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Poet laureate is grad speaker
North Carolina Poet Laureate Joseph Bathanti will be the 2013 Commencement Speaker at St. Andrews University in Laurinburg this weekend. The ceremony will take place Saturday at 9 a.m. on DeTamble Terrace and will also include speeches by graduates Catherine Stumberg and Sally Thompson. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pa., Bathanti came to North Carolina as a VISTA Volunteer in 1976 to work with prison inmates. Over the past 36 years, he h...
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Change expected on Board of Elections
Richmond County will likely see a Board of Elections shakeup this summer now that North Carolina has a Republican governor. Traditionally the majority of members on the Board of Elections at both the state and county levels has been determined by the party of the governor. This week Gov. Pat McCrory’s appointments to the state board of elections — three Republicans and two Democrats — took effect, a choice reflecting GOP control over stat...
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Juvenile Crime Prevention requests $200,000 in funding
The Richmond County Board of Commissioners will be asked to approve a Juvenile Crime Prevention Council Program application for funding in the amount of $223,539. This is one of several agenda items being considered by county commissioners when they meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday, May 6. Meetings are held in the Commissioners Chambers, located on the second floor of the Richmond County Administrative Office, 125 S. Hancock St., Rockingham. The ...
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Photo by Jimmy McDonald People of all ages take part in the walk for Relay for Life in 2012. This year's Relay event will be held at Rockingham Speedway.
Relay for Life begins today
Walkers will go around the clock in the battle against cancer today when the American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Richmond County gets under way at Rockingham Speedway. The theme for the 2013 event is Racing For A Cure at The Rock. “We are so excited to have our event at Rockingham Speedway and hope the community will come out and enjoy the new venue,” said co-chair Linda Bayless. Relay For Life events are held overnight as individ...
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Laura Edington | Daily Journal Sheila Seller, president of the Hamlet Tree and Beautification Club and Dennis Quick, Ninth Grade Academy principal, talked about the importance of trees and how they benefit the environment.
Elementary students plant trees for Arbor Day
In celebration of Arbor Day, third and fifth graders from Monroe Avenue Elementary school in Hamlet planted three River Birch trees at Richmond County Ninth Grade Academy on Thursday, as some of the Earth Science students watched. Arbor Day is typically celebrated on the last Friday in April, but due to weather, the celebration was postponed until May 2. This year’s theme was “Look to the Forest.” Sheila Sellers, president of the Hamlet T...
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Dawn M. Kurry | Daily Journal More than 100 people used their lunchbreak on Thursday to honor National Day of Prayer, where people shared testimony, preachers read scripture and songs were sung. Prayers focused on the safety and peace of our nation.
Prayers offered for peace, safety
Impending rain didn’t deter more than 100 Christian believers from gathering on the Richmond County Courthouse steps at noon on Thursday to observe National Day of Prayer. The theme this year was “Pray for America,” in light of recent tragedies across the country such as the Boston bombing and the Texas fertilizer plant explosion. U.S Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), who apologized for not being able to be present for the gathering,...
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Contributed photo Pictured, from left to right, are: Ramona Davis, recording secretary; Lillian Terry, finance chair; Sally Pierce, treasurer; Martha Richardson, first vice president; Martha Webb, second vice president; Betty Matthews, historian and Lynn Clewis, president. Not pictured are Marjorie Rainey and Helen Elliott, finance chairs and Jeanette Melvin, corresponding secretary.
Woman’s Club elects officers
The Richmond County Woman’s Club has elected new officers for 2013 who will serve until 2015. The officers elected are Ramona Davis, recording secretary; Lillian Terry, Marjorie Rainey and Helen Elliott, finance chairs; Sally Pierce, treasurer; Martha Richardson, first vice president; Martha Webb, second vice president; Betty Matthews, historian; Lynn Clewis, president, and Jeanette Melvin, corresponding secretary. Established in 2000, th...
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Fresenius Medical Care-Scotland County celebrates 10 years
The Fresenius Medical Care North America clinic in Scotland County is celebrating its 10-year anniversary and one man is thankful he was able to get help. Chalmers “Dion” Davis has been receiving dialysis at FMCNA in Scotland County for the past 10 years. Davis was diagnosed in November 2002 after he was having congestive heart failure and his blood pressure was high. The doctors learned that his kidneys were being affected and he would h...
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Rep. Goodman
Goodman explains action on voter ID bill
State Rep. Ken Goodman said that several key modifications to the Voter ID bill that passed the North Carolina House last week inspired him to split ranks from most in his party to support the bill. Goodman, who represents parts of Scotland, Richmond, Robeson, Hoke and Montgomery counties, said that the proposed legislation “moved from very restrictive to something not very restrictive,” making it at least palatable to him and a several oth...
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Contributed photo Seven elementary schools and four high schools participated in the 2013 Battle of the Books on April 30 and May 1. Students must read a set list of books for their division and answer questions about the books by telling judges the title and authors' names. Taking away the championship in the elementary division was L.J. Bell Elementary (pictured) with first place, East Rockingham Elementary with second place and Mineral Springs Elementary in a close third.
Richmond County School students participate in Battle of the Books
Contributed photo Seven elementary schools and four high schools participated in the 2013 Battle of the Books on April 30 and May 1. Students must read a set list of books for their division and answer questions about the books by telling judges the title and authors’ names. Taking away the championship in the elementary division was L.J. Bell Elementary (pictured) with first place, East Rockingham Elementary with second place and Mineral S...
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