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Contributed photo Marie's Boutique is now open in Rockingham.
A family-owned boutique and salon comes to Rockingham
A new business called Marie’s Boutique and Diva Dee’s Beauty Salon is located at 11032 -A E. Washington St., Rockingham. The founders of Marie’s Boutique, LLC are Evelyn Ferguson and Jamey Patterson. Evelyn Ferguson is a licensed practical nurse of over 19 years. Patterson is a registered nurse of five years. Doris Copeland is a licensed cosmetologist. Ferguson is the mother of Patterson and Copeland, who managed the boutique and salon. “...
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Contributed photo JC Penney Associates completed their employee workplace campaign raising more than $2,000. Hilda Spivey, JC Penney-United Way Campaign Coordinator presented a check for the 2012-2013 United Way of Richmond County employee campaign to Michelle Parrish, Executive Director of the United Way of Richmond County. JC Penney Associates had a 100 percent for the second year in a row. Pictured are: Hilda Spivey, JCP Campaign Coordinator; Terry Greene, JCP Store Manager; Michelle Parrish, United Way of Richmond County; Linda Morman, Makayla Campbell, Glenda Buie, Taylor Gathings, Brittaney Glidwell and Jessie Armenta.
JC Penney completes workplace campaign
Contributed photo JC Penney Associates completed their employee workplace campaign raising more than $2,000. Hilda Spivey, JC Penney-United Way Campaign Coordinator presented a check for the 2012-2013 United Way of Richmond County employee campaign to Michelle Parrish, Executive Director of the United Way of Richmond County. JC Penney Associates had a 100 percent for the second year in a row. Pictured are: Hilda Spivey, JCP Campaign Coordin...
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Richmond County Sheriff’s Office - arrests for April 17, 2013
The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office recently made the following arrests: • Melissa Kaye Field, 24, of Spivey Street, Rockingham was arrested and charged with larceny by employee. According to the arrest report, Field was arrested at a business on Biltmore Drive in Rockingham where she was an employee and took funds she was entrusted with. Field was placed in Richmond County Jail under a $5,000 secure bond. • Jennifer Lee Deese, 36, of Be...
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Contributed photos Washington Street Schools third graders making all A’s for the fourth six weeks include from left; Cody Eason, Wil Mabe, Jude Howard, Cassidy Weatherly, Kimberly Goodwin, and Eisley Wheeler.
Washington Street School recently released its honor roll for the 4th six weeks
A Honor Roll Third Grade: Cody Eason, Kimberly Goodwin, Jude Howard, Wil Mabe, Cassidy Weatherly, Eisley Wheeler. Fourth Grade: Carson Beck, Kaitlyn Covaleski, Macy Faw, Sevin Gunter, Elena Hall, Savanna Harrelson, Kaleb Juarez, Kaicie Medina, Emma Parker, Jonathan Rich, Fidelity Smith, Madison Terrell, Alexis Thompson, Gracelyn Weatherford, Alisha Wilson, Alex Yates. Fifth Grade: Austin Hart, Lee Hayden, Noah Jordan, Ragan Liles, Hailey Mi...
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Laura Edington | Daily Journal Skydivers from the Paraclete XP Sky Venture Skydivers with U.S. and POWMIA flags wowed the crowd as they landed in the grass around Turn 1.
The Rock is on a roll
The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series’ North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at The Rock Presented by Cheerwine on Sunday came with beautiful weather, cheering crowds and an exciting race. The day started at 8 a.m. when the NCWTS Garage and registration opened and ended when the race was over at around 4:30 p.m. Die-hard race fans were happy to be at Rockingham Speedway for another thundering competition on the blacktop. Keith Hardee, of...
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Corey McPhaul
Sheriff’s Office arrests detention officer
A Richmond County detention officer is behind bars after being arrested for providing crack cocaine to inmates, according to sheriff reports. Corey McPhaul, 36, of Hamlet, was arrested on Sunday by the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office after a sting operation caught McPhaul in the act, according to the Sheriff’s Office. According to sheriff reports, an inmate at the Richmond County Jail told a detective that McPhaul was bringing drugs into...
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Sites and sounds from The Rock
The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series’ North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at The Rock Presented by Cheerwine provided race fans with an enthusiastic experience on Sunday. Photos by Laura Edington | Daily Journal
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The walkway beneath the giant letters spelling "Rockingham Speedway" is packed.
NASCAR, round two
Richmond County welcomed NASCAR fans back to the Rockingham Speedway for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Crowds cheered in the stands, pit crews hustled in pit row to get their jobs done, NASCAR and SPEED TV media group representatives milled around and officials and VIP watched the race from behind windows. Photos by Dawn M. Kurry | Daily Journal
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Contributed photo On Tuesday, Leadership Richmond participants made a visit to Big Pine Retreat for their Confidence Building session. Pictured: Carmen Villaronga, BB & T; Crystal Shepard, CommunityOne Bank; Ashley Huneycutt, FirstHealth Fitness Center; Chance Steen, Hamlet Fire and Rescue; Amery Griffin, Hamlet Police Dept.; Justin Pruitt, Hamlet Fire and Rescue; David Gallops, Rockingham Police Dept.; Julie Bryant, RC Partnership for Children; Deborah Griffin, Mega Force; Don Belcher, Sandhills Regional Medical Center; Kelly Gillis, Coldwell Bankers; Anne Hildreth, FirstHealth Richmond Memorial Hospital; Jake Lewis, Maness Tire; Suzette Lillard, Bayada Home Health; and Cheyenne Revels, Rockingham Police Dept. Not pictured: Cynthia Bradley, American Red Cross; Laura Grier, RC Cooperative Extention; Harry Andrews, FirstHealth Richmond Memorial Hospital; Dustin Johnson, Rockingham Police Dept.; and Amber Covington. If you would like more information on Leadership Richmond contact the Richmond County Chamber of Commerce at 895-9058 or Big Pine Retreat 582-4766 for Confidence Building Sessions.
Leadership Richmond visits Retreat
Contributed photo On Tuesday, Leadership Richmond participants made a visit to Big Pine Retreat for their Confidence Building session. Pictured: Carmen Villaronga, BB & T; Crystal Shepard, CommunityOne Bank; Ashley Huneycutt, FirstHealth Fitness Center; Chance Steen, Hamlet Fire and Rescue; Amery Griffin, Hamlet Police Dept.; Justin Pruitt, Hamlet Fire and Rescue; David Gallops, Rockingham Police Dept.; Julie Bryant, RC Partnership for Chil...
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There was plenty of racing action at Rockingham Speedway on Saturday, a prelude to Sunday's big race. | Staff photos by John Charles Robbins
Rock Steady
Race Day is finally here. Rockingham Speedway today showcases the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series' North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at The Rock presented by Cheerwine. The race begins at 2 p.m. Tickets and suite packages are available at the speedway box office. Remaining seats begin at $25. There was plenty of racing on Saturday at The Rock, mixed among practice sessions of the NASCAR trucks. Australian Brodie Kostecki won the 75-lap UA...
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Contributed photo Identical twins, Harl and Carl Steen, were treated for similar physical health conditions.
Identical twin brothers get double dose of healing at Sandhills Regional wound care center
As identical twins, Harl and Carl Steen have done a lot of things together. If you saw one, you saw the other — literally. Besides looking alike, at one point they dressed alike, both played baseball, and now live together. But what they didn’t expect was for their closeness and familiarities to produce similar physical health conditions. Both Harl and Carl were recent patients of the Sandhills Center for Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medi...
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Contributed photo Representative Garland Pierce, for the 48th District, had breakfast with Governor Pat McCrory, Historical Black Colleges and Universities Presidents and Chancellors on April 9. The North Carolina Legislative Black Caucus celebrated “Historical Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Day” at the General Assembly. Pierce, the chair of the North Carolina Legislative Black Caucus, discussed the schools of higher learning and their history of educating our youth and leaders.
Representative Pierce has breakfast with McCrory
Contributed photo State Representative Garland Pierce, for the 48th District, had breakfast with Governor Pat McCrory, Historical Black Colleges and Universities Presidents and Chancellors on April 9. The North Carolina Legislative Black Caucus celebrated “Historical Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Day” at the General Assembly. Pierce, the chair of the North Carolina Legislative Black Caucus, discussed the schools of higher learning ...
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John Charles Robbins | Daily Journal NASCAR trucks return to Rockingham Speedway this weekend, after a successful race weekend in April 2012.
ROCK ON — Local officials welcome race fans to ‘The Rock’
The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) will be making its second trip to Rockingham Speedway for the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at The Rock presented by Cheerwine, and local officials are hyped about the event this weekend. “I’ve been looking forward to it and it looks like the weather is going to be great — I can’t wait,” said State Representative Ken Goodman, of Rockingham. “It’s a good community event that really pulls t...
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Laura Edington | Daily Journal Fans lined Harrington Square to see the Hauler's Parade.
Thunder and Lightning no match for ThunderFest
Thunder, lightning and an early downpour at ThunderFest didn’t keep people from enjoying the festivities on Friday in Rockingham. The event is part of a weekend long party ending with the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series’ North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at The Rock Presented by Cheerwine on Sunday, April 14. Downtown Harrington Square, off of East Washington Street, was closed to traffic as people walked around and enjoyed the festi...
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Richmond County Sheriff’s Office - complaints for April 13, 2013
Recent incident reports from the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office include: • Obtain property by false pretense was reported on April 4 at a location on Broad Avenue. • Breaking and entering was reported on April 4 at a location on Waymon Chapel Road in Hamlet. • Obtaining property by false pretense was reported on April 4 at a residence on Church Street. • Assault was reported on April 4 at a location on Main Street in Ellerbe. • Br...
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Contributed photo From left, Dean Nichols, owner of Nic’s Pic Kwik BP stating, a member of the Richmond Community College Board of Trustees, and Gene McLaurin, President of Quality Oil and Gas in Rockingham.
RCC Foundation gets donation from BP
Special to the Daily Journal Quality Oil and Gas and Nic’s Pik Kwik stores presented a BP Fueling Communities grant donation of $1,500 to the Richmond Community College Foundation earlier this month. Gene McLaurin, President of Quality and Gas, and Dean Nichols of Nic’s Pik Qwik presented a check to RCC Foundation Director Olivia Webb at RCC’s Honeycutt Center in Laurinburg. The funds are for the foundation’s operations. The BP Fueling ...
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Contributed photo Oma Lawhorn (left), Danny Hayes and Tammy Messer (right), are combining their efforts this year for St. Jude children. Hopefully, their united determination and extended event will bring them to $10,000 for the hospital.
Locals raise expectations for annual St. Jude benefit
Tammy and Roger Messer, owners of the Southern Roadhouse Saloon in Rockingham, along with Danny Hayes of House of Fish and Oma Lawhorn of Ellerbe, are hosting their annual Crusin for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Carnival this weekend. The team decided to step it up this year with a carnival for all children in the area to be involved in such a good cause. It will be at the Southern Roadhouse, 640 McNair Road, Rockingham, from 1...
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Bill lowers pot possession penalty
A new bill could make the possession of less than one ounce of marijuana no longer a misdemeanor, but a civil infraction, if the bill passes and becomes law. A bill introduced by State Rep. Kelly Alexander Jr. (D-Mecklenburg) to downgrade the penalty for simple possession of marijuana in North Carolina passed first reading Wednesday and was referred to the House Committee on Judiciary. HB 637 would replace criminal penalties for the posse...
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Senator Gene McLaurin
Lawmakers ask governor to support CCNC in Medicaid reform
State Sen. Gene McLaurin joined Rep. Ken Goodman this week in calling on Governor Pat McCrory to protect and support a crucial, state-based public-private partnership as he attempts to reform North Carolina’s Medicaid system. McLaurin and Goodman are from Rockingham. In a letter sent to the governor on Tuesday, the Democratic legislators acknowledged that recent cost-overruns indicate a need for comprehensive reform. However, they express...
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