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Cassidy Odom|Daily Journal After the ribbon cutting, the crowd started to spread out to the numerous attractions offered for the event such as the caboose and museum tours.
National Train Day proves successful for community
The Hamlet Depot & Museums celebrated the sixth annual National Train Day on Saturday, May 11. Many residents of Richmond and surrounding counties attended the event in celebration of the importance of trains and how they have impacted our nation. Museum Manager at Hamlet Depot & Museum Miranda Chavis was very excited about the community support. “I think it was incredibly successful,” said Chavis. “In the four hours of the event, we es...
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Cole Auditorium
Seminar to help with home-based businesses
Mike Collins has been a home-based entrepreneur for more than 25 years. Collins will be sharing his experience and more at the Richmond Community College’s Cole Auditorium in Hamlet on Thursday from 6 to 9 p.m. to show you how to run a home-based business. There are many questions on how to get started like, What type of business will you start? How will you market it? How will it affect your home life and can you really make the kind of mo...
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Contributed by Hamlet Police Officer Steven Williams The Hamlet City Council will meet tonight at Hamlet City Hall.
Hamlet City Council meets tonight
The Hamlet City Council will meet tonight for its regular monthly meeting at Hamlet City Hall, at 201 Main St. in Hamlet, at 7 p.m. The meeting will include comments from attendees, approval of budget amendments as well as a City Manager Marchell Adams-David’s report, comments from the council and comments from Hamlet Mayor Jeff Smart. For questions about the meeting, call Hamlet City Hall at 910-582-2651.
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Contributed photo Wingate University President Jerry E. McGee, left, and G.R. Kindley at the commencement ceremony.
G.R. Kindley earns honorary doctorate
G.R. Kindley, a longtime mayor of Rockingham, was awarded an honorary doctorate from Wingate University during the college’s 117th Commencement ceremony Saturday, May 11, on the Academic Quad in Wingate. Nearly 445 students graduated from Wingate, including graduates from 32 different states and 15 different countries. The Class of 1963 celebrated its 50th anniversary by leading the Class of 2013 in the procession. Along with Kindley, a s...
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Annual Kids Day is about fun and health
Children of all ages will have tons of activities to enjoy at the annual Kids Days at FirstHealth Richmond Memorial Hospital in Rockingham on Saturday, May 18, from 9 a.m. to noon. There will be a boating safety display, ambulance and fire truck tours, Smokey the Bear, bounce house, Sparky the Fire Dog, temporary tattoos and a hand washing station. New to this event is the water safety demonstration by FirstHealth Center for Health & Fitn...
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Wildfire burns 25 acres north of Rockingham Speedway
The North Carolina Forest Service of Richmond County is working to contain a wild fire, said to be located on the east side of Highway U.S. 1, just north of the Rockingham Speedway. According to Forester Don Watson, the wild fire looks to be at least 25 acres wide and growing. Watson said the Forest Service’s airplanes are viewing the fire from the sky while men on the ground try to put it out. Watson contacted the Daily Journal about t...
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Willard
Missing man last seen on Mill Road
An elderly Rockingham man, with special medical needs, has been missing for several days, according to the Rockingham Police Department. In a press release today, police provided information about Howard Eugene Willard, 72 , of Rockingham, and a photograph of the man. A missing persons report was made about Willard to the department on May 9, according to Det. Sgt. Donavan Young, Public Information Officer. Willard is a white male, appr...
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Pierce
Gun bill worries lawmakers
A bill that would allow concealed weapons on college campuses, public parks and into establishments where alcohol is served has members of the local legislative delegation concerned. State Rep. Garland Pierce, who along with Rep. Ken Goodman voted against the bill, said on Thursday that while he respects the right to bear arms, Pierce thinks that permitting concealed carry in places where alcohol is served is “going too far.” “We all resp...
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Richmond Memorial Hospital awards nurses
Richmond Memorial Hospital in Rockingham held a special Nurses Week lunch this week. “This luncheon is to celebrate and thank the nurses for what they do each and every day to care for our patients and families,” said Emily Sloan, Assistant Director of Public Relations for FirstHealth of the Carolinas. At the luncheon, there was special recognition for individual nurses. The following are the 2013 Nurse of the Year Awards, with comments...
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Contributed photo Thirteen Richmond County residents were pinned as registered nurses Thursday night at a ceremony at the Cole Auditorium on Richmond Community College's campus. Newly pinned nurses from Richmond County were: (Front row, left to right) Rebecca Locklear, Christine Norton, Jacqueline Young, Heather Jordan, Anitra Ingram, Christopher Norton, (Second Row, left to right) Tammy Benoist, Laura Wheeler, Brittnee Benton, Amanda Leviner, (Third row, left to right) Shannon O'Neal, Matthew Smith and Vic Barberousse.
New nurses get their pins
After two years of study, 29 graduates of the Lillian Duer James School of Nursing at Richmond Community College celebrated completion of their Associates Degree Nursing (ADN) program at a pinning ceremony Thursday night at the Cole Auditorium in Hamlet. Ernest Grant, Outreach Coordinator for the North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center and Professor at UNC School of Nursing, challenged the newly pinned nurses to be agents of change. “You need t...
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