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Casey Allen Harris
Student accused of carrying gun
A Richmond County Transitional School student has been charged as an adult for allegedly bringing a firearm onto school property, according to an arrest warrant on file with the Richmond County District Court. Last Wednesday, 16-year-old Casey Allen Harris of Rockingham was served a warrant by school police when school officials learned that Harris was carrying a gun, according to the warrant. “Concerned students and alert and responsive ...
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Wet conditions postpone Mutt Strutt to June 2
Heavy rain and muddy conditions led a new animal advocate group to postpone an outdoor event, the Mutt Strutt, scheduled for Sunday, May 19. “Due to rainy conditions Sunday, RCAA has rescheduled the Mutt Strutt for June 2 at Hinson Lake from 1 to 4 pm. Volunteers are still needed for setup and breakdown. We realized that no one wanted to have a muddy dog after the walk, so we rescheduled,” said Allison Sweatt, Director of Richmond County An...
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Contributed photo UNCP Chancellor Kyle Carter (left) and RCC President Dale McInnis sign a one-of-a-kind reverse transfer/dual enrollment agreement between the two institutions Thursday afternoon at a ceremony at the Cole Auditorium on RCC’s campus.
RCC, UNCP enter into agreement
With strokes of a pen, Richmond Community College President Dale McInnis and The University of North Carolina at Pembroke (UNCP) Chancellor Kyle Carter made it much easier for students to transition from the two-year degree conferring institution to the four-year degree conferring institution. McInnis and Carter signed the dual enrollment/reverse transfer agreement between RCC and UNCP Thursday afternoon at a ceremony at the Robert L. and E...
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Contributed photo Rockingham Middle School- A Honor Roll for 5th 6 weeks, 6th grade students pictured are: Front Row: Mason Bailey, Faith Baxley, Brice Billingsley, Caleb Brewer, Savannah Chappell, Emily Duckworth, Colin Goodwin, and Peyton Harrelson. Second Row: Dustin Hillenberg, Angel Jenkins, Savannah Lampley, Jessica Matheson, Kylie McDonald, Claye Miles, Makaylan Nichols and Kaitlyn Outen. Third Row: Alison Padron, Hunter Parris, Emily Parsons, Emma Russell, Kaitlyn Skipper, Kristian Terry and Trevor Whittington. Not Pictured: Emily Faw.
Rockingham Middle School announces Honor Roll students
Contributed photo Rockingham Middle School- A Honor Roll for 5th 6 weeks, 6th grade students pictured are: Front Row: Mason Bailey, Faith Baxley, Brice Billingsley, Caleb Brewer, Savannah Chappell, Emily Duckworth, Colin Goodwin, and Peyton Harrelson. Second Row: Dustin Hillenberg, Angel Jenkins, Savannah Lampley, Jessica Matheson, Kylie McDonald, Claye Miles, Makaylan Nichols and Kaitlyn Outen. Third Row: Alison Padron, Hunter Parris, Emil...
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Contributed photo Shawn Everett sits in his brand new 2013 Chevrolet Sonic LS - this year's Dieffenbach Attendance and Grade Incentive Award donated by Dieffenbach GM Superstore in Rockingham.
Perfect attendance scores student a new ride
Tension was high as hundreds of students filled the bleachers of the gymnasium at Richmond Senior High School on Thursday afternoon. It was the moment they’d been waiting for all year long — the day one lucky student would get to drive home in a brand new car donated by Dieffenbach GMC Superstore in Rockingham. A barrel of pink paper slips sat in the center of the gym. Energy pulsed through the room as Principal Keith McKenzie, Assistant Pr...
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File photo Suede nightclub in downtown Rockingham.
Nightclub can appeal lost alcohol permits
The owner of a Rockingham nightclub, stripped of its permits to sell alcohol after multiple reports of alleged violence at the property, has the right to fight state officials to get those license suspensions lifted. After being approached by law enforcement agencies in Richmond County, the North Carolina ABC Commission suspended the alcohol permits held by Suede, a club located at 303 E. Washington St., in downtown Rockingham. The suspen...
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Larry William Sweatt Jr.
Faked disappearance finds duo charged
Police said they are still investigating the reasons behind a couple faking their own disappearance this week. Larry William Sweatt Jr., 41, of Hamlet, and Amy Michelle Thomas-Gallo, 41, of Pinebluff, are being charged with filing a false police report and misuse of 911, police said. The joint effort between Hamlet Police Department, Richmond County Sheriff’s Office and State Bureau of Investigation began on Wednesday when the Sheriff’s O...
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Jason Dale Langley
Hamlet Police catch man after high speed chase
A high speed chase that began in Hamlet and ended in Laurinburg resulted in an arrest Wednesday night, police said. Jason Dale Langley, 34, of Red Springs, was arrested and charged with fleeing to elude arrest after he failed to stop when a Hamlet Police officer attempted to pull him over, according to police. The incident began when the Hamlet Police Department received a call about a disturbance at 122 Hamlet Avenue at 6:30 p.m., accord...
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Dawn M. Kurry | Daily Journal Officers lower the flag to half-mast in honor of law enforcement officers who were killed in the line of duty.
Peace Officers remembered
Law enforcement officers representing all of Richmond County’s law enforcement departments gathered by the steps of the Richmond County Courthouse at 11 a.m. Thursday morning to honor men and women in uniform, and especially those who made the ultimate sacrifice. After opening the ceremony with remarks from Richmond County Sheriff James E. Clemmons Jr., the Sheriff’s Office received a plaque from Richmond County Commissioner John Garner, di...
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Contributed photo After the first death by West Nile Virus in North Carolina, officials are urging people to take care of standing water and prevent exposure to mosquitoes.
Experts urge residents to take measures against mosquitoes
It’s time once again to step up the battle against mosquitoes. There are many things to enjoy in the spring, but mosquitoes are not one of them and especially not this year. Experts across the region are predicting an especially fierce mosquito season again this year due to the warm winter we experienced, and in many areas the infestations have already started. According to the North Carolina Mosquito and Vector Control Association, mosqu...
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