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Dawn M. Kurry | Daily Journal Flags wave across Richmond Memorial Park during Memorial Day weekend.
Flags for the fallen
For the second year in a row, youth from Temple Christian Academy helped a Word War II and Korean Conflict veteran place flags on the graves of other veterans in honor of Memorial Day. Veteran RT “Jimmy” Brigman, a retired Master Sergeant of the U.S. Army, came home with a Purple Heart after years of service and deployments in combat that left him injured. With pins in his leg and a variety of other ailments, Brigman said he still does what...
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Cassidy Odom | Daily Journal Trains cannot stop quickly. A freight train traveling at 55 miles per hour needs more than a mile to stop. Caution is always advised when near railroad tracks.
Caution around RR tracks urged
About every 3 hours, a person or vehicle is hit by a train in this country. North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory has proclaimed May as “Rail Safety Awareness Month,” to encourage safety on and around railroad tracks throughout the state. Since the beginning of this year, 12 people have died on North Carolina’s railroad tracks, an unusually high number of fatalities in such a short span of time. “One death on our railways is one too many, a...
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Lower gas prices, improving economy means more on the road
An estimated 897,300 North Carolina motorists — a 1.5 percent increase over last year — are expected to hit the road as the summer travel season kicks off this Memorial Day weekend. A significant drop in gas prices, currently at $3.43 in North Carolina, down 37 cents since peaking on Feb. 22, is helping to fuel the increase in holiday travel. North Carolina’s average price is 12 cents per gallon less than on May 22, 2012. “Lower gas price...
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Events across N.C. tap Memorial Day Spirit
North Carolina destinations are ready to welcome visitors for Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial start of the summer travel season. Special events feed the urge to travel, lodging packages make the trip more enticing, and lower pump prices sweeten the deal. “The three-day weekend makes Memorial Day irresistible,” said Wit Tuttell, marketing director in the North Carolina Department of Commerce’s Division of Tourism. “With the extra day, y...
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Cole Auditorium
RCC hosts seminar to avoid business mistakes
The Small Business Center of Richmond Community College will be offering a free seminar titled “15 Common Mistakes That Will Undermine Any Business” at the Cole Auditorium located on the college’s main campus in Hamlet on Tuesday, May 28, from 6 to 9 p.m. We have all heard the old saying “learn from other’s mistakes.” Bob Moore, presenter, created this seminar from his experiences of owning his own businesses and working for medium and larg...
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Contributed photo A little girl waves the flag during the Sandhills Children Center's Memorial Day celebration.
Children celebrate Memorial Day early
More than 100 children, teachers and parents gathered Thursday at Sandhills Children’s Center in Southern Pines to honor the men and women who protect America by celebrating Memorial Day with a parade. Students opened up the ceremonies by leading the crowd in the Pledge of Allegiance and the singing of the National Anthem. Then, dressed in red, white and blue, the students marched twice around the front circle of the Southern Pines Campus d...
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Sen. McLaurin
McLaurin lobbies for Anson County OK of fracking permits
State Senator Gene McLaurin, of Rockingham, has filed legislation that would give authority to approve fracking permits in Anson County to the Anson County Board of Commissioners. In 2011, the state legislature passed the Clean Energy and Economic Security Act to pave the way for natural gas exploration in North Carolina. After hearing the concerns of residents and local elected leaders in Anson County, Senator McLaurin filed a proposed c...
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Contributed photo Mike McNair, Chief Executive Officer of Sandhills Regional Medical Center, congratulates Dr. Alan Coulson, vascular surgeon, on his inclusion in a guide for top surgeons.
Coulson earns America’s Top Surgeon Award 2013
Dr. Alan Coulson of Sandhills Regional Medical Center is included in the Consumers’ Research Council of America’s Guide to America’s Top Surgeons 2013 Edition. The selection process is based on a point value, based on education and professional associations and years in practice. Consumers’ Research Council of America, a Washington, D.C. based research organization, provides consumers’ information guides for professional services throughout...
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School district reacts to shots fired report
An announcement to the parents and guardians of Fairview Heights Elementary School students went out from the Richmond County Schools Thursday morning just before 11 a.m. to inform them of shots fired near the school. “This morning we received word that gunshots were reported in the Hamlet area near Fairview Heights Elementary School,” said Richmond County Schools Superintendent George Norris in a statement to the Daily Journal on Thursday....
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Report of shots fired near Fairview Heights Elementary School
Richmond County Schools sent out an automated phone message this morning just before 11 a.m. to announce to parents that shots were fired near Fairview Heights Elementary School in Hamlet. According to school officials, officers responded to the disturbance which was located and found not to be on school premises. Class schedules were not altered or disrupted, school officials said. Check back for more details, as they become available.
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