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Contributed photo Pictured are students who achieved the A Honor Roll at West Rockingham Elementary School. On the back row from left to right: Avery Harrison, Aiden Talbert, Geena Driggers, Benjamin Ewing, Matthew Walker, and Nico Wells. Front row: Cameron Mabe, Angel Smith, Harley Waite, and Crimson Singletary.
West Rockingham Elementary names Honor Roll for the 4th six weeks
A Honor Roll Third Grade: Cameron Mabe, Angel Smith, Avery Harrison, Aiden Talbert, Matthew Walker II, and Nico Wells. Fourth Grade: Harley Waite, Benjamin Ewing and Crimson Singletary. Fifth Grade: Geena Driggers. AB Honor Roll Third: Briana Brewington, Wendy Brigman, Brandon Millsaps, Joshua Quick, Jayden Scholl, Autumn Shepherd, JaNiya Blue, Kayla Strickland, Nasir Crumpton, Benjamin DeAguillar, Saniah Durham, Tamia Malachi, Jour...
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Contributed photo Metal fabricator Mac Metz of Wet Glass Studio grinds metal during the steel fabrication stage of production. Wet Glass Studio is section of STARWorks. STARWorks is a former sock mill in Star, NC, that covers 187,000 square feet. At one time, it employed at least 800 people and was owned by a local family. But six years ago or so, the mill closed and moved everything to Mexico. The move had a huge impact on the town. About four years ago, the Yadkin/Pee Dee Project moved in. They renamed it Central Park NC and started using the huge sock mill as a place for entrepreneurs to create small businesses that would help sustain the local economy and give back to the community.
Star to shine with FireFest
FireFest is a three-day celebration of fire and its role in the creation of art. World-renowned artists in ceramics, glass and metal have been invited to participate, demonstrate, lecture and create sculptures to be installed at STARworks in Star, N.C. Some of those artists are local to central North Carolina. Some of the finest ceramic artists in the state are collaborating to create a fire sculpture that will be fired in place at STARwo...
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Community Health Assessment to be conducted
The Richmond County Health Department is preparing to conduct the 2013 Richmond County Community Health Assessment. A key component of the assessment is a community health opinion survey. From May 9 until May 11 the Public Health staff, along with student volunteers from Richmond Community College, and other Richmond County health professionals, will conduct door-to-door surveys throughout the county to get citizens’ thoughts on the most pr...
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Laura Edington | Daily Journal C C King, regional education specialist for the North Carolina Wildlife Resource Commission, and her son, perform a skit that involved a bear eating trash left behind by a fisherman.
Trash talk in East Rock
Laura Edington Richmond County Daily Journal The first Keep America Beautiful Contest ended at East Rockingham Elementary School on Friday, April 26, with numerous fourth graders taking home various cash prizes. The event was sponsored by East Rockingham and the Richmond County Keep America Beautiful Club and included a speech from Brenda Ewadinger, executive director for Keep NC Beautiful, and presentations from Jackie McAuley, adminis...
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National Day of Prayer goes strong for 20th year
The National Day of Prayer will be held May 2 on the Richmond County Courthouse steps in Rockingham, and will celebrate its 20th year. The National Day of Prayer Committee Chairperson Cathy Wilson said she and Sherrill Jackson began the Day of Prayer in Richmond County in 1993, and feel blessed to have been able to continue the event for so long. Last year the committee installed a billboard on Highway U.S. 1 that calls on people to be prou...
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Richmond County Sheriff’s Office - complaints for April 30, 2013
Recent incident reports from the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office include: • Larceny of motor fuel was reported on April 24 at a location on Main Street in Ellerbe. • Structure fire was reported on April 25 at a residence on High Street in Ellerbe. • Forgery and uttering was reported on April 25 at a residence on Harrington Road. • Damage to property and trespassing were reported on April 25 at a location on U.S. 1 North in Hoffman. ...
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Rep. Garland Pierce
Pierce comes to hear concerns from residents
State Representative Garland Pierce, for the 48th District, and Judykay Jefferson, director of community and constituent service for North Carolina, are coming to the area to hear concerns from residents on Monday, May 6. They will be in the Town of Red Springs at 10 a.m., in the Community Building located at 122 Cross St., Red Springs, and at Richmond Community College at 1 p.m., located at 1042 W. Hamlet Ave., Hamlet. The two will discu...
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Contributed photo Senior Tyrone Crowder, a football player for the Richmond Raiders, spoke with a room full of students at Big Pine Retreat in Hamlet on Friday, April 26. Crowder talked about his path to success, as well as the importance of maintaining good grades, good behavior and knowing how to face challenges in a positive way. “For me, there are people in the stands — teachers, families, my coaches — and I’ve got to be a good example for them,” Crowder said. The offensive lineman also talked to students about surrounding themselves with the right kinds of people and controlling their tempers in difficult situations. Crowder announced earlier in the year that he plans to play football at Clemson University this fall. At Richmond Senior High, he is an honor roll student and a member of the school senate.
Raider talks success with youths
Contributed photo Senior Tyrone Crowder, a football player for the Richmond Raiders, spoke with a room full of students at Big Pine Retreat in Hamlet on Friday, April 26. Crowder talked about his path to success, as well as the importance of maintaining good grades, good behavior and knowing how to face challenges in a positive way. “For me, there are people in the stands — teachers, families, my coaches — and I’ve got to be a good example ...
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FirstHealth to recognize its first DAISY nurse
Special to the Daily Journal A family hoping to memorialize a young life claimed by an autoimmune disease decided the best way to do that would involve a nurse recognition program. And so the DAISY Awards came to be. FirstHealth of the Carolinas is now a hospital partner in the DAISY program and will recognize its first DAISY Awards nurse in May. “DAISY Award honorees personify FirstHealth’s extraordinary patient experience,” said Dea...
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Richmond County Sheriff’s Office - arrests for April 30, 2013
The following arrests were recently made by the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office: • Clyde Wayne Butler Jr., 26, of Meacheam Road, Wadesboro, was arrested and charged with first degree kidnapping, assault on a female and larceny of a motor vehicle, according to the arrest report. Butler was charged with assaulting the female and not allowing her to leave, lawmen said. After the incident, Butler allegedly took a vehicle. He was placed in Rich...
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Summer Day Camp program to begin registration
The City of Rockingham Parks and Recreation will begin accepting registration for the 2013 Summer Day Camp Program Wednesday, May 1. The camp will start Monday, June 1 and conclude on Friday, Aug. 9. Cost will be $65 per week with an additional $6 for the first week only for insurance. The camp will operate from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. To register or for further information call 895-6810. A deposit is required at the time ...
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Legal Aid Intake Day approaches
Legal Aid of North Carolina will be holding a local Legal Aid Intake Day on Wednesday, May 1 from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Dobbins Heights Town Hall, 172 Earle Franklin Road, Hamlet. Cases accepted are housing evictions, foreclosures, landlord issues, consumer issues, domestic violence, unemployment, Medicaid disability denials and other public benefits denials, testamentary wills, power of attorney, health care power of attorney and living will...
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Parks
Parks stars in modern ‘Romeo and Juliet’
People told her she was crazy, but that didn’t stop Elizabeth “Piper” Parks from pursuing an acting degree at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Recently, Parks, 20, of Rockingham, starred in a Shakespearean adaptation called “Romeo.Juliet,” a modernized version of the traditional “Romeo and Juliet.” “The original text was not changed at all but the play was adapted to be modern,” said Parks. Parks explained that some of the...
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Hispanic and women farmers and ranchers claims process extended
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced the extension of the voluntary claims process for Hispanic and women farmers and ranchers who allege discrimination by the USDA in past decades. All claims must now be filed by May 1, 2013. USDA urges potential claimants to contact the Claims Administrator for information and mail their claim packages on or before May 1, 2013. The process offers a voluntary alternative to litigation for...
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Contributed by Jimmy McDonald The Hamlet Depot welcomes the Richmond County Chamber of Commerce.
Chamber of Commerce to relocate to Hamlet
The Richmond County Chamber of Commerce has announced that it will be relocating its office. After moving into the historic Rockingham Depot several years ago, chamber officials announced this week that they will be changing venues — this time moving into the Hamlet Historic Depot and Museum, located on Main Street in Hamlet. The Richmond County Tourism Development Authority will remain in the current location and house the visitor center. ...
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Contributed photo State Representative Ken Goodman, for the 66th District, introduced the keynote speaker at the Richmond County Democratic Party County Convention on April 20.
New County Executive Board members elected
Local Democrats joined together on Saturday, April 20, for the Richmond County Democratic Party County Convention and to welcome their keynote speaker, State Superintendent June Atkinson at the old courthouse in downtown Rockingham. Registration began at 9:30 a.m. with refreshments served by the local chapter of Richmond Democratic Women. Ken Goodman, current State Representative for the 66th District and former chair of the Richmond County...
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Contributed photo The Prince leans over a sleeping Snow White, surrounded by an entourage of colorful dwarfs.
Students debut talent in community dinner theater
“Once in a while, right in the middle of an ordinary life, love gives us a fairy tale.” — Anonymous. It was that theme that spurred a premier event for students and faculty at East Rockingham Elementary School. On April 18, 420 adults and children gathered in the school’s gymnasium to attend a magic dinner theater of the classic fairy tale, “Snow White.” Under the direction of Alison Parsons, elementary students auditioned, rehearsed and ...
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The Tams
Solid talent lined up for Plaza Jam season
Rockingham will be rockin’ this summer. The city has scheduled another season of great musical entertainment with the line-up for the 2013 Thursday Plaza Jam. The popular outdoor concerts are free and staged on the hillside right next to Rockingham City Hall, at 514 Rockingham Road, the first Thursday of each month from May through October. The fun and entertainment continue from about 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. This July’s concert will be on Wedn...
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Laura Edington | Daily Journal Detective Arlando Robinson said the best way to avoid being arrested is to, "pay your child support."
Richmond County Sheriff’s Office - arrest warrants for child support
The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office has provided information and photographs on the following people who have active warrants for arrest for non-payment of child support. The addresses included are the last known street addresses: • Jeffrey Bernard Travers Jr., 24, of 136 A Street, Rockingham owes $500. • Jason Adriael Wall, 31, of 211 S. Brookwood, Rockingham owes $766.74. • Christopher Lee Perdew, 31, of 107 Edwin St., Rockingham owe...
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