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Contributed photo Senate Bill 33 is currently in the Judiciary II Committee.
Business licensees’ could get relief from criminal history bill
North Carolina residents who can’t get a business license because of their criminal history may get some relief. Senate Bill 33, which would require occupational licensing boards to consider certain factors before denying applicants with criminal records, is currently in the Judiciary II Committee and is scheduled to be heard Feb. 28. Also called Use of Criminal History Records by Lic. Bds., the bill was filed on Jan. 31 and is sponsored ...
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Contributed photo From left to right are Richard Lunceford, American Legion 16th District commander of Rockingham, Jim Koutz, National Commander of American Legion and Robert Steele, Post commander of Post 147. These men along with Carlton Hawkins attended the American Legion mid-winter conference in Raleigh.
American Legion’s pop top project still going strong
If you’ve ever snapped the tab off of your soda can for the Ronald McDonald house, you’ve helped a family stay with their child during a difficult time. Perhaps you’ve helped collected large bags of these pop tops, which are aluminum and are turned into money to donate to the Ronald McDonald House. These houses are located close to hospitals at which children are treated for serious illness or injuries, and they allow parents to stay nearby...
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Auditions open for ‘The Dining Room’
Richmond Community Theatre will hold auditions for A.R. Gurney, Jr.’s play “The Dining Room,” Thursday. Registration for auditions will begin at 6:30 p.m. Auditions will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. at the theatre on Harrington Square, 109 E. Washington St. in Rockingham. The play is set in a single dining room of a typical well-to-do household. Yet in the play 18 scenes from different households overlap and intertwine. It is a kind of mosaic o...
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Dawn M. Kurry | Daily Journal Children splash in an exhibit with water, fountains, waterfalls and boats.
Parents: ‘Discovery Place KIDS-Rockingham is the coolest place ever’
A long line of parents and children filed out of the door of Discovery Place KIDS-Rockingham on Saturday, as the first guests entered the interactive children’s museum for the first time. The rain didn’t damped spirits, and after the ribbon cutting by the museum staff, the Corporate Campaign members and the brightly colored mascot CanCan, everyone headed inside with smiles. Staff stood by for assistance by exhibits as kids and their parents...
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Laura Edington | Daily Journal “Breaking the Silence” by Kenzell Evans is an autobiographical story about how he dealt with his double life plus 15 years conviction.
Hamlet native pens book on his criminal case
A Richmond County native is led down a path that ends with him being convicted of vicious crimes and sentenced to spend his life in prison. Born and raised in Hamlet during the 1950s, Kenzell Evans took his life story and turned it into a 226 page tale of how he overcame obstacles that kept trying to tear him down. In his book, “Breaking the Silence,” Evans, who has repeatedly said he was wrongfully accused and convicted, writes about how...
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Howard Wallace
Local man is first black District Governor of 31-D
In recognition of Black History Month, the Daily Journal is highlighting the noteworthy achievement of this Richmond County native. — The Editor A local man is the first African American District Governor, for 31-D, for the North Carolinas Lions, Inc. Howard Wallace became the first African American District Governor, for 31-D, when he was sworn in at the 95th Lions Clubs Annual International Convention in Buscan, South Korea, in June 2...
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Laura Edington | Daily Journal The Pee Dee Pregnancy Resource Center is located at 110 N. Lawrence St., Rockingham.
Pregnancy center gets new name and number
Pee Dee Crisis Pregnancy Center has a new name and phone number. Located in Hope’s Doorway at 110 N. Lawrence St., Rockingham, the center is now called the Pee Dee Pregnancy Resource Center. “We decided the new name would more aptly identify what we do,” said Betty Samuels, the administrative assistant for the center. Samuels said they are more of a pregnancy resource center than a pregnancy crisis center. The phone number for the cente...
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Contributed photo Mineral Springs Principal Wendy Kelly Jordan was recently selected as the Regional Principal of the Year. She is pictured here with Richmond County Schools Superintendent George Norris.
Jordan named Regional Principal of the Year
On Feb. 15, students and teachers gathered in the auditorium at Mineral Springs Elementary School to surprise their principal, Wendy Kelly Jordan, of her selection as the 2013 Wells Fargo Sandhills/South Central Regional Principal of the Year. Jordan walked into a room filled with people cheering for her as she received a letter informing her of the distinct honor she had been given. Jordan was selected as Principal of the Year for Richmond...
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Richmond County Sheriff’s Office - complaints for Feb. 26, 2013
Recent incident reports from the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office include: • Domestic dispute and possession of a firearm by a felon were reported on Feb. 21 at a residence on Charles Street in Hamlet. • Damage to personal property was reported on Feb. 21 at a location on U.S. 1 South. • Assault was reported on Feb. 21 at a location on Mill Road. • Larceny was reported on Feb. 21 at a residence on Lake Road. • Larceny was reported o...
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The first line to ever wait for admittance to Discovery Place KIDS-Rockingham.
Discovery Place KIDS - Rockingham opens
An interactive learning museum for children opens up in downtown Rockingham. For the first time, children from the greater Sandhills region are coming to downtown to learn and play on brand new high-tech exhibits. Smiles and laughter filled what was the Old McKenzie Furniture building that stood empty and silent for years. A hustle and bustle greeted Discovery Place KIDS-Rockingham staff on their first day, which they said was exciting, des...
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Barbecue sale
The Richmond Thunder Softball team will hold its fourth annual barbecue sale on March 1 at the Browder Park at 1311 Rockingham Road, Rockingham. The fundraiser will be from 11 a.m. until the barbecue is sold out. Barbecue plates can be delivered but five or more must be purchased for deliveries. A barbecue plate is $7 and will be either barbecue pork or barbecue chicken. The plate will include coleslaw, baked beans and a roll. According...
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This impressive image was captured by Bill Matheson of Rockingham, in the early morning hours of Saturday, Feb. 23, opening day of Discovery Place KIDS-Rockingham. Matheson said he took the photo at about 6:30 a.m., " … (I)thought it might be a good time to grab a photo since the streets were wet. The police officers setting out traffic cones was a bonus." A larger version of the photo can be seen on our facebook page.
Rockingham welcomes Discovery Place KIDS
The brand new interactive children’s learning museum, Discovery Place KIDS-Rockingham, opened Saturday at 233 E. Washington St. in downtown Rockingham. The facility offers exhibits where children from all over the region can learn, play, explore and build on skills.
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John Hutchinson
Hutchinson joins RCC Board of Trustees
John Hutchinson of Rockingham has been named, by the Richmond County Board of Commissioners, to the board of trustees at Richmond Community College in Hamlet. He is a Senior Vice President/Investment Officer with the Hutchinson and Vaughn Investment Consulting Group of Wells Fargo Advisors, L.L.C. in Rockingham. A graduate of Davidson College, Hutchinson earned his master’s degree in history from the University of Virginia and his juris d...
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Dr. Alan Coulson
The missionary and the cure How Vancomycin was discovered and now used in healing wounds
The following article was submitted by Alan Coulson, M.D., a panel physician at the Sandhills Center for Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine in Hamlet. He is board certified in hyperbaric medicine and a certified wound care specialist. The year was 1950 and a young missionary, Reverend William Bouw, his wife and three-year-old daughter, set sail from Los Angeles to cross the Pacific Ocean to the distant island of Borneo. Bouw was dete...
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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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