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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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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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Locals stock up on Bud Light for race weekend and Beer Month
With race weekend approaching Richmond County, many people are stocking up on beer for their cookouts. So what is Richmond County’s most beloved brew? Hudson Brother’s Deli and FATZ Cafe in Rockingham agree that Bud Light takes the cake. They have ordered extra cases this week to prepare for ThunderFest and the tourists getting ready to swarm the county. “Hands down, Bud Light is the favorite,” said Diane Masterson at Hudson Brother’s. “I...
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Cassidy Odom | Daily Journal Daren A. Dawkins works on getting the fallen straw from a yard near Hamlet after a long winter.
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Cassidy Odom | Daily Journal Daren A. Dawkins works on getting the fallen straw from a yard near Hamlet after a long winter.
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Contributed photo From left to right Plastek General Manager Steve Ulrich shows NCCCS President Scott Ralls, RCC President Dale McInnis, NCCCS Customized Training Director Mark Council and NC State Senator Gene McLaurin an automated process at the facility Monday morning.
Community college president kicks off Manufacturing Awareness Week
North Carolina Community College System President Scott Ralls received a glimpse of the customized training partnerships between Richmond Community College and local industries Monday as he kicked off the system’s Manufacturing Awareness Week. Ralls visited the Forte Building on the college’s main campus and spoke with students in the Electric Utility Substation and Engineering programs before heading to Plastek in Hamlet and Service Thread...
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Dawn M. Kurry | Daily Journal A free workshop sponsored by the Daily Journal will help business owners make their company more visible with new marketing strategies.
Free workshop to help businesses promote
A free workshop to help promote your business online is being offered by the Daily Journal next week. Pre-registration online is required for one of the two workshops scheduled for April 16 and 17, at noon, at Liberty Place, 214 E. Washington St., Rockingham. To register, visit www.createconnectpromote.com/Rockingham. The two-hour workshop will focus on how to make your company more visible to potential customers. While traditional prin...
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Dawn M. Kurry | Daily Journal James Armstrong, GIS director, demonstrates the VAD interactive map for the County Commissioners.
Voluntary Agriculture District receives praise
A Voluntary Agriculture District ordinance has been adopted by 80 counties. This means that more than three-fourths of the counties in North Carolina are actively protecting farm and forest land for future generations. “The Voluntary Agricultural District is a state-wide program,” said Agricultural Cooperative Extension Agent Paige Burns when the program began in 2011. “It’s a farmland protection program to help keep the land in use as work...
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Laura Edington | Daily Journal Residents of the Philadelphia community listened to Deputy N.L. Forester and Officer Marcus Ricks talk about highway safety.
Officers talk vehicle and bike safety
Two law enforcement officers from the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office and the Rockingham Police Department teamed up this week to talk about highway safety to residents in the Philadelphia community. Deputy N.L. Forester, of the Sheriff’s Office, and Officer Marcus Ricks, of the Police Department, gave general safety tips when traveling in a car and riding a bicycle. Forester and Ricks were asked to speak at Philadelphia United Methodist...
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RCC Career Center to host job fair
An annual career fair at Richmond Community College is ramping back up, so polish up your resumes. According to Carlotta Knotts who organizes business events at RCC’s Cole Auditorium, last year’s event drew around 300 applicants and this year attendees can expect to see at least 35 different vendors, consisting of employers ranging from small businesses to state law enforcement agencies. Attendees interested in applying for jobs can speak...
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