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Artist to dedicate black history ‘Lesson’ to Dobbins Heights

DOBBINS HEIGHTS — The Town of Dobbins Heights will host international award winning artist Karl Wilkes on Sunday to speak on the importance of black history and dedicate a print of one of his most [...]
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Wolf Pit residents call new waterline too limited, petition for county water

EDITOR’S NOTE: Information on how to tap onto the new waterline at a discounted rate is included at the end of this article. ROCKINGHAM — Some residents in the Wolf Pit area are feeling left [...]
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J.C. Watkins strives for success of Leak Street center in Rockingham

ROCKINGHAM — J.C. Watkins, a Richmond County stalwart, was born in the Beaver Dam Community in northeastern Richmond County, where he attended Lincoln School for first through seventh grades. He said it was common back [...]
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Judge strikes down N.C. voter ID OK’d by voters

RALEIGH — A North Carolina judge on Friday voided new state mandates requiring photo identification to vote and also limiting income tax rates. He ruled the GOP-controlled legislature lacked authority to put those constitutional amendments [...]
Letters

What to do with Jeff Sessions and his disparaging comments?

What to do with Jeff Sessions? Caught, again, with his hand in disparagement’s cookie jar. According to former FBI official Andrew McCabe in the book “The Threat,” the former attorney general observed that the FBI [...]