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Dawn M. Kurry | Daily Journal Dale McInnis reveals the Vision 2020 Strategic Plan to the Richmond County Board of Commissioners at its monthly meeting on Monday.
Richmond County rolls out Vision 2020 Strategic Plan
The Richmond County Strategic Plan Vision 2020, co-chaired by Chair of the Board of County Commissioners Kenneth Robinette and Richmond Community College President Dale McInnis, is an assessment of the needs of Richmond County and determines how to move forward over the next seven years. The strategic plan, which will cost $15,000, consisted of several phases. In the first phase, the county worked with the University of North Carolina - Cha...
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Contributed photo Pictured, from left to right are: Larry Rozier, American Legion National Historian, U.S. Senator for North Carolina Kay Hagan and Jeff Joyner, American Legion Member and Chairman of the Legislative Commission of North Carolina. Legion members visited Washington, D.C., to met with almost all of North Carolina’s members of Congress to discuss veterans issues.
American Legion visits Congress
Twenty-seven North Carolina American Legion members traveled to Washington, D.C., on Feb. 26 for the annual Washington Conference. The American Legion’s Washington Conference gives the organization a chance to meet with elected officials to discuss legislative initiatives and priorities that are important to Legion members and their families. The Legion members met with almost all of North Carolina’s Congressional members. This year, so...
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Trustees praise model audit, make room for growth
Commendations for exceptional financial reporting were bestowed by the Richmond Community College Board of Trustees Tuesday night. After presenting tentative budget requests for Richmond and Scotland counties, RCC Chief Financial Officer Brent Barbee presented a clean audit report from the Office of the North Carolina State Auditor with no findings and no exceptions. “We are very proud of the hard work that Brent, Debbie Cashwell and the ...
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Contributed photo This is the knife guideline, posted by the TSA, to show which knives will be allowed in carry-on luggage.
TSA to allow knives in carry-on luggage
The Transportation Security Administration announced this week that it will allow passengers to carry certain types of knives and a variety of sports equipment on U.S. airline flights. The TSA said it established a committee to review the prohibited items list based on an overall risk-based security approach. After the review, TSA Administrator John S. Pistole made the decision to start allowing certain items back into carry-on luggage. B...
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Contributed photo Storytime at Discovery Place KIDS-Rockingham got popular over the first weekend the interactive children's museum was open. Keep an eye open for the ever-changing schedule of events.
March to the beat of Discovery Place KIDS-Rockingham
Now that Discovery Place KIDS-Rockingham has opened, parents and teachers in the area can expect a changing schedule. The theme for March at the interactive learning museum is “I Like to Move It Move It: March to a healthy beat.” “Through the month we will be exploring activities that teach more about keeping our bodies healthy, fit and in motion,” said Discovery Place, Inc. spokesperson Logan Stewart. “Little guests will learn how to do ...
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Rockingham Police Department arrests and complaints for March 7, 2013
The Rockingham Police Department recently made the following arrests: • Richard David Streater, 58, of 123 Pemberton Lane, Rockingham, was arrested for larceny and second degree trespass. He was placed under a $500 secured bond. • Andwain Dubois Clark Jr., 24, of 960 Arbor Road, Rockingham, was arrested for failure to appear - no insurance and revoked tag. He was placed under a $500 secured bond. • Keith Lamar Covington, 30, of 104 Agin...
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Contributed photo A revolutionary sports product is being distributed out of Rockingham to the global market. The GelDefender is designed and proven to reduce impact when worn under a helmet during contact sports, say its creators.
New headgear to reduce head injuries
A Rockingham man, along with a Rockingham business partnership, is revolutionizing the way athletes around the world take impact. GelDefender is a soft-gel head safety pad engineered to reduce the effects of g-force impacts that are sustained in contact sports and recreational activities for which helmet use is recommended or required. Its design incorporates advanced, lightweight technology that multiple rounds of laboratory tests indicate...
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Laura Edington | Daily Journal Marshall Davis, second grade teacher at Mineral Springs Elementary School, showed how he is a model for science.
Teachers display model performances for School Board
There was no runway, but the Richmond County Board of Education saw a show of models on Tuesday evening from Mineral Springs Elementary School. The presentation was named Ellerbe’s Next Top Model and was presented by Mineral Springs Administrator Wendy Jordan. Jordan said the program was designed for job embedded professional development, and the school asked teachers to think about what they do that represents good educational practices....
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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 p.m. on Wednesday, March 13, the Dobbins Heights Town Hall, 172 Earle Franklin Rd., Hamlet, will be holding Legal Aid Intake Day. Cases accepted are housing evictions, foreclosures, landlord issues, consumer issues, domestic violence, unemployment, Medicaid disability denials and other public benefits denials, testamentary wills, power of at...
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Contributed photo Each year, Richmond Community College Foundation hosts a reception where scholarship recipients have the opportunity to meet donors to thank them for their generosity in helping defray the cost of tuition and textbooks. On Tuesday, Feb. 26, Ed Chisholm presented the Dorothy King Chisholm Memorial Nursing Scholarship to Shannon M. O’Neal. Pictured, left to right, are RCC President Dale McInnis, O’Neal, Chisholm and RCC Foundation Vice President Patrick Chappell.
RCC Foundation hosted scholarship reception
Contributed photo Each year, Richmond Community College Foundation hosts a reception where scholarship recipients have the opportunity to meet donors to thank them for their generosity in helping defray the cost of tuition and textbooks. On Tuesday, Feb. 26, Ed Chisholm presented the Dorothy King Chisholm Memorial Nursing Scholarship to Shannon M. O’Neal. Pictured, left to right, are RCC President Dale McInnis, O’Neal, Chisholm and RCC Foun...
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Contributed photo Team EZ Ryderz from Ellerbe Middle School, coached by Benny Leviner, eighth grade Exceptional Children teacher, show off their invention.
Richmond County Schools win several events at BioMoto Capstone Competition
The annual BioMoto Capstone Competition came to Rockingham Dragway on Saturday and all four middle schools in Richmond County participated. Three of the four schools placed in several events. The Capstone Competition is the culmination of the BioMoto STEM Challenge which is a year-long program. The Challenge is a collaborative educational initiative that is underwritten by a $300,000 grant from the Golden LEAF Foundation and guided by the N...
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Fundraiser to help retired Army Sergeant
The Cascades Tissue Group in Rockingham will hold a benefit luncheon to help a local man with expenses incurred because of a lung transplant. John Taylor, born in Lumberton, was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis in 2004 and was put on the donor recipient list at Chapel Hill Hospital at the University of North Carolina. He finally received a lung transplant on March 3. He is a retired U.S. First Sergeant with the Army and has been marrie...
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Annual Arts Alive event to kick off March 7-8
Prepare to be impressed as hundreds of students, along with art and music teachers, gear up for an annual tradition. The Richmond County Schools Arts Alive! Celebration will be held Thursday and Friday, March 7-8 at the Cole Auditorium, 1042 W. Hamlet Ave., Hamlet. Since the program’s beginning in 2001, student artists and performers have showcased their talents in music and art for Richmond County parents, community members and educators. ...
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Contributed photo The Princess Ball girls collected shoes for a mission in Guyana. Pictured, from left to right, starting with the first row are Calleigh Hubbard, Hailey Smith, Calli Byrd, Emma Altman, Sydney Smith, Megan Rainwater, Paige Goodman, Marissa Tomlinson, Annalise Norton and Danika Smith. In the back, from left to right, are Gretchen Bradley, Annaston Martin, Emma Perry, Abigail Tatum, Kassie Smith, Josie Standridge, Olivia Thompson, Shyann Byrd, Victoria Tomlinson and Kayla Lynch.
Princesses give shoes to the poor
If you only made $800 a year, the gift of a new pair of shoes may seem like a blessing. Twenty-two girls at the Second Baptist Church of Hamlet in Girls in Action, along with their adult leaders Millie Vickers, Crystal Smith and Alyssa Bailey, held an event that allowed them to take up a collection of new shoes. The annual Princess Ball was held on Feb. 9 and each girl wore socks to the event and brought a new pair of shoes to donate to a...
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Contributed photo While maintaining the wooden duck boxes, a screech owl was disturbed from its resting spot.
Ducks Unlimited to hold Dinner and Fundraiser March 7
Richmond County Ducks Unlimited will be holding its annual Dinner and Fundraiser at 5:30 p.m. March 7, at the Moose Lodge of Rockingham. Among many causes to celebrate, the organization earlier this year cleaned and maintained around 67 wood duck boxes in the county. Proving to be regular visitors, screech owls were once again found in some of the boxes. The cleaning and maintenance continued to be a great success with the duck box program ...
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County Board takes over animal shelter
Every seat in the Commissioners’ Chambers was taken Monday night as the Richmond County Board of Commissioners voted to establish the animal shelter as a new county department under the jurisdiction of the Richmond County Health Department, while allowing the Humane Society to continue assisting with adoptions, rescues and fund raising. County Manager Rick Sago lead the presentation. “The Health Department and I have been meeting with the...
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Contributed photo Pastor John Green, District Area Director for Civitan District West Area Six, was the key note speaker for the Rockingham Civitan Annual Clergy Appreciation Week.
Civitan club honors clergy
Every year, the Civitan club shows appreciation to clergy of all faiths during Clergy Appreciation Week by inviting them to an evening of dinner and appreciation. Clergy Appreciation Week was inspired by an event that occurred during World War II. On Feb. 3, 1943, the USS Dorchester was traveling through the North Atlantic with 905 American servicemen on board. The ship was being tracked, undetected, by a German submarine which fired a to...
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Laura Edington | Daily Journal Rick Bacon, president of the Rockingham Rotary Club, David Wood, president-elect of the Rockingham Rotary Club and Martina Frycova hold up the check donated by the Rotary Club to help improve sanitary conditions in Afghanistan.
Czech Republic visitor warms to Rockingham
A woman from the Czech Republic is traveling across the United States informing Rotarians about the harsh sanitary conditions in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, and trying to raise money to bring clean drinking water and updated sanitary developments to the city. Martina Frycova started the Rotary Rail and Water Tour by talking to the Rockingham Rotary Club at a meeting on Monday. The tour is organized by Intelligentsia International, Inc., a non...
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Contributed photo Rohanen Middle School- A Honor Roll, front row from left to right: Kaitlyn Taylor, Kelsey Quick, Aiyana Ocampo, Jasmine Prevatte, Tyra Strong, Hannah Carpenter, Jessica Pavia, Tyree Ocampo Second row: Emily Hughes, Kayla Hernandez, Trina Miller, Morgan Spicer, Heaven Nicholson, Ashley Kocan, Jacob Beck, Jordan Lear, Kailyn Mead Third row: Gordon Pihl II, Donald (Trey) Caulder III, Madison Garner, Eric Snipes, Tasheka Harrington, Kazavyah Thompson, Heaven Carpenter Back row: Matthew Watts, Brooke Rape, Peyton Babson, Josh Hill, Jonah Smith, Kassidy Brown, Kailey Thompson Not Pictured: Tayla Howlett and Kayla Lisk
Rohanen Middle School recently named its Honor Roll for the 3rd six weeks
A Honor Roll Sixth Grade: Jacob Beck, Kassidy Brown, Heaven Carpenter, Tasheka Harrington, Joshua Hill, Tayla Howlett, Ashley Kocan, Jordan Lear, Kayla Lisk, Kailyn Mead, Heaven Nicholson, Tyree Ocampo, Jesica Pavia, Brooke Rape, Jonah Smith, Kailey Thompson, Kazavyah Thompson, Matthew Watts. Seventh Grade: Peyton Babson, Hannah Carpenter, Donald (Trey) Caulder III, Emily Hughes, Aiyana Ocampo, Gordon Pihl II, Jasmine Prevatte, Tyra S...
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