Trees fell, roads flooded and hundreds congregated in shelters, but — mercifully — no storm-related deaths were reported in Richmond County during the long and soggy weekend just past. Following is a snapshot of the [...]

ROCKINGHAM — Those seeking shelter from Hurricane Florence started making their way to Richmond Senior High School on Thursday, following signs directing them to the rear parking lot and lower level of the front entrance. [...]

HAMLET — Police last week arrested two men suspected of being involved in separate violent altercations. Officers responded to a call of a subject with a gun on McDonald Avenue and encountered Carter John Myer, [...]

ROCKINGHAM — County Extension Director Susan Kelly will take on more responsibility as a district director later this month, leaving what she calls the “best job of my career” for one that promises some travails. [...]