ROCKINGHAM — Tensions were high Tuesday night as an animal activist and her followers demanded change at the county-run animal shelter. Kristi Newton presented to the Richmond County Board of Commissioners a compelling presentation, which [...]

ELLERBE — The Town of Ellerbe saw a changing of the guard at mayor Monday night with Councilman Fred Cloninger taking over from Lee Berry, who declined to run for reelection in favor of a [...]

ROCKINGHAM — Former Ellerbe Mayor Lee Berry filed to run for county commissioner Tuesday just a day after his last Town Council meeting as mayor Monday night. Berry declined to run for reelection as mayor [...]

ROCKINGHAM — Sen. Tom McInnis was first in line to file for reelection Monday morning — which he noted was a first for him thanks to the absence of former Rep. Ken Goodman who beat [...]

ROCKINGHAM — Starting on Dec. 1, 16 and 17-year-olds will no longer be automatically charged as adults in North Carolina with the “Raise the Age” law going into effect. Formally known at the Juvenile Justice [...]