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<p>Rowena Scott</p>
Scott celebrates 100th birthday, honored in Hamlet
Mrs. Rowena McRae Scott of Rockingham celebrated her 100th birthday on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012, with local relatives, church members and friends. Mrs. Scott is still an active and supporting member of New Hope Missionary Baptist Church in Hamlet where she attends Sunday school and morning worship services regularly. She was honored at the church during the Sunday service when a proclamation was read from the City of Hamlet proclaiming Jan...
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<p>Contributed</p><p>Perdue Farms in Rockingham gave a gift of $1,000 to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Finance Committee. Pictured from left to right: Rev. Christine McCain, Rev. James Smith, Perdue Farms Human Resources Manager Jim Brown, Committee Chair J.C. Watkins, Kendall Casey of Perdue Farms and Rudolph Goodwin.</p>
Perdue Farms gives $1,000 gift to MLK Committee
Perdue Farms in Rockingham contributed a donation of $1,000 to the Finance Committee of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration. The committee meets once a month to plan for the holiday.
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<p>Ty Paxton</p>
Paxton celebrates 2nd birthday
Ty Paxton recently celebrated his 2nd birthday with a Disney Pixar Cars themed Party on Dec. 10, 2012, at Hinson Lake Lodge with close family and friends. Ty is the son of Shawn and Heather Paxton of Rockingham. He is the grandson of Richard and Ann Brigman of Rockingham and Patricia Hatcher of Rockingham.
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<p>Iris Blue and Andy Worley will wed in February.</p>
Blue, Woley to wed
Iris Blue and Andy Worley will wed Feb. 25, 2012. Blue is the daughter of the late Robert Glenn Blue Sr. and Helen Norton Blue. She graduated from Richmond Senior High School in 1985 and works for the post office as a rural carrier. Worley is the son of the late Eiffie and Weaver Worley. He graduated from Pisgah High School in 1978 and works at Precision Saw Works. The wedding will be held at 3 p.m. at Woodmen of the World’s lodge.
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<p>Contributed</p><p>Retirees: third from left &#8211; Ruth Burns, Helen Morman, Catherine Foster, second row &#8211; Sylvia King, Barbara Webb.</p>
Perdue Farms holds annual service banquet
Perdue Farms Inc. held its annual service awards banquet on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012, at the RCC Cole Auditorium Facility. This annual celebration recognizes associates with 20 or more years of service and associates who have retired in the past year. The senior management, joined by each recipient’s department manager thanked these valued employees for their contributions, accomplishments and years of service. Jim Perdue, CEO, was the key...
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Sherry Willhoyt
Richmond County Sheriff’s Office - arrests, complaints for 2/3/2012
The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office recently arrested Sherry Willhoyt, 51, of Aleo 3rd Ave., Rockingham, for two counts of possession with intent to sell/deliver a schedule II controlled substance, possession with intent to sell/deliver a schedule IV controlled substance, maintaining a dwelling for a controlled substance and selling/delivering a schedule II controlled substance, according to a sheriff’s report. The Sheriff’s Office and Rocki...
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<p>Dawn M. Kurry | Daily Journal</p><p>Richmond County Airport from the air, taken on the afternoon of Feb. 1, 2012.</p>
Richmond County Airport receives upgrades
The Richmond County Airport, formerly known as the Rockingham-Hamlet Airport, is keeping up with the times. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the Roscoe Non-Directional Beacon (NDB) has been decommissioned and new Standard Instrument Approaches have been developed for Richmond County Airport. “A piece of equipment used for landing was decommissioned,” said John Fornito, operations support for the Eastern Service Center of ...
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Coaches and youth wanted for shooting foundation
If you have children who have expressed interest in the North Carolina Youth Shooting Foundation (NCYSF), you can become a NCYSF Coach. For anyone interested, there will be a mandatory Coaches Training Day on Saturday at 11 a.m. at DeWitt’s in Ellerbe. The training course is free and open to men and women. The training will cover rules, objectives and training processes for the young shooters that coaches will be working with. All coaches...
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1M birth control packets recalled
Pfizer Inc. has recalled one million packages of birth control pills. The pharmaceutical company announced that a packaging error could result in an inadequate dose of birth control, and increase the risk of pregnancy. Lo/Ovral-28 and generic Norgestrel and Ethinyl Estradiol tablets with expiration dates ranging between July 31, 2013 and March 31, 2014 have been recalled. These products are marketed under the Akrimax Pharmaceuticals brand...
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<p>Michael Pritchett, D.O.</p>
Minimally invasive procedures allow Pulmonologist to diagnose/stage chest diseases with higher accuracy, fewer risks
Just two years ago, Brenda Smith would have needed a surgery performed under general anesthesia to determine the cause of the enlarged lymph nodes in her chest. Instead, in June 2010, she became one of the first patients at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital to have a minimally invasive procedure called Endobronchial Ultrasound (EBUS). Performed by pulmonologist Michael Pritchett, D.O., of Pinehurst Medical Clinic, the procedure was done...
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