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Legal Aid Intake Day approaches
Legal Aid of North Carolina will be holding a local Legal Aid Intake Day next week. From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, March 13, the Dobbins Heights Town Hall, 172 Earle Franklin Rd., Hamlet, will be holding Legal Aid Intake Day. Cases accepted are housing evictions, foreclosures, landlord issues, consumer issues, domestic violence, unemployment, Medicaid disability denials and other public benefits denials, testamentary wills, power of at...
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Contributed photo Each year, Richmond Community College Foundation hosts a reception where scholarship recipients have the opportunity to meet donors to thank them for their generosity in helping defray the cost of tuition and textbooks. On Tuesday, Feb. 26, Ed Chisholm presented the Dorothy King Chisholm Memorial Nursing Scholarship to Shannon M. O’Neal. Pictured, left to right, are RCC President Dale McInnis, O’Neal, Chisholm and RCC Foundation Vice President Patrick Chappell.
RCC Foundation hosted scholarship reception
Contributed photo Each year, Richmond Community College Foundation hosts a reception where scholarship recipients have the opportunity to meet donors to thank them for their generosity in helping defray the cost of tuition and textbooks. On Tuesday, Feb. 26, Ed Chisholm presented the Dorothy King Chisholm Memorial Nursing Scholarship to Shannon M. O’Neal. Pictured, left to right, are RCC President Dale McInnis, O’Neal, Chisholm and RCC Foun...
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Contributed photo Team EZ Ryderz from Ellerbe Middle School, coached by Benny Leviner, eighth grade Exceptional Children teacher, show off their invention.
Richmond County Schools win several events at BioMoto Capstone Competition
The annual BioMoto Capstone Competition came to Rockingham Dragway on Saturday and all four middle schools in Richmond County participated. Three of the four schools placed in several events. The Capstone Competition is the culmination of the BioMoto STEM Challenge which is a year-long program. The Challenge is a collaborative educational initiative that is underwritten by a $300,000 grant from the Golden LEAF Foundation and guided by the N...
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Fundraiser to help retired Army Sergeant
The Cascades Tissue Group in Rockingham will hold a benefit luncheon to help a local man with expenses incurred because of a lung transplant. John Taylor, born in Lumberton, was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis in 2004 and was put on the donor recipient list at Chapel Hill Hospital at the University of North Carolina. He finally received a lung transplant on March 3. He is a retired U.S. First Sergeant with the Army and has been marrie...
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Annual Arts Alive event to kick off March 7-8
Prepare to be impressed as hundreds of students, along with art and music teachers, gear up for an annual tradition. The Richmond County Schools Arts Alive! Celebration will be held Thursday and Friday, March 7-8 at the Cole Auditorium, 1042 W. Hamlet Ave., Hamlet. Since the program’s beginning in 2001, student artists and performers have showcased their talents in music and art for Richmond County parents, community members and educators. ...
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Contributed photo The Princess Ball girls collected shoes for a mission in Guyana. Pictured, from left to right, starting with the first row are Calleigh Hubbard, Hailey Smith, Calli Byrd, Emma Altman, Sydney Smith, Megan Rainwater, Paige Goodman, Marissa Tomlinson, Annalise Norton and Danika Smith. In the back, from left to right, are Gretchen Bradley, Annaston Martin, Emma Perry, Abigail Tatum, Kassie Smith, Josie Standridge, Olivia Thompson, Shyann Byrd, Victoria Tomlinson and Kayla Lynch.
Princesses give shoes to the poor
If you only made $800 a year, the gift of a new pair of shoes may seem like a blessing. Twenty-two girls at the Second Baptist Church of Hamlet in Girls in Action, along with their adult leaders Millie Vickers, Crystal Smith and Alyssa Bailey, held an event that allowed them to take up a collection of new shoes. The annual Princess Ball was held on Feb. 9 and each girl wore socks to the event and brought a new pair of shoes to donate to a...
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Contributed photo While maintaining the wooden duck boxes, a screech owl was disturbed from its resting spot.
Ducks Unlimited to hold Dinner and Fundraiser March 7
Richmond County Ducks Unlimited will be holding its annual Dinner and Fundraiser at 5:30 p.m. March 7, at the Moose Lodge of Rockingham. Among many causes to celebrate, the organization earlier this year cleaned and maintained around 67 wood duck boxes in the county. Proving to be regular visitors, screech owls were once again found in some of the boxes. The cleaning and maintenance continued to be a great success with the duck box program ...
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County Board takes over animal shelter
Every seat in the Commissioners’ Chambers was taken Monday night as the Richmond County Board of Commissioners voted to establish the animal shelter as a new county department under the jurisdiction of the Richmond County Health Department, while allowing the Humane Society to continue assisting with adoptions, rescues and fund raising. County Manager Rick Sago lead the presentation. “The Health Department and I have been meeting with the...
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Contributed photo Pastor John Green, District Area Director for Civitan District West Area Six, was the key note speaker for the Rockingham Civitan Annual Clergy Appreciation Week.
Civitan club honors clergy
Every year, the Civitan club shows appreciation to clergy of all faiths during Clergy Appreciation Week by inviting them to an evening of dinner and appreciation. Clergy Appreciation Week was inspired by an event that occurred during World War II. On Feb. 3, 1943, the USS Dorchester was traveling through the North Atlantic with 905 American servicemen on board. The ship was being tracked, undetected, by a German submarine which fired a to...
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Laura Edington | Daily Journal Rick Bacon, president of the Rockingham Rotary Club, David Wood, president-elect of the Rockingham Rotary Club and Martina Frycova hold up the check donated by the Rotary Club to help improve sanitary conditions in Afghanistan.
Czech Republic visitor warms to Rockingham
A woman from the Czech Republic is traveling across the United States informing Rotarians about the harsh sanitary conditions in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, and trying to raise money to bring clean drinking water and updated sanitary developments to the city. Martina Frycova started the Rotary Rail and Water Tour by talking to the Rockingham Rotary Club at a meeting on Monday. The tour is organized by Intelligentsia International, Inc., a non...
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Contributed photo Rohanen Middle School- A Honor Roll, front row from left to right: Kaitlyn Taylor, Kelsey Quick, Aiyana Ocampo, Jasmine Prevatte, Tyra Strong, Hannah Carpenter, Jessica Pavia, Tyree Ocampo Second row: Emily Hughes, Kayla Hernandez, Trina Miller, Morgan Spicer, Heaven Nicholson, Ashley Kocan, Jacob Beck, Jordan Lear, Kailyn Mead Third row: Gordon Pihl II, Donald (Trey) Caulder III, Madison Garner, Eric Snipes, Tasheka Harrington, Kazavyah Thompson, Heaven Carpenter Back row: Matthew Watts, Brooke Rape, Peyton Babson, Josh Hill, Jonah Smith, Kassidy Brown, Kailey Thompson Not Pictured: Tayla Howlett and Kayla Lisk
Rohanen Middle School recently named its Honor Roll for the 3rd six weeks
A Honor Roll Sixth Grade: Jacob Beck, Kassidy Brown, Heaven Carpenter, Tasheka Harrington, Joshua Hill, Tayla Howlett, Ashley Kocan, Jordan Lear, Kayla Lisk, Kailyn Mead, Heaven Nicholson, Tyree Ocampo, Jesica Pavia, Brooke Rape, Jonah Smith, Kailey Thompson, Kazavyah Thompson, Matthew Watts. Seventh Grade: Peyton Babson, Hannah Carpenter, Donald (Trey) Caulder III, Emily Hughes, Aiyana Ocampo, Gordon Pihl II, Jasmine Prevatte, Tyra S...
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Red Cross comes out with new Tornado App
The American Red Cross has come out with a Tornado App that is available in English or Spanish and gives iPhone, iPad and Android smart phone and tablet users instant access to local and real-time information, so they know what to do before, during and after a tornado. The free app includes a high-pitched siren and “tornado warning!” alert that signals when a NOAA tornado warning has been issued. This feature allows users to make critical d...
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Richmond County Sheriff’s Office - arrests and complaints for March 4, 2013
The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office recently made the following arrests: • Steven Deon Wall, 22, of Hamer Mill Road, Rockingham, was arrested for selling cocaine. Wall was placed under a $4,000 secure bond. • Ian Barkler Cole, 21, and David Chapman, 20, were arrested at Morrison Correctional by the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office for having possession of marijuana while on prison property. Both were given a written promise to appear and...
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Anson County celebrates a day of catfish
Anson County will have its 3rd annual Catfish Stew Cookoff at Hatcher Park in Lilesville, from 12 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 16. All cooks who enjoy a challenge are encourage to attend the search to find out who is really the best. The stew will be judged by a new select panel of judges and a champion will be crowned. If you’re not interested in spending the day cooking, you can join the fun and root for your favorite team. You can also...
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Pictured are students who made the A Honor Roll. On the front row, left to right, are Laysie Hamilton, Robin Edwards, Rayne Morgan, Letticia Ocampo, Thomas Barbee. Back row, left to right, are James Brooks, Jaklobe Baldwin, Julia Beck, Caleb Davis, Kendall Watson, Garrett Spicer.
East Rockingham Elementary School has announced its Honor Roll for the third six weeks
A/B Honor Roll 3rd grade: Iyana Wall, Ryan White, Elana Torres. Jalil Ocampo, Malissa Kelly, Isaiah Wall, Caylie Holden, Jarrett Lockey, Devin Lyons, Logan Russell, Jaiden Baldwin, Harley Honeycutt. 4th grade: Jay Ammons, Jennifer Cox, Jonathon Hill, Skye Kegley, Michael Martin, Isaiah Clark, Spirit Davis, Jaelynn Jackman, Preston Dawkins, Kacee Hoffman, Kailey Saillor, Tavon Wallace, Isabella Walters, Hunter Price, Joey Dunn, Katelyn Mil...
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County to discuss Vision 2020 - Richmond County’s future
A new plan for Richmond County’s future will be presented at Monday’s County Board of Commissioners’ meeting. Chairman Kenneth Robinette and Richmond Community College President Dale McInnis are the co-chairs for the Vision 2020 Plan. This plan was an update of the last Civic Index, done in 2004, and was accomplished through the help of Bill McCoy at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and the Richmond County Development Team. Rob...
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Contributed photo Donnie Byrd, a Monarch volunteer, serves a meal at Prayer Deliverance’s soup kitchen. Volunteers make a significant impact in programs that rely on them.
Monarch volunteers make impact in county
Monarch is an organization that supports developmentally disabled people who live in group homes and take part in the community by volunteering and working, and the volunteers are having an impact in Richmond County. According to the organization, Monarch volunteered about 35,000 hours across the state, which equates to an economic impact of more than $660,000. The people Monarch supports with intellectual and developmental disabilities in ...
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Rockingham Fire Department kept busy in 2012
John Charles Robbins Daily Journal Editor The number of structure fires in the City of Rockingham in 2012 was nearly the same city firefighters dealt with the year before, according to the 2012 Annual Report of the Rockingham Fire Department. City firefighters responded to 14 structure fires last year, compared with 16 in 2011, reported Fire Chief Charles Gardner. The chief prepared the 24-page report and presented its details recentl...
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U.S. Senator Richard Burr
Without compromise, sequester takes effect
Laura Edington Richmond County Daily Journal As federal lawmakers left Washington on Thursday to start their weekend, so did any hope of avoiding the sequestration. On Thursday at midnight, the forced spending cuts that President Barack Obama and his administration have been warning about took effect. In 2011, Congress passed a law that said if the government couldn’t agree on a plan to reduce the national deficit by $4 trillion, then...
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