurin
Lawmakers ask governor to support CCNC in Medicaid reform
State Sen. Gene McLaurin joined Rep. Ken Goodman this week in calling on Governor Pat McCrory to protect and support a crucial, state-based public-private partnership as he attempts to reform North Carolina’s Medicaid system. McLaurin and Goodman are from Rockingham. In a letter sent to the governor on Tuesday, the Democratic legislators acknowledged that recent cost-overruns indicate a need for comprehensive reform. However, they express...
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Locals stock up on Bud Light for race weekend and Beer Month
With race weekend approaching Richmond County, many people are stocking up on beer for their cookouts. So what is Richmond County’s most beloved brew? Hudson Brother’s Deli and FATZ Cafe in Rockingham agree that Bud Light takes the cake. They have ordered extra cases this week to prepare for ThunderFest and the tourists getting ready to swarm the county. “Hands down, Bud Light is the favorite,” said Diane Masterson at Hudson Brother’s. “I...
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Cassidy Odom | Daily Journal Daren A. Dawkins works on getting the fallen straw from a yard near Hamlet after a long winter.
Spring cleaning
Cassidy Odom | Daily Journal Daren A. Dawkins works on getting the fallen straw from a yard near Hamlet after a long winter.
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Contributed photo From left to right Plastek General Manager Steve Ulrich shows NCCCS President Scott Ralls, RCC President Dale McInnis, NCCCS Customized Training Director Mark Council and NC State Senator Gene McLaurin an automated process at the facility Monday morning.
Community college president kicks off Manufacturing Awareness Week
North Carolina Community College System President Scott Ralls received a glimpse of the customized training partnerships between Richmond Community College and local industries Monday as he kicked off the system’s Manufacturing Awareness Week. Ralls visited the Forte Building on the college’s main campus and spoke with students in the Electric Utility Substation and Engineering programs before heading to Plastek in Hamlet and Service Thread...
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Dawn M. Kurry | Daily Journal A free workshop sponsored by the Daily Journal will help business owners make their company more visible with new marketing strategies.
Free workshop to help businesses promote
A free workshop to help promote your business online is being offered by the Daily Journal next week. Pre-registration online is required for one of the two workshops scheduled for April 16 and 17, at noon, at Liberty Place, 214 E. Washington St., Rockingham. To register, visit www.createconnectpromote.com/Rockingham. The two-hour workshop will focus on how to make your company more visible to potential customers. While traditional prin...
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Dawn M. Kurry | Daily Journal James Armstrong, GIS director, demonstrates the VAD interactive map for the County Commissioners.
Voluntary Agriculture District receives praise
A Voluntary Agriculture District ordinance has been adopted by 80 counties. This means that more than three-fourths of the counties in North Carolina are actively protecting farm and forest land for future generations. “The Voluntary Agricultural District is a state-wide program,” said Agricultural Cooperative Extension Agent Paige Burns when the program began in 2011. “It’s a farmland protection program to help keep the land in use as work...
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Laura Edington | Daily Journal Residents of the Philadelphia community listened to Deputy N.L. Forester and Officer Marcus Ricks talk about highway safety.
Officers talk vehicle and bike safety
Two law enforcement officers from the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office and the Rockingham Police Department teamed up this week to talk about highway safety to residents in the Philadelphia community. Deputy N.L. Forester, of the Sheriff’s Office, and Officer Marcus Ricks, of the Police Department, gave general safety tips when traveling in a car and riding a bicycle. Forester and Ricks were asked to speak at Philadelphia United Methodist...
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RCC Career Center to host job fair
An annual career fair at Richmond Community College is ramping back up, so polish up your resumes. According to Carlotta Knotts who organizes business events at RCC’s Cole Auditorium, last year’s event drew around 300 applicants and this year attendees can expect to see at least 35 different vendors, consisting of employers ranging from small businesses to state law enforcement agencies. Attendees interested in applying for jobs can speak...
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Human Relations Council seeking talent for diversity banquet
The Richmond County Human Relations Council’s Diversity Banquet returned last year with high-caliber talent, ranging from opera singing to clogging to jazz music. This year, the group is hoping to woo the audience again with diverse talent that represents the many cultures in Richmond County. The Diversity Banquet will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 26, at Cole Auditorium. “If you have a talent that reflects your culture, we would...
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File photos Residents lined the streets last year to watch the NASCAR Hauler's Parade as the trucks made their way to The Rock.
ThunderFest ready to Rock Rockingham
As the big race approaches, many are getting ready for ThunderFest to rock downtown Rockingham in Harrington Square. In celebration of NASCAR returning to Rockingham Speedway, Friday, April 12, will be the day Harrington Square is filled with food and activities for attendees. The event will open at 11 a.m. and end at 10 p.m. and will include a free kids zone with racing-themed inflatables, a rock wall and laser tag which are all sponsore...
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