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Contributed photo The dirt road that meets up with Marston Road that runs parallel to the railroad tracks along U.S. Highway 1 has been the center of discussion. While some want to see the road paved, others are against it.
To pave or not to pave?
A dirt road runs parallel to the CSX railroad tracks from Marston to Hoffman, and the people of both areas use the road for travel, according to residents. In the Stroman community in Marston, several residents have expressed dissatisfaction with the fact that the dirt road — which has large holes that almost always stay filled with rainwater — isn’t being paved by officials. “We have made numerous attempts to have the issue of only one s...
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Dawn M. Kurry | Daily Journal This feathered friend has been stalking downtown Rockingham of late, in search of good places to scratch around. He was last seen by Wells Fargo and the old Kay’s building.
Cock-a-doodle-who?
Dawn M. Kurry | Daily Journal This feathered friend has been stalking downtown Rockingham of late, in search of good places to scratch around. He was last seen by Wells Fargo and the old Kay’s building.
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Contributed photo Maggie Chambers shows off her award for winning the Essay competition at the North Carolina Junior Beta Club Convention.
Local students competing at National Beta Convention
Two Richmond County middle school students are going to be competing at the National Junior Beta Club Convention in June. Maggi Chambers, of Ellerbe Middle School, and Josh Brewer, of Rockingham Middle School, won their events at the 21st North Carolina Junior Convention. The theme for this year’s event, both state and national, is “The Heart of Beta.” Students compete in events such as woodworking, sketches, watercolors, science, poetry ...
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Contributed photo Jake Michael, Grayson Wilkes, Kelsey Quick, Aiyana Ocompo, Preston Coker, Tyra Strong, Briana Solomon, Megan Spicer, Ashleigh Adamson, Noah Bowers and Rohanen Middle School Art Teacher, Glenda Sherrill show off their first place trophy.
Rohanen wins Division One at the ARTalympics
Students from all four Richmond County middle schools tested their art skills on March 9 at the 20th annual ARTalympics. The event, which took place at Crain’s Creek Middle School in Carthage, N.C., was started as an Olympic type competition for art students in the sixth, seventh and eighth grades. The event is sponsored by Arts Richmond, and schools from all over the Piedmont region participated in the event. Glenda Sherrill, art teach...
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Celebrity stylist comes to Rockingham
On March 16, Carol’s Daughter will hold a hairstyling event, with stylist De Shawn Spears, at Belk on 1305 E. Broad Ave., Rockingham, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. This free event will showcase Carol’s Daughter, a complete line of hair, skin and body products that are made with natural ingredients. “I started my company over 18 years ago and it began in my kitchen with my love for fragrance,” said Lisa Price, founder of Carol’s Daughter. Price...
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Richmond County Sheriff’s Office - complaints for March 13, 2013
Recent incident reports from the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office include: • Damage to property was reported on March 3 at a location on Joyce Circle. • Larceny was reported on March 4 at a residence on Highway 74 East. • Larceny of medication was reported on March 4 at a residence on Morgan Circle. • Breaking and entering and larceny was reported on March 4 at a residence on Wiregrass Road in Hamlet. • Breaking and entering was rep...
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Dawn M. Kurry | Daily Journal Public Works Director Bryan Land shows county commissioners plans he has to consolidate workshops in an attempt to save money.
Richmond County water treatment plant faces costly upgrades
The Richmond County Water Treatment Plant faces an imminent upgrade that could cost $9 million, according to Public Works Director Bryan Land. Land presented the issue during the Richmond County Board of Commissioners’ planning retreat, held Tuesday at the Richmond County Airport. “We do a good job and end up saving a million dollars here, a million dollars there, and then the state mandates something that costs maybe $3 million,” said La...
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Cycle North Carolina nears record participation for spring ride in Edenton
The 10th annual Cycle North Carolina, CNC, Spring Ride will kick-off Friday, April 5, in Edenton, N.C., with more than 1,000 bicyclists already registered from 26 states and the District of Columbia. The CNC Spring Ride had a record in participation in 2012 with more than 1,000 bicyclists participating in the ninth Annual Spring Ride in Washington, NC. With only seven more registrations to go to surpass that number, the tenth Annual Spring Ri...
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Laura Edington | Daily Journal Amery Griffin, surrounded by his colleagues, is sworn in as Hamlet Police Chief on Tuesday.
Griffin named police chief in Hamlet
Amery Griffin was sworn in, surrounded by his colleagues, as the Hamlet Police Chief at the Hamlet City Council meeting on Tuesday night. Griffin, who has been with the department since 1986, replaced former Hamlet Police Chief John Haywood in September 2012. Griffin was then named acting chief, after Haywood was fired. “I look forward to a great working relationship with Hamlet,” said Richmond County Sheriff James Clemmons Jr., who was o...
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Amir M. Darwish, M.D.
Darwish, Dixon to Join FirstHealth of the Carolinas
Two providers at an established Richmond County medical practice have joined the FirstHealth of the Carolinas family of internal medicine and family care providers. Amir M. Darwish, M.D., and Christina Kirkley Dixon, ANP-BC, of Sandhills Internal Medicine Clinic, are now associated with FirstHealth Richmond Medical Group – Internal Medicine & Family Care but remain at their current location at 125 Biltmore Dr., Suite 2, Rockingham. They soo...
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