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Local pastor to be broadcast live
A pastor from Hamlet will have his sermon broadcast live on TV this Friday. Pastor Timothy Newton of Bible Way Ministries, 110 Bible Way Church Road in Rockingham, will be featured on The Word Network during the “Rejoice in the Word” Telecast at 8 p.m., hosted by George G. Bloomer. Pastor Newton will fly to Michigan for the broadcast on Thursday and until then he will plan out his sermon. Newton was born and raised in Hamlet, and began ...
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Public notice change gets OK from Senate
RALEIGH — More local governments would be allowed to post legal notices online rather than in newspapers to comply with North Carolina law in a bill narrowly given final approval Tuesday in the state Senate. The Senate gave its final approval and voted 26-22 in favor of the legislation — SB 287 — that would give 10 counties and nearly all the municipalities within them the option to place notices for things like proposed zoning changes, pub...
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Contributed photo Former Associate Superintendent Robert Beck.
Community honors long-time educator
“It’s been a good ride, folks.” Associate Superintendent Robert Beck stood before teachers, administrators and community members on Thursday afternoon as he offered his final testament to Richmond County Schools. The nearly 41-year veteran to the school system attended a special retirement celebration in his honor at the First Presbyterian Church in Rockingham. Beck began his career in Scotland County as a 7th grade Science and Physical E...
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Contributed photo The cast of “The Dining Room” gathers on the set as the Richmond Community Theatre awaits a large audience for the opening this week.
‘The Dining Room’ to open this week
Richmond Community Theatre’s next play features the life of a set of dining room furniture and the families that own it over the course of time. Written in the early 1980s by playwright A.R. Gurney, the play shows 18 different scenes that intertwine and overlap as characters over time interact with each other. The play makes fun of the characters, as well as white Anglo-Saxon protestants, or WASPS. The production runs April 25-28 and May ...
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Dawn M. Kurry | Daily Journal The second chance drawing for the $100 is over.
Golden Egg contest over after drawing
After the Daily Journal’s hidden Golden Egg was found and the treasure hunters secured their prize of $500, a drawing was held for a second chance winner of $100. Advertisements were printed with Golden Egg Contest sponsors and entry blank forms asking for people wishing to enter the second chance drawing to submit their name, address and other contact information. The second drawing began once the egg was found. Jamie Gerald of Farm Lane...
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Richmond County Sheriff’s Office - arrests for April 23, 2013
The following arrests were recently made by the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office: • Samuel Thomas Callahan, 24, of Cardinal Drive, Rockingham, was arrested and charged with breaking and entering, larceny after breaking and entering, obtaining property by false pretense, two counts breaking and entering of a motor vehicle and two counts larceny of motor vehicle parts. According to the arrest report, Callahan was arrested after breaking into ...
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Contributed photo Edward Causey II's hand-drawn truck decal now graces the side of this new Rockingham Fire and Rescue truck.
Local artistic talent graces side of rescue truck
A local boy will now see his drawing on the uniforms of one first responder agency and on the trucks of another in Rockingham. Edward Causey II, 15, drew a patch for the Northside Fire Department uniforms and a truck decal for the Rockingham Fire and Rescue. Causey, also known as “Lil’ E,” attends Ninth Grade Academy, participates in the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) program and is a Junior Firefighter with the Northside F...
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Farmers Market to open Saturday
The Rockingham Farmers Market will open for the 2013 season on April 27 on Harrington Square in Rockingham. The market opens at 8 a.m. and will close at noon. “The market will have strawberries, greenhouse tomatoes, lettuce, and more wonderful spring items,” said Paige Burns, agricultural agent with the Richmond County Cooperative Extension. Shoppers can take advantage of locally grown produce, fruit, bedding plants and things like loca...
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How to file for custody without a lawyer
Legal Aid of North Carolina, Pittsboro, is holding a clinic at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24, in the conference room of the Rockingham library, 412 E. Franklin St., Rockingham. At the clinic you will be given the paperwork and instructions to file for custody and/or visitation without an attorney (also known as Pro Se filing). The clinic is only for persons who need general information only; attorneys will not give specific advice on indivi...
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Laura Edington | Daily Journal The Hamlet Public Library has reopened after being closed for almost two weeks due to repairs because of rain damage. The library will resume its normal hours which are: Monday - Friday 9:30 a.m. until 6 p.m. and Saturday 9:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.. The Hamlet Public Library is located at 302 Main St. in Hamlet. To contact the library, call 910-582-3477.
Hamlet Library open again
Laura Edington | Daily Journal The Hamlet Public Library has reopened after being closed for almost two weeks due to repairs because of rain damage. The library will resume its normal hours which are: Monday - Friday 9:30 a.m. until 6 p.m. and Saturday 9:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.. The Hamlet Public Library is located at 302 Main St. in Hamlet. To contact the library, call 910-582-3477.
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