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Animal Shelter passes annual inspection, staff goes through training

ROCKINGHAM — The Richmond County Animal Shelter has received a positive report on its annual inspection by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture, and this week held its first training session for shelter staff planned following the shelter’s most recent penalty.

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Governor Cooper appoints McLaurin chair of Economic Development Partnership

RICHMOND — Former Rockingham Mayor Gene McLaurin has been appointed by Gov. Roy Cooper to chair the governing board of the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina.

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RSHS seeing dips in attendance, grades

ROCKINGHAM — There are 1,305 students enrolled at Richmond Senior High School, but you wouldn’t know that by walking the hallways.

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County expected to benefit from Scotland airport rebranding, coming runway expansions

ROCKINGHAM — Richmond County is expected to see an influx of new economic opportunity as a result of the recent rebranding of the Laurinburg-Maxton Airport, now called the Southeast Regional Airport Authority.

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Local officials meet to address litter, plan community clean up

ROCKINGHAM — Just as Richmond County’s local governments took their first public step to come together to resolve a financial, they’ve united to address the county’s litter issue with a county-wide clean up that will become a regular practice.

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