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Dawn M. Kurry | Daily Journal Children of all ages will enjoy the brightly lit exhibit that blows air through tubes, pushing colorful scarves and plush balls through and out for you to catch.
Get ready, get set … play!
The greater Sandhills region’s children will now be able to visit and benefit from Discovery Place KIDS-Rockingham. The brand new interactive children’s learning museum, located at 233 E. Washington St. in downtown Rockingham, will offer exhibits where children from all over the region can learn, play, explore and build on skills. Discovery Place KIDS–Rockingham grand opening ceremonies will begin promptly at 9 a.m. on Saturday with a rib...
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Contributed photo Volunteer firefighters with the Northside Fire Department learned how to battle a LP gas fire in a controlled environment Monday night. Richmond Community College offered the course Monday night to firefighters in the county. Four departments took advantage of the opportunity.
Volunteer firefighters take RCC’s LP Gas Emergency Course
Imagine facing a wall of flames three stories high with just the spray from a fire hose. It takes courage and training to safely fight fires. Monday night, firefighters from Northside, Ellerbe, Mt. Creek, and Cordova Fire Departments participated in a LP Gas Emergencies course offered by Richmond Community College, to learn how to approach and extinguish this type of fire. The course was free to active volunteers. David Laviner, with Advanc...
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Rockingham wants your input
John Charles Robbins Daily Journal Editor … And the survey says! City officials in Rockingham continue to encourage citizen participation in a survey that will ultimately guide the course of the city — its blueprint for the future. As part of the city’s update of its long range land use plan, officials are seeking the opinions and ideas of city residents through a written survey. The plan, “Shaping Our Future: 2012,” was adopted in ...
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Cleveland Beauford Gainey
Rockingham man arrested
The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office recently made the following arrest: Cleveland Beauford Gainey, 50, of 7th Ave. Aleo, Rockingham, was arrested and charged with selling prescription medication on three different occasions. Gainey was placed under a $2,000 secured bond. Arrest reports published in the Richmond County Daily Journal are copied from local law enforcement records. Reports include both arrests and criminal summons such as ci...
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Cassidy Odom|Daily Journal After 29 years of separation, the siblings hug tightly in celebration.
Siblings union, a long time coming
Five siblings were united for the first time in 29 years Thursday in Dobbins Heights, after a year-long search and nearly a lifetime of unanswered questions. Former school teacher, Elizabeth Johnson of Melbourne, Fla., decided to begin a search to find out about her birth mother about a year ago. She always knew she was adopted. Sometime in the mid-1980s, Elizabeth was left along with two other siblings, Constance and John, at a police st...
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Rep. Ken Goodman
Meth bill passes State House
House Bill 29, short titled Methamphetamine/Offense/Penalties, passed the State House on Wednesday and moved on to be heard in the Senate on Thursday. The bill would make it a felony for any convicted meth cook to possess products containing pseudoephedrine, the key ingredient needed to make methamphetamine. State Attorney General Roy Cooper, who supports the bill, said criminals who make meth could face more jail time and be banned from ...
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Contributed photo Monroe Avenue Elementary School announced its spelling bee winner, Jenna Patrick, for the fourth grade.
Elementary school spelling bee winner announced
Contributed photo Monroe Avenue Elementary School announced its spelling bee winner, Jenna Patrick, for the fourth grade.
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Contributed photo Pictured around the archery target at the North Carolina Senior Games State Finals are Pete Wheeler, Terry Mercer, Valerie Lunceford and John Stone.
Registration for Senior Games approaches
Registration for the Senior Games of Richmond County is Feb. 25 at 2 p.m. at the Hamlet Senior Center. Registration continues until 5 p.m. on March 25. There is a registration fee of $11. The local games will begin on April 15 and end on May 2. The Senior Games of Richmond County gives seniors a chance to showcase their skills in competitions such as arts and crafts, sports and many other categories. The seniors participate in games suc...
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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 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 27, the Ellerbe Town Hall, 108 West Page St., Ellerbe, will be holding Legal Aid Intake Day. Cases accepted are housing evictions, foreclosures, domestic violence, unemployment, Medicaid disability denials and other public benefits denials, testamentary wills, power of attorney, health care power of attorney, and l...
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Cassidy Odom | Daily Journal Geese flock around the Computer Technology Center on the campus of Richmond Community College in Hamlet.
Lawn Inspection 101
Cassidy Odom | Daily Journal Geese flock around the Computer Technology Center on the campus of Richmond Community College in Hamlet.
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