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Contributed photo Richmond County Relay for Life team captains look over the new location for this year’s Relay for Life. In the center, Linda Bayless, Relay co-chair, and Cameron Quick Whitley, American Cancer Society community manager, go over the logistics.
Relay for Life comes to the Rock
Not only will the Rockingham Speedway be home to the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at The Rock presented by Cheerwine on April 14, the Rock will also hold Richmond County’s Relay for Life on May 3. Normally held at the Richmond Senior High School football stadium, the event had to relocate because the high school track was resurfaced. “While all of the logistics are still being worked out, we think...
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Dawn M. Kurry | Daily Journal Daily Journal Publisher Rick Bacon gets a call on his golden shell-phone from the golden egg, who said he is hidden and not coming out until found. Which lucky treasure hunter will claim $500?
The hunt is on for the Golden Egg
For years, readers of the Daily Journal have searched high and low for hidden golden treasures that when found are exchanged for $500. Perhaps this year you will follow the clues to the shiny find. Once again the Publisher of the Daily Journal Rick Bacon has hidden the Golden Egg and the hunt began this week. If you want to participate in the hunt, there are some rules. The egg is located on property that is open to the public. The person...
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Joseph Bathanti
RCC events celebrate poetry
As part of a week-long poetry celebration promoted by the English Department of Richmond Community College, two poetry events are coming to the Cole Auditorium at the RCC Hamlet campus. Tuesday April 2, at noon, the North Carolina Poet Laureate, Joseph Bathanti, will speak and share publication information. “The poet laureate is appointed by the Governor of North Carolina in consultation with a panel of literary professionals who represen...
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Contributed photo Elijah Peterson and his wife, Carrie, pose during a reception held at a local hotel in his honor before being inducted into the Livingstone College Hall of Fame.
Peterson honored for exemplary service
Once in a while, honor falls upon the right man at the right time. For Richmond County’s Elijah Peterson, that perfect alignment was a rainy February night in Salisbury when many came from near and far to witness Livingstone College pay tribute to Peterson by inducting him into the college’s Hall of Fame. A 1956 graduate of Livingstone College, Peterson is a former educator, child’s advocate, community leader and political activist. For t...
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Toddler Fashion Show and Donation Drive to assist teen parents
Want to see babies dressed up cute while supporting a good cause? Eckerd Adolescent Parenting Program of Rockingham is hosting a Toddler Fashion Show and Donation Drive to help the young parents of Richmond County. The fashion show will take place April 11 at 6 p.m. at Leak Street High School, former Ashley Chapel School, at 377 Mizpah Road, Rockingham. According to the North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics, Richmond County ra...
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Contributed photo BIG GUNS – Everett Chappell, far right, and some of his buddies pose with one of the 15th Field Artillery’s big guns shortly after basic training.
Honoring a brother who didn’t come home
A short stretch of road in the Exway community is getting a new name this spring. About 3.5 miles of Cartledge Creek Road, between Highway 73 and Exway in Richmond County will now be known as Everett Chappell Road. Getting to this point has been a long labor of love for the late Everett Chappell’s younger brother, Ted Chappell, who now lives in Mt. Gilead. Everett Chappell died in Korea at age 21, declared missing in action Feb. 13, 1951, a...
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Contributed photo East Rockingham Elementary’s very own Snow White scrubs the floors while a band of colorful storytellers surround her. The title may very well be the only thing you recognize about this classic fairytale with a contemporary twist. East Rockingham students have dedicated their time to rehearsing their version of Snow White — set to debut at a special dinner theater on April 18. Tickets are on sale now. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 910-557-0900.
‘Snow White’ comes to East Rockingham Elementary
Contributed photo East Rockingham Elementary’s very own Snow White scrubs the floors while a band of colorful storytellers surround her. The title may very well be the only thing you recognize about this classic fairytale with a contemporary twist. East Rockingham students have dedicated their time to rehearsing their version of Snow White — set to debut at a special dinner theater on April 18. Tickets are on sale now. For more information ...
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Karen Robeano, R.N.
Moore Regional welcomes new VP, Patient Care Services/CNO
Karen Robeano, R.N., DNP, has become the new vice president for Patient Care Services/chief nursing officer at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Previously, she was chief nursing officer for Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, an 835-bed Magnet-designated tertiary facility that is part of the regional Ohio Health system. “We are extremely excited to have Karen Robeano join our FirstHealth team,” said Brian Canfie...
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Contributed photo Storyteller Bil Lepp in action.
Storytelling Festival returns
More than 1,000 lovers of fables, tall tales, and yarns are expected to descend upon the John Blue House grounds for three days during the Storytelling Festival of Carolina this weekend. The seventh annual festival, sponsored and organized by the Storytelling and Arts Center of the Southeast, will be held from March 21-23, beginning with a day especially for elementary, middle, and high school students. The event will kick off officially ...
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Dobbins Heights town hall has new hours of operation
The Dobbins Heights town hall will be closing for an hour everyday beginning immediately. The change of hours began Monday. The hours will be Monday through Friday 8 a.m. until noon. From noon until 1 p.m. the building will be closed and will reopen from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. Mary Magee, the Dobbins Heights town clerk, said they are adding a lunch hour because Antonio Blue, mayor for Dobbins Heights, wants the staff to take a lunch break at...
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Judson Theatre Company presents ‘Driving Miss Daisy’ March 21-24
Morgan Sills, executive producer for Judson Theatre Company, has announced that the organization will open its second season with the Pulitzer Prize-winning classic play “Driving Miss Daisy” from Thursday, March 21 through Sunday, March 24 at Owens Auditorium, Sandhills Community College, located at 3395 Airport Road in Pinehurst. Performances are at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, with matinee performances Saturday, March 23 and Sunday, Ma...
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Attention being brought to colon cancer
Because March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, many doctors are drawing attention to the importance of colon cancer screenings and understanding the disease. According to the Centers for Disease Control, colorectal cancer, which is cancer of the colon or rectum, is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S. “Colon cancer is a disease with high morbidity and mortality in the United States, but it can be prevented t...
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Dawn M. Kurry | Daily Journal Kenneth Robinette shows off his antique 1907 Thermoil engine, seen here in a calendar.
Got To Be N.C. Festival seeks antique tractors and vendors
Space is still available for antique tractor and farm equipment hobbyists to display their machines at the Got to Be N.C. Festival at the State Fairgrounds May 17-19. “The display of more than 1,000 tractors and other antique farm machinery is a highlight of the festival, and we’ve got room for more,” said Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler. Tractors in working order can also participate in the daily tractor parade through the fairgro...
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Carolina Farm Credit supports N.C. AgrAbility to help local farmer
Carolina Farm Credit recently made a donation to the North Carolina AgrAbility Partnership (N.C. AgrAbility) to assist an Iredell County farmer. N.C. AgrAbility serves people engaged in production agriculture statewide who are limited by a wide range of physical, mental, age-related disabilities and health-related issues. The donation by Carolina Farm Credit was used to assist Adrian Crosby of Crosby Farms & Greenhouses in Iredell County....
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Joel Gabriel Ward
Man arrested on drug charges
A Winston-Salem man was arrested recently by the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office on a series of drug-related charges. Joel Gabriel Ward, 25, of Harwood Street, Winston-Salem, N.C., was arrested and charged with felony possession of marijuana, maintaining a vehicle for controlled substance, possession with intent to sell and deliver a schedule 1 substance, possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana, possession of drug paraphernali...
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Scotland Health Care System celebrates Certified Nurses Day
LAURINBURG, N.C. — March 19th is Certified Nurses Day and Scotland Health Care System is celebrating. “On this day we honor our registered nurses who have earned specialty certification with events planned just for them,” said Camille Utter, Interim Vice President of Patient Care. “We celebrate those nurses who took the extra step to become certified in their health specialty.” On Tuesday, 48 nurses will receive recognition because of the...
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Ellerbe residents of Marvin McCaskill Road to have water turned off for one day
NCDOT contractors will be turning off the water on a portion of Marvin McCaskill Road in Ellerbe to tie in a new relocated water line, prior to a new bridge replacement. Water will be switched off Tuesday, March 19, no earlier than 8 a.m. The Richmond County Water Department will also be present in the area to tie in the new relocated water line. This will necessitate cutting the water off for more of the day. It is suggested that a batht...
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Steve Carver
Seminar on revitalizing your business comes to RCC
If your small business is going stale or you need to re-energize your customer base, then the “Revitalize Your Business” seminar may give you the solutions to your problems. The Small Business Center of Richmond Community College will hold the seminar March 19 from 9 a.m. until noon in the Cole Auditorium, on the Hamlet campus. This seminar will teach business strategies on finding new profit centers, re-energizing the customer base and i...
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Local churches hope to bring unity for Holy Week
The week of Sunday, March 24, through Sunday, March 31, eight local churches will join forces in observance of Holy Week. Holy Week has been a tradition observed in many denominations of Christianity for centuries. It is in recognition of the savior, Jesus Christ, who died in payment for the sins of mankind, then rose from the dead on Easter Sunday. Publicity Chairperson for Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, Jackie Stroman, said the l...
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