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Wildfire burns 25 acres north of Rockingham Speedway
The North Carolina Forest Service of Richmond County is working to contain a wild fire, said to be located on the east side of Highway U.S. 1, just north of the Rockingham Speedway. According to Forester Don Watson, the wild fire looks to be at least 25 acres wide and growing. Watson said the Forest Service’s airplanes are viewing the fire from the sky while men on the ground try to put it out. Watson contacted the Daily Journal about t...
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Willard
Missing man last seen on Mill Road
An elderly Rockingham man, with special medical needs, has been missing for several days, according to the Rockingham Police Department. In a press release today, police provided information about Howard Eugene Willard, 72 , of Rockingham, and a photograph of the man. A missing persons report was made about Willard to the department on May 9, according to Det. Sgt. Donavan Young, Public Information Officer. Willard is a white male, appr...
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Pierce
Gun bill worries lawmakers
A bill that would allow concealed weapons on college campuses, public parks and into establishments where alcohol is served has members of the local legislative delegation concerned. State Rep. Garland Pierce, who along with Rep. Ken Goodman voted against the bill, said on Thursday that while he respects the right to bear arms, Pierce thinks that permitting concealed carry in places where alcohol is served is “going too far.” “We all resp...
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Richmond Memorial Hospital awards nurses
Richmond Memorial Hospital in Rockingham held a special Nurses Week lunch this week. “This luncheon is to celebrate and thank the nurses for what they do each and every day to care for our patients and families,” said Emily Sloan, Assistant Director of Public Relations for FirstHealth of the Carolinas. At the luncheon, there was special recognition for individual nurses. The following are the 2013 Nurse of the Year Awards, with comments...
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Contributed photo Thirteen Richmond County residents were pinned as registered nurses Thursday night at a ceremony at the Cole Auditorium on Richmond Community College's campus. Newly pinned nurses from Richmond County were: (Front row, left to right) Rebecca Locklear, Christine Norton, Jacqueline Young, Heather Jordan, Anitra Ingram, Christopher Norton, (Second Row, left to right) Tammy Benoist, Laura Wheeler, Brittnee Benton, Amanda Leviner, (Third row, left to right) Shannon O'Neal, Matthew Smith and Vic Barberousse.
New nurses get their pins
After two years of study, 29 graduates of the Lillian Duer James School of Nursing at Richmond Community College celebrated completion of their Associates Degree Nursing (ADN) program at a pinning ceremony Thursday night at the Cole Auditorium in Hamlet. Ernest Grant, Outreach Coordinator for the North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center and Professor at UNC School of Nursing, challenged the newly pinned nurses to be agents of change. “You need t...
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Rockingham Police Department arrests and complaints for May 11, 2013
The Rockingham Police Department recently made the following arrests: • Jose Seferino Meza Martinez, 34, of 262 Stelly Tabernacle Church Road, Rockingham, was arrested for hit and run, property damage, resisting a public officer and failure to appear-violation of a court order. He was placed under a $3,500 secured bond. • Jamie Lee Ledwell, 18, of 112 Seaboard St., Rockingham, was arrested for failure to appear-possession of stolen vehicl...
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Rockingham City Hall.
No tax hike in Rockingham’s new budget
In his report to the Rockingham City Council on the proposed budget for the next fiscal year, City Manager Monty Crump has proposed no tax increase for city property owners. Rockingham’s current tax rate is .48 cents per $100 of valuation, and has been that rate since the 2003-2004 budget year. The proposed 2013-14 Fiscal Year Budget, prepared by Crump, Finance Director Hazel Tew and staff, calls for keeping the city’s tax rate right wher...
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RCC Trustees approve new student placement policy
At its May meeting, the Richmond Community College Board of Trustees approved a new student placement policy for students graduating from high school this spring and enrolling in the college next fall. “For the high school class of 2013, a student with an unweighted grade point average (GPA) of 2.6 or higher will not have to take our placement test, the ACCUPLACER,” said Sharon Goodman, RCC’s Director of Testing. To be eligible to exempt th...
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McCallum
New agent in town aims to promote athletes
A Rockingham native is back in town and has opened a law firm and hopes to promote young athletes in the area. Bellonora F. McCallum is the founder and managing member of McCallum Enterprises, Inc., and McCallum Law Firm, PLLC. She specializes in Sports and Entertainment Law with an emphasis in financial management. McCallum grew up in a close-knit family environment characterized by high morals and a focus on education and entrepreneursh...
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K2 Solutions Inc. forges partnership with Mississippi State University
K2 Solutions, Inc. CEO and President, David Whitmire, this week announced the partnership of his company’s Canine Research and Development Program with Mississippi State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, a known center of excellence and national leader for veterinary and biomedical research. “We are pleased to be able to bring our veterinary expertise and technologies into a partnership with K2 Solutions,” shares Dr. Kent Hoblet,...
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Contributed photo Trumpeter and vocalist Ray Codrington will perform in concert in Laurinburg on May 11.
Cadre of performers to play SACS on Saturday
Well-known trumpeter and vocalist Ray Codrington has gathered together a cadre of jazz musicians and vocalists for a cabaret-style concert on May 11. The concert is part of the Laurinburg’s year-long jazz series honoring musicians Jimmy and Morris Morgan. The Storytelling & Arts Center in downtown Laurinburg began this year-long series in October with the world famous New Orleans Preservation Hall Jazz Band. The evening of music and dance...
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Contributed photo The Country Punkins play at Hudson Brothers Deli in Rockingham. You will be able to see them in Carthage this weekend at the Shady Grove Music Festival.
Shady Grove Music Festival to spotlight Richmond County’s Country Punkins
Several bands from the Sandhills will come together at the annual Shady Grove Music Festival, to be held in Carthage in Moore County this weekend at the Laughing Place Farm in the Jive Hive. Located at 2151 Vass Carthage Road in Carthage, the Jive Hive is a remodeled barn that brings many musicians to the stage as they tour North Carolina year-round, including the festival-favorite Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band and Grammy-winning David Mayfi...
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The search begins for this year’s cutest kid
Who has the cutest kid in Richmond County? Would you vote for your neighbor’s kids over your brother’s? We’ll soon find out who Richmond County thinks is the cutest with our annual Cutest Kids Contest. If you’ve got them, flaunt them. If you know them, promote them, with parental permission of course, and if you want to see them win, start voting for them. There are plenty of them in our area, that’s for sure, and no doubt parents, grandp...
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Caregivers Family Night to focus on FirstHealth dementia care
PINEHURST – Melanie Bunn grew up enjoying the company of the elderly, a quality she shared with her father. As a geriatric nurse practitioner, a dementia training specialist with Alzheimers North Carolina and an instructor of nurses with Duke University’s School of Nursing, she has continued that special relationship. It is now her life’s work, especially as it involves the care and concerns of people with dementia. “I speak dementia as a...
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Armstrong
Planning Board to review flea market for Hoffman
The Richmond County Planning and Zoning Board of Adjustments will consider allowing the opening of a new flea market in Hoffman. At its next regular meeting on May 14 at 7 p.m. in the Commissioners Chambers on the second floor of the County Administration Building, 125 S. Hancock St., in Rockingham, the Planning Board will review a conditional use permit application submitted by Vanessa Greene. Greene is requesting a conditional use permi...
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USDA: Farm payments set to resume
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Juan M. Garcia announced this week that farm payments, which had been temporarily suspended due to sequestration, were scheduled to resume May 8. This includes payments for the 2011 Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments Program (SURE), the Noninsured Crop Assistance Program (NAP) and the Milk Income Loss Contract Program (MILC). “I’m pleased to announce that far...
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Agricultural Census deadline drawing near
With the window to respond to the 2012 Census of Agriculture officially closing on May 31, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is urging Richmond County farmers and producers not to miss this opportunity to be counted and help determine the future of farming in America. USDA has already received more than 2 million completed Census forms. “Our nation needs your help to ensure that decisions about U.S. agriculture accurately represent ...
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Scam Jam to help community avoid fraud
Learn how to protect yourself, your assets and your personal information from various scams. The Lumber River Council of Governments is teaming up with AARP and the Richmond County Aging Services to inform the community of ways to stay safe from scammers at Scam Jam on May 21 at Richmond Community College’s Cole Auditorium in Hamlet from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. You’ll learn how to avoid scams when you hear presentations by AARP, the Attorney...
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Leak Street Career Fair is part of senior project
Three months of learning about making positive choices has culminated in a senior project and career fair at Leak Street High School, led by 12th grader William Patterson and Brenda L. David of Alcohol and Drug Services. On Friday, from 10 a.m. until noon, several businesses will come together to show students what career choices are available in the area and how they can become involved, whether it’s through an internship or volunteer work...
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