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Senator McLaurin files two bills
North Carolina State Senator Gene McLaurin, of Rockingham, filed two bills Thursday with co-sponsor Senator Josh Stein, for the Wake District. Senate Bill 242, also called Hire Long-Term Unemployed Workers Incentive, will allow a $2,000 tax credit to businesses that hire the long-term unemployed. “Our district has been particularly hard hit by the recession and too many of our friends and neighbors remain our of work,” McLaurin said. “Rec...
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Contributed photo Maggie Jackson as a junior on a study abroad in Vigo, Spain.
Holmberg Scholar Jackson Reflects on Upper School Experience O’Neal is Now Seeking Scholarship Applicants for 2013/204 School Year
Senior Maggie Jackson has spent her whole school career at The O’Neal School, a private college preparatory school in Southern Pines dedicated to the development of academic excellence and many other fundamental traits. Jackson, a Rockingham resident, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Jackson of Rockingham. Looking back, she has many great memories and achievements. Winning the Helen Pringle Holmberg Scholarship as a rising ninth grade...
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Russ Seagle will speak at the Small Business Seminar and give advice to small businesses.
Seminar to focus on improving small business performance
Small businesses have been particularly hard hit by the prolonged economic slowdown. Business owners often discover that the skills they needed to start the business are not sufficient for turning things around when times get tough. The Small Business Center at Richmond Community College will host consultant and speaker, Russ Seagle, as he presents “The Small Business Turnaround” at Cole Auditorium on the Hamlet Campus from 6 to 9 p.m. on T...
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Contributed photo Angie Averitte, Terminal Superintendent with CSX Transportation- Hamlet presented a $5,000 check to Michelle parrish, Executive Director with United Way of Richmond County for the 2012 -2013 United Way Campaign.
United Way surpasses campaign goal
With a few more days left to go before its campaign ends, The United Way of Richmond County has surpassed the $250,000 goal for the 2012-2013 campaign year by raising about $256,000. “It just really seemed like the businesses and folks that normally give, were giving more than they have in the past,” said Michelle Parrish, executive director of the United Way of Richmond County. She said this is the first time in a couple of years that th...
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Hoffman Fire Rescue rating brings down homeowner insurance
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Wayne Goodwin announced Monday that the Hoffman Rural Fire District completed its routine inspection and receive a 6/9E rating, effective Saturday, June 1, 2013. The inspection, conducted by officials with the Department of Insurance Office of State Fire Marshal (OSFM), is required on a regular basis as part of the North Carolina Response Rating System (NCRRS). Among other things, t...
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Contributed photo Special Forces candidates will be making their way across a 15-county span that includes Richmond County during their Robin Sage training that begins today. You may hear blank gunfire, and could possibly see flares. If you become concerned, contact local law enforcement.
Robin Sage military training begins this weekend
As Robin Sage military training ramps up in the area today, you may see occasional flares and hear blank gunfire. The two-week training exercise for Army Special Forces candidates is a role-playing exercise that takes place over 15 counties in the Cape Fear region, dubbed “Pineland.” From March 9 through March 20, soldiers will take part in the exercise, officials said. In Robin Sage, Special Forces candidates support guerrilla forces. ...
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Contributed photo CRE is causing infections that are causing major problems in hospitals.
Lethal germ sweeping through hospitals
A germ, that is causing lethal antibiotic resistant infections, is sweeping through hospitals and causing major problems, say health care experts. In their usual forms, germs from the Enterobacteriaceae family are a normal part of a person’s healthy digestive system, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). When the germs become lethal, they are called Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, or CRE. “These germs can cause infe...
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City Council considers rezoning for business uses
A request to rezone property from industrial to business will be considered by the Rockingham City Council, when it meets Tuesday. The council will hold a pubic hearing on the request when it meets at 7:30 p.m. at Rockingham City Hall, 514 Rockingham Road. Applicant Jimmy Capps has requested the city rezone 1.43 acres located at 106 Yates Hill Road and 195 W. U.S. Highway 74 Business from Light Industrial (I-1) to Highway Business (B-3). ...
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Laura Edington | Daily Journal Students from every school in Richmond County showcased their artistic talent at the Arts Alive! event on Thursday and Friday.
Richmond County students’ talents showcased at Arts Alive! event
Students from every school in Richmond County showcased their talent on Thursday and Friday at the annual Arts Alive! event in the Cole Auditorium. For more than 10 years, students have been showing off their musical and artistic talents at a free showcase through instrumentation, chorus, painting, ink drawings and sculpture. “It’s a big event. Always a big draw for the community,” said Joey Bennett, Cole Auditorium director. Bennett al...
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Senate Bill could allow guns on college campus
A bill was filed on Tuesday in the North Carolina Senate that would allow an adult student to have a gun on school property. Senate Bill 190 was introduced by State Senator Andrew Brock, of District 34. The bill is titled Gun on Ed. Prop./Stored in Locked Car and was sent to the committee on Rules and Operations of the Senate on Wednesday. If passed, the bill would allow an adult “…. at a school, community college, or university who has a...
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Sullivan vows to do her best in new role
John Charles Robbins Daily Journal Editor Denise Sullivan, the newest member of the Rockingham City Council, is a wife, a mother, an educator and a breast cancer survivor. Her goal in her newest role is straight-forward and to the point: “To serve well the people of Rockingham,” she told the Daily Journal this week. Sullivan joined the ranks of the City Council in February. At its regular monthly meeting, the council voted unanimously...
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Rep. Ken Goodman
Rep. Goodman files Voter ID bill
State Representative Ken Goodman, of Rockingham, filed a bill Wednesday in the State House to ensure that no registered, legal voters are turned away from the polls because of a lack of identification. A statement released by Goodman, who represents District 66, said his bill is a reasonable alternative to “extreme Voter ID bills” that have been filed in the past. Those bills “unfairly disenfranchise registered, active voters who lack photo...
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Dawn M. Kurry | Daily Journal Fenton Wilkinson, founder of Sandhills Farm to Table Cooperative, presents to the Richmond County Board of Commissioners his plan to implement a regional food hub that would connect local farmers with larger area institutes.
Local produce cooperative idea grows
This is part of a series of articles about a local food distribution program. — The Editor A new food initiative could soon have Richmond County farmers providing fresh produce to local institutes like schools and hospitals. The Sandhills Farm to Table Cooperative is a commercial enterprise selling fresh food to households. Unlike a grocery store, you pre-order your food and pick it up at a Gathering Center. The direct connection allow...
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Chaplain Larry Pope
Sandhills Regional to host program for ministers on hospital terminology, technology
Sandhills Regional Medical Center will host a training program for the Hamlet Ministerial Association and other interested ministers on Hospital Medical Terminology and Technology. The program will be held from 8:30 a.m. until noon on Wednesday, March 13, in the Sandhills Regional Medical Center Education Classroom. It will be facilitated by the Rev. Larry Pope, corporate chaplain for Health Management Associates, the parent company of Sa...
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Contributed photo On March 4, all sixth grade students at Hamlet Middle School participated in a Japanese Tea Ceremony. Along with the ceremony, students got a firsthand view of a Japanese Tea House that was built in the Media Center. While sitting in the Tea House, students learned about various parts of the Japanese culture, including local symbols, decor, religion and lifestyle.
Tea time with Middle Schoolers
Contributed photo On March 4, all sixth grade students at Hamlet Middle School participated in a Japanese Tea Ceremony. Along with the ceremony, students got a firsthand view of a Japanese Tea House that was built in the Media Center. While sitting in the Tea House, students learned about various parts of the Japanese culture, including local symbols, decor, religion and lifestyle.
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Contributed photo Storyteller J.A. Bolton regarded among others from the N.C. Storytellers Guild.
Local storyteller featured in Carolina Country magazine
Local storyteller J.A. Bolton said he was raised along the banks of the Pee Dee River in Richmond County, during an interview with “Carolina Country” magazine, printed by the North Carolina Association of Electric Cooperatives. “Open a Mind, Touch a Heart - Storytellers continue a North Carolina tradition,” an article by Margaret Buranen in the March issue of the magazine highlights several storytellers from the North Carolina Storytelling ...
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Dawn M. Kurry | Daily Journal Dale McInnis reveals the Vision 2020 Strategic Plan to the Richmond County Board of Commissioners at its monthly meeting on Monday.
Richmond County rolls out Vision 2020 Strategic Plan
The Richmond County Strategic Plan Vision 2020, co-chaired by Chair of the Board of County Commissioners Kenneth Robinette and Richmond Community College President Dale McInnis, is an assessment of the needs of Richmond County and determines how to move forward over the next seven years. The strategic plan, which will cost $15,000, consisted of several phases. In the first phase, the county worked with the University of North Carolina - Cha...
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Contributed photo Pictured, from left to right are: Larry Rozier, American Legion National Historian, U.S. Senator for North Carolina Kay Hagan and Jeff Joyner, American Legion Member and Chairman of the Legislative Commission of North Carolina. Legion members visited Washington, D.C., to met with almost all of North Carolina’s members of Congress to discuss veterans issues.
American Legion visits Congress
Twenty-seven North Carolina American Legion members traveled to Washington, D.C., on Feb. 26 for the annual Washington Conference. The American Legion’s Washington Conference gives the organization a chance to meet with elected officials to discuss legislative initiatives and priorities that are important to Legion members and their families. The Legion members met with almost all of North Carolina’s Congressional members. This year, so...
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