RALEIGH – Gov. Cooper announced the appointment of Richmond County Sheriff James E. Clemmons, Jr. as a sheriff representative to the new North Carolina Task Force for Racial Equity in Criminal Justice Thursday afternoon.

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ROCKINGHAM — Richmond County will begin a pilot program within the next month to test the use of propane to fuel the sheriff’s office’s fleet in hopes of saving the county money.

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ELLERBE — The Town of Ellerbe has put a hold on their plan to end the town’s $180,000 contract with the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office to keep a deputy there 24 hours a day following outcry from the public over the prospect of losing law enforcement protection.

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