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Contributed photo Pictured from left to right are students who achieved the A Honor Roll at Monroe Avenue Elementary School. Front Row: Jenna Patrick, Dominick Leviner, Clayton Currie and Jessie McKenzie. Back Row: Kiersten David, Janaya Gilbert, Jordyn Bacote and Arriel Patterson.
Monroe Avenue Elementary School recently named its Honor Roll for the fourth six weeks
A Honor Roll Jenna Patrick, Dominick Leviner, Clayton Currie, Jessie McKenzie, Kiersten David, Janaya Gilbert, Jordyn Bacote and Arriel Patterson. B Honor Roll Ahmad Anem, Efesiah Bennett, Justin Bostick, Maddison Cade, Cerina Covington, Kiersten Gibson, Piper Hopkins, Kaitlyn Huff, Alston Johnson, Arriel Patterson, Jai’Maya Ratliff, Andres Sanchez, Jihad Terry, Brazil Tindal, Ethan Burdick, Davionna Campbell, Ania Covington, Ya’Mya Doc...
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Chamber welcomes Humann as new Membership Director
The Richmond County Chamber of Commerce has named Keri Humann as the new Membership Director. Humann will be actively involved in the planning and executing of member events and programming; managing various Chamber groups, and maintaining relationships with member companies, soliciting their feedback as part of the Chamber’s on-going quest for excellence. A resident of Rockingham for 11 years, Humann comes to the Chamber with a backgroun...
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State suspends nightclub’s alcohol permits
Escalating violence and criminal acts at a Rockingham nightclub have led state officials to suspend the club’s permits to sell alcohol, according to the North Carolina ABC Commission. Sworn statements of law enforcement officers describing numerous fights with crowds as large as 450 people and an April 27 incident with shots fired and serious cutting injuries at the club known as Suede have prompted the ABC Commission to suspend the alcohol...
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Dawn M. Kurry | Daily Journal Solar panels help cut down on the need to build power plants. You will see these panels if you head down Highway 177 past the Rockingham Speedway in Marston.
Sun power: the future of Richmond County
If you’ve driven down Highway 177 in Marston past the Rockingham Speedway, you have no doubt seen the sea of solar panels. Approximately 26,000 solar panels will sit on a total of 40 acres owned by Claude Smith by the time the construction is completed, according to Tri-City, Inc. Tri-City, Inc. recently entered into an agreement to partner with Birdseye Renewable Energy and Strata Solar for the construction and operation of a 5-megawatt ...
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Joseph Bathanti
Poet laureate is grad speaker
North Carolina Poet Laureate Joseph Bathanti will be the 2013 Commencement Speaker at St. Andrews University in Laurinburg this weekend. The ceremony will take place Saturday at 9 a.m. on DeTamble Terrace and will also include speeches by graduates Catherine Stumberg and Sally Thompson. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pa., Bathanti came to North Carolina as a VISTA Volunteer in 1976 to work with prison inmates. Over the past 36 years, he h...
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Change expected on Board of Elections
Richmond County will likely see a Board of Elections shakeup this summer now that North Carolina has a Republican governor. Traditionally the majority of members on the Board of Elections at both the state and county levels has been determined by the party of the governor. This week Gov. Pat McCrory’s appointments to the state board of elections — three Republicans and two Democrats — took effect, a choice reflecting GOP control over stat...
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Juvenile Crime Prevention requests $200,000 in funding
The Richmond County Board of Commissioners will be asked to approve a Juvenile Crime Prevention Council Program application for funding in the amount of $223,539. This is one of several agenda items being considered by county commissioners when they meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday, May 6. Meetings are held in the Commissioners Chambers, located on the second floor of the Richmond County Administrative Office, 125 S. Hancock St., Rockingham. The ...
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Photo by Jimmy McDonald People of all ages take part in the walk for Relay for Life in 2012. This year's Relay event will be held at Rockingham Speedway.
Relay for Life begins today
Walkers will go around the clock in the battle against cancer today when the American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Richmond County gets under way at Rockingham Speedway. The theme for the 2013 event is Racing For A Cure at The Rock. “We are so excited to have our event at Rockingham Speedway and hope the community will come out and enjoy the new venue,” said co-chair Linda Bayless. Relay For Life events are held overnight as individ...
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Laura Edington | Daily Journal Sheila Seller, president of the Hamlet Tree and Beautification Club and Dennis Quick, Ninth Grade Academy principal, talked about the importance of trees and how they benefit the environment.
Elementary students plant trees for Arbor Day
In celebration of Arbor Day, third and fifth graders from Monroe Avenue Elementary school in Hamlet planted three River Birch trees at Richmond County Ninth Grade Academy on Thursday, as some of the Earth Science students watched. Arbor Day is typically celebrated on the last Friday in April, but due to weather, the celebration was postponed until May 2. This year’s theme was “Look to the Forest.” Sheila Sellers, president of the Hamlet T...
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Dawn M. Kurry | Daily Journal More than 100 people used their lunchbreak on Thursday to honor National Day of Prayer, where people shared testimony, preachers read scripture and songs were sung. Prayers focused on the safety and peace of our nation.
Prayers offered for peace, safety
Impending rain didn’t deter more than 100 Christian believers from gathering on the Richmond County Courthouse steps at noon on Thursday to observe National Day of Prayer. The theme this year was “Pray for America,” in light of recent tragedies across the country such as the Boston bombing and the Texas fertilizer plant explosion. U.S Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), who apologized for not being able to be present for the gathering,...
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Contributed photo Pictured, from left to right, are: Ramona Davis, recording secretary; Lillian Terry, finance chair; Sally Pierce, treasurer; Martha Richardson, first vice president; Martha Webb, second vice president; Betty Matthews, historian and Lynn Clewis, president. Not pictured are Marjorie Rainey and Helen Elliott, finance chairs and Jeanette Melvin, corresponding secretary.
Woman’s Club elects officers
The Richmond County Woman’s Club has elected new officers for 2013 who will serve until 2015. The officers elected are Ramona Davis, recording secretary; Lillian Terry, Marjorie Rainey and Helen Elliott, finance chairs; Sally Pierce, treasurer; Martha Richardson, first vice president; Martha Webb, second vice president; Betty Matthews, historian; Lynn Clewis, president, and Jeanette Melvin, corresponding secretary. Established in 2000, th...
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Fresenius Medical Care-Scotland County celebrates 10 years
The Fresenius Medical Care North America clinic in Scotland County is celebrating its 10-year anniversary and one man is thankful he was able to get help. Chalmers “Dion” Davis has been receiving dialysis at FMCNA in Scotland County for the past 10 years. Davis was diagnosed in November 2002 after he was having congestive heart failure and his blood pressure was high. The doctors learned that his kidneys were being affected and he would h...
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Rep. Goodman
Goodman explains action on voter ID bill
State Rep. Ken Goodman said that several key modifications to the Voter ID bill that passed the North Carolina House last week inspired him to split ranks from most in his party to support the bill. Goodman, who represents parts of Scotland, Richmond, Robeson, Hoke and Montgomery counties, said that the proposed legislation “moved from very restrictive to something not very restrictive,” making it at least palatable to him and a several oth...
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Contributed photo Seven elementary schools and four high schools participated in the 2013 Battle of the Books on April 30 and May 1. Students must read a set list of books for their division and answer questions about the books by telling judges the title and authors' names. Taking away the championship in the elementary division was L.J. Bell Elementary (pictured) with first place, East Rockingham Elementary with second place and Mineral Springs Elementary in a close third.
Richmond County School students participate in Battle of the Books
Contributed photo Seven elementary schools and four high schools participated in the 2013 Battle of the Books on April 30 and May 1. Students must read a set list of books for their division and answer questions about the books by telling judges the title and authors’ names. Taking away the championship in the elementary division was L.J. Bell Elementary (pictured) with first place, East Rockingham Elementary with second place and Mineral S...
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Contributed photot Dallas Fournier (pictured left) and Jarod Ricks (pictured right) participated in the 2013 University of North Carolina at Pembroke Honors Band on Saturday, March 23.
RSHS Band students attend UNC-Pembroke Honors Band
Contributed photo Dallas Fournier (left) and Jarod Ricks participated in the 2013 University of North Carolina at Pembroke Honors Band on Saturday, March 23.
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Contributed photo Colbie Covington, 3, uses pans and colinders while playing in the sandbox.
Play Daze lets children have fun
More than 300 youngsters enjoyed a day of outdoor fun at Play Daze, an outdoor learning experience hosted recently by the Richmond County Partnership for Children and the Early Childhood Department of Richmond Community College. While the children thought the event was just a fun opportunity to play, run around in the open air and even use their outside voice, it was much more. Each of the activities held a learning opportunity, including c...
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Annual ride to benefit RC Special Olympics
Buddy Roe’s fourth annual bike ride for Richmond County Special Olympics will take place on Saturday, May 4. Buddy Robuck, owner of Buddy Roe’s, holds the event every year to honor his niece, Lisa Horner, who is an active participant in the Special Olympics. Registration begins at 11 a.m. at Buddy Roe’s, located at 188 Billy Covington Road, Rockingham. Kickstands will go up and riders will take off around a scenic drive towards Castle Par...
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Contributed photo David Jacobs-Strain, accompanied by harmonica master Bob Beach, will bring his passionate performance to Aberdeen in a show presented by the Rooster’s Wife at the Poplar Knight Spot on Sunday.
David Jacob-Strain to play in Aberdeen
Virtuosic slide guitarist and storyteller, David Jacobs-Strain, accompanied by harmonica master Bob Beach, brings his passionate performance to Aberdeen in a show presented by the Rooster’s Wife at the Poplar Knight Spot on Sunday, May 5 at 6:45 p.m. A bridge between today’s indie folk troubadours and the delta guitar slingers of the 1930s, Jacobs-Strain, is a six-foot-two Jewish blues singer from Oregon. Known for both his virtuosity and s...
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The Tams
The Tams open Plaza Jams tonight
The Tams — always a crowd favorite — take the stage this evening to kick off the 2013 season of Plaza Jam in Rockingham. The popular outdoor concerts are free and staged on the hillside next to Rockingham City Hall, at 514 Rockingham Road, the first Thursday of each month from May through October. The fun unfolds from about 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The AMVets will be providing hot dogs, hamburgers, barbecue sandwiches, drinks, and other goodies ...
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