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Man arrested on drug charges
A Winston-Salem man was arrested recently by the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office on a series of drug-related charges. Joel Gabriel Ward, 25, of Harwood Street, Winston-Salem, N.C., was arrested and charged with felony possession of marijuana, maintaining a vehicle for controlled substance, possession with intent to sell and deliver a schedule 1 substance, possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana, possession of drug paraphernali...
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Scotland Health Care System celebrates Certified Nurses Day
LAURINBURG, N.C. — March 19th is Certified Nurses Day and Scotland Health Care System is celebrating. “On this day we honor our registered nurses who have earned specialty certification with events planned just for them,” said Camille Utter, Interim Vice President of Patient Care. “We celebrate those nurses who took the extra step to become certified in their health specialty.” On Tuesday, 48 nurses will receive recognition because of the...
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Ellerbe residents of Marvin McCaskill Road to have water turned off for one day
NCDOT contractors will be turning off the water on a portion of Marvin McCaskill Road in Ellerbe to tie in a new relocated water line, prior to a new bridge replacement. Water will be switched off Tuesday, March 19, no earlier than 8 a.m. The Richmond County Water Department will also be present in the area to tie in the new relocated water line. This will necessitate cutting the water off for more of the day. It is suggested that a batht...
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Steve Carver
Seminar on revitalizing your business comes to RCC
If your small business is going stale or you need to re-energize your customer base, then the “Revitalize Your Business” seminar may give you the solutions to your problems. The Small Business Center of Richmond Community College will hold the seminar March 19 from 9 a.m. until noon in the Cole Auditorium, on the Hamlet campus. This seminar will teach business strategies on finding new profit centers, re-energizing the customer base and i...
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Local churches hope to bring unity for Holy Week
The week of Sunday, March 24, through Sunday, March 31, eight local churches will join forces in observance of Holy Week. Holy Week has been a tradition observed in many denominations of Christianity for centuries. It is in recognition of the savior, Jesus Christ, who died in payment for the sins of mankind, then rose from the dead on Easter Sunday. Publicity Chairperson for Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, Jackie Stroman, said the l...
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Contributed photo On Tuesday, Leadership Richmond toured the Hamlet Depot, Tornado Building and Visitors Center. First row: Cynthia Bradley, American Red Cross; Kelli Gillis, Coldwell Banker Preferred Properties; Deborah Griffin, Mega Force; Cheyenne Revels, Rockingham Police Department; Don Belcher, Sandhills Regional Medical Center; Ashley Huneycutt, FirstHealth Fitness Center; Julie Bryant, Richmond Co. Partnership for Children; Carmen Villaronga, BB&T; Anne Hildreth, FirstHealth Richmond Memorial Hospital; Suzette Lillard, Bayada Home Health. Second row: Justin Pruitt, Hamlet Fire and Rescue; David Gallops, Rockingham Police Department; Chance Steen, Hamlet Fire and Rescue; Jake Lewis, Maness Tire; and Amery Griffin, Hamlet Police Department. Not pictured: Laura Grier, Richmond Co. Cooperative Extension; Dustin Johnson, Rockingham Police Department; Crystal Shepard, CommunityOne Bank; Harry Andrews, FirstHealth Richmond Memorial Hospital and Amber Covington. If you would like more information on Leadership Richmond contact the Richmond County Chamber of Commerce at 895-9058.
Leadership Richmond tours Hamlet
Contributed photo On Tuesday, Leadership Richmond toured the Hamlet Depot, Tornado Building and Visitors Center. First row: Cynthia Bradley, American Red Cross; Kelli Gillis, Coldwell Banker Preferred Properties; Deborah Griffin, Mega Force; Cheyenne Revels, Rockingham Police Department; Don Belcher, Sandhills Regional Medical Center; Ashley Huneycutt, FirstHealth Fitness Center; Julie Bryant, Richmond Co. Partnership for Children; Carmen V...
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Contributed photo The Order of the Long Leaf Pine was awarded to three Richmond County citizens on Feb. 22. Issued by Gov. Pat McCrory, the awards were in recognition of past community service, in addition to being strongly involved with the Discovery Place KIDS-Rockingham project. It is the highest community service award made by the governor. Receiving the awards were, front row from left, J. Neal Cadieu, Dr. John S. Stevenson and Russell E. Bennett. Making the presentations of behalf of the governor were, second row from left, State Rep. Ken Goodman and State Senator Gene McLaurin. These citizens join the ranks of others like Maya Angelou, Andy Griffith, Billy Graham and Oprah Winfrey.
Richmond County citizens receive Order of Longleaf Pine
Contributed photo The Order of the Long Leaf Pine was awarded to three Richmond County citizens on Feb. 22. Issued by Gov. Pat McCrory, the awards were in recognition of past community service, in addition to being strongly involved with the Discovery Place KIDS-Rockingham project. It is the highest community service award made by the governor. Receiving the awards were, front row from left, J. Neal Cadieu, Dr. John S. Stevenson and Russell...
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Contributed photo Eighth graders at Ellerbe Middle School celebrated Happy Pi Day with a fun activity. Students gathered into the cafeteria Thursday afternoon to participate in a mathematical exercise. The task was to figure out the surface area of a pie using the Pi equation. After completing the exercise, some students participated in a contest of “who can recite the most digits of pi.” All the students ended the afternoon activity by enjoying a wonderful piece of pie. Two eighth graders are pictured here working on an exercise.
A Pi celebration
Contributed photo Eighth graders at Ellerbe Middle School celebrated Happy Pi Day with a fun activity. Students gathered into the cafeteria Thursday afternoon to participate in a mathematical exercise. The task was to figure out the surface area of a pie using the Pi equation. After completing the exercise, some students participated in a contest of “who can recite the most digits of pi.” All the students ended the afternoon activity by enj...
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Contributed photo John Formica will teach people management while still managing your business at a seminar at RCC.
Seminar to teach people management coming to RCC
Do you struggle in your business with trying to find the time to keep track of your people, coach individuals and hold people accountable? If so, then the seminar coming to the Cole Auditorium on March 20 maybe be worth checking out. Titled, “Who Has Time To Manage People. I’m Trying to Run A Business,” this seminar, which will be held from 9 a.m. until noon, is designed to show leaders, staff and professionals the secrets of managing peopl...
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Hamlet Police Department arrests and complaints for March 16, 2013
The Hamlet Police Department recently made the following arrests: • Lemarble Borden, 30, of 841 Circlewood Drive, Hamlet, was arrested for failure to appear - driving while license revoked. He was placed under a $5,000 secured bond. • Keenan Vonderick Johnson, 18, of 105 S. Stewart St., Rockingham, was arrested for failure to appear - injury to personal property. He was placed under a $600 secured bond. • Ronald Lee Hill, 50, 245 McGirt...
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