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BELINDA SMITH McGIRT ROCKINGHAM — Belinda Smith McGirt, 68, of Rockingham died Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018, at Hospice Haven. Visitation will be 1-2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018, at Harrington Funeral Home. A memorial service […]

HAMLET — If you’re the kind of person who enjoys a good scare, the Pee Dee Paranormal Group’s Hamlet Depot Ghost Tour aims to fulfill all your spooky needs. During their third iteration of the […]

ROCKINGHAM — A Hampton Inn and Suites will open on U.S. 74 across from Zaxby’s around Christmas next year, a co-owner confirmed Wednesday. The project was to have opened earlier, but Hilton — the parent […]

CORRECTION: An earlier version of this article was unclear regarding Podobinski’s bond amount. She was placed under a $250,000 bond for the assault charge, but was held without bond on the murder charge. ROCKINGHAM — […]

HAMLET — The 36th annual Seaboard Festival is 10 days away, and Hamlet volunteers are counting down the minutes until they see their hard work pay off. The festival celebrates Hamlet’s history as the “Hub […]

ROCKINGHAM — The end of the iconic R.W. Goodman building — and its namesake’s neighboring property — began Monday morning with wrecking crews methodically picking apart the building’s aging facade. The demolition of the Long […]

ROCKINGHAM — For more than 20 years, Jo Jo’s Haunted House has delivered scares and squeal-inducing terror to raise money for the Rockingham Rescue Sqaud. And after a four-year break resulting from the inability to […]

ROCKINGHAM — A haunting history lurks around just about every corner of downtown Rockingham — and if you’re lucky, it might just reach out and touch you. There’s the story of a the last man […]

NORMAN — A big event will come to a small town this Saturday — the ninth annual Norman Fest, which brings thousands to the town of hundreds each year for a day of live music, […]