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Friends for a Friend help fight cancer
Greg Hinson, of Hamlet, is helping his friend and coworker Willard Haynes fight colon cancer by holding a corn hole tournament on Feb. 23 at the Church of God of Prophecy at 139 Flowers St., Rockingham. Haynes was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2007 and has been in and out of remission since then. He said he has had a portion of his liver removed, a portion of his colon removed, three sets of chemotherapy and three sets of radiation since h...
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Contributed photo This screen shot shows what the FBI ransom ware virus looks like.
FBI computer virus demands money
A computer virus is locking up computers in Richmond County and beyond and trying to scam people out of money. The virus is called the FBI Green Dot MoneyPak Virus or the FBI ransomware scam and shows itself as a pop-up screen on the computer. The screen completely locks the computer down and tells the user that the computer has been locked for violating a federal law, usually related to child pornography. The virus tries to scare compute...
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Cassidy Odom|Daily Journal The local McDonald's restaurant will not look the same after its upcoming renovation.
McDonald’s gets a makeover
McDonald’s customers are currently being greeted with a construction crew in the parking lot at its 1304 E. Broad Ave. location in Rockingham. Some may be surprised to see the play area missing from the front of the building. The McDonald’s playground has been a familiar fixture for years, but that is changing. “We are remodeling the whole place inside and out,” said owner, Jerome Davis. “It will be more conducive to what we are trying to...
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Dawn M. Kurry | Daily Journal Richmond Community College's President Dale McInnis speaks at a public hearing by the North Carolina Utilities Commission, where members of the public were given a chance to present testimony on the rate hike proposed by Progress Energy.
Utilities Commission hears unhappy public about rate hike
The North Carolina Utilities Commission held a public hearing at the Richmond County Courthouse Wednesday night in Rockingham to hear the public’s reaction to a rate hike proposed by Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc. The North Carolina Utilities Commission received an application from Carolina Power & Light Company, doing business as Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc., requesting authority to adjust and increase its rates for retail electric ser...
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Laura Edington | Daily Journal Kenneth Nicholson and Toni Ellerbe talk about what happened to their dogs and what they think the animal was.
Dogs killed in woods near Rockingham
The sound of dogs barking at 6 a.m. on Jan. 30 alerted Toni Ellerbe, of Rockingham, to something that was happening in the woods that back up to her house. “It sounded like 30 dogs were out,” Ellerbe said. She said she didn’t go outside because she has no outside lights at the back of her house. When she got off work the next day, she told her boyfriend, Kenneth Nicholson, who had also gotten off work, what she had heard. After he went ...
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Dawn M. Kurry | Daily Journal Discovery Place KIDS-Rockingham, an interactive children's museum scheduled to open for the first time Saturday, is themed "I CAN."
Child care professionals inspired by Discovery Place KIDS-Rockingham theme ‘I CAN’
Just days away from coming through the open doors of Discovery Place KIDS-Rockingham, child care professionals and educators are getting excited for what awaits students and children alike in the new museum geared towards interactive play and learning that has been in the making for years. Located at 233 E. Washington St. in Rockingham, the new museum — scheduled to hold its grand opening Saturday morning at 9 a.m. — is based around the the...
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Nominations sought for N.C. Heritage Award that celebrates traditional artists
Artists who help tell North Carolina’s unique story through the traditional arts of their communities can be nominated for a North Carolina Heritage Award through Monday, April 1. The North Carolina Heritage Award, a program of the N.C. Arts Council, honors active traditional artists; recognizes artistic excellence in a traditional art; celebrates contributions to communities; and promotes North Carolina’s cultural heritage. Heritage Awar...
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Local church set for conference
A special conference, “Chosen To Lead,” will be held at Prayer Deliverance Ministries, 108 School St., Rockingham, with host pastor, Apostle Anthony Quick. The convention will start Wednesday, Feb. 20, and last through Saturday, Feb. 23, starting 7:30 p.m. each night. Wednesday’s guest speaker will be Apostle Daniel White. Thursday’s guest speaker will be Apostle J.P. Batista. Friday’s guest speaker will be Apostle Reggie White. There will ...
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Richmond County Sheriff’s Office - complaints for Feb. 20, 2013
Recent incident reports from the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office include: • Domestic disturbance, simple assault and assault on a female were reported on Feb. 11 at a residence on Irish Street. • Communicating threats was reported on Feb. 11 at a residence on U.S. 220. • Breaking and entering and injury to real property were reported on Feb. 11 at a residence on Mill Street. • Breaking and entering was reported on Feb. 11 at a reside...
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Dawn M. Kurry | Daily Journal Hattie Reep
Become a certified babysitter
If you are at least 12 years old and want to babysit to earn money, you can take a class in Rockingham to earn a certificate. You can also learn about how to make your babysitting experience into a business so parents know you are safe and dependable. The Richmond County Cooperative Extension will host 4-H Babysitting Certification Training at the beginning of March, which will cost $25. Part of the cost has been negated by United Way funds...
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Schools prepare for Kindergarten registration, Pre-K application
Elementary schools throughout Richmond County are gearing up to welcome children to the school system during the 2013-14 Kindergarten Registration and Pre-Kindergarten Application periods. Sessions will be held at each school beginning March 1, 2013. Registrations for both programs will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day. Parents are encouraged to start preparing now for the registration process. The earlier deadline is because of the s...
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Laniqua DeShawn Kelly
Man dies from gunshot wound
A Wadesboro man died from a gunshot wound to the chest Monday evening, according to Hamlet Police Chief Amery Griffin. Jermaine LaJohn Lindsey, 34, was shot outside an apartment building in Hamlet at 3:50 p.m., in a yard on the 500 block of Henderson Street, according to police. Laniqua Deshawn Kelly, 19, of Ruby, S.C., is the man accused of the shooting and has been charged with murder, Griffin said. Kelly was picked up at a residence ...
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Richmond County Cooperative Extension announces new director
The director of a county extension program in Florida has been named director of North Carolina Cooperative Extension programs in Richmond County. Susan Kelly is the new Richmond Cooperative Extension director as of April 1, 2013. Kelly’s appointment as Richmond extension director was announced by Sheri Schwab, associate director and director of county operations for the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service at North Carolina State U...
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Wet weather causes crash, one teen dies
Saturday’s wet roads contributed to a collision on Highway U.S. 1 in Hoffman that sent five people to the hospital, and resulted in one death, police said. The crash claimed the life of Harley Morse, 16, of Rockingham, who died Sunday at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill, according to the death notice. According to N.C. State Highway Patrolman Bruce Goodwin, a 1999 Ford Mustang was heading north on Highway U.S. 1 carrying four teenagers when a ...
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RFK Jr. to speak on environment
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will be in neighboring Moore County next month to talk about energy independence. Son of the late Robert F. Kennedy, the 59-year-old environmentalist was named one of Time magazine’s “Heroes for the Planet” for his work in helping Riverkeeper, New York’s clean water advocate, lead the fight to restore the Hudson River. Kennedy’s talk will be held at March 1 at 7:30 p.m. at Owens Auditorium on the Sandhills Community ...
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Writers’ Conference comes to Wadesboro
The Fifth Annual Carolinas Writers Conference is coming to Wadesboro on April 20. The conference is being hosted by the Union County Writers’ Club, the Anson County Writers’ Club and South Piedmont Community College and will be held at the SPCC Lockhart-Taylor center campus and in the Ansonia Theatre in Wadesboro. “This conference will give you the opportunity to hear established authors talk about their work and meet with them in an inform...
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Cassidy Odom | Daily Journal Firefighter Vernon McKennon, Captain McCaskill, Chuck Bowden and Troy Sorrell of the Rockingham Fire Department, assist in the routine testing of the water hose recently on Covington Street in Rockingham.
Routine testing gives peace of mind
Cassidy Odom | Daily Journal Firefighter Vernon McKennon, Captain McCaskill, Chuck Bowden and Troy Sorrell of the Rockingham Fire Department, assist in the routine testing of the water hose recently on Covington Street in Rockingham.
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Man shot in Hamlet
A Wadesboro man was shot in the chest Monday afternoon outside an apartment building in Hamlet, according to police. The shooting occurred at 3:50 p.m., in a yard on the 500 block of Henderson Street. Deshawn Kelly, 19, is the man accused of pulling the trigger, police said, and was picked up at a residence at the Housing Authority of Cheraw, S.C., on Dizzy Gillespie Drive. Cheraw Police Chief Jay Brooks said the Hamlet Police Departmen...
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