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Richmond County Schools review security following Parkland shooting
ROCKINGHAM — Richmond County Schools are auditing their safety measures following last month’s shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. The audit is being conducted by RCS Director of Operations Dennis Quick and the system’s school resource officer team, with support from local law enforcement, to determine…
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Feds indict 4 in Richmond County meth conspiracy case
GREENSBORO — Four more men have been indicted on federal charges related to making meth. Kevin Anthony Freeman, Justin Lamar Beck, Timothy Teal Pearson II and Kyle Eugene Sanders were all named in an eight-count indictment, filed Feb. 27 in federal court, accusing them of conspiring to make and distribute…
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Competition supports Special Olympics
ROCKINGHAM — Bowling is more than rolling a ball for the athletes competing in the Special Olympics Tuesday morning. For many, it’s an essential form of exercise and social activity. “We’re ready,” said Chris Roscoe, 35, a member of the Terminators on Tuesday Night bowling team and an athlete competing…
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Woman injured in crash near Pee Dee River bridge
ROCKINGHAM — A two-vehicle wreck on U.S. 74 Thursday night left one driver hospitalized and another thankful that it wasn’t worse. A green Chevrolet Tahoe suffered a broken drive shaft, forcing the driver to pull off onto the left side of the highway and was “partially in the roadway,” according…
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Richmond County sheriff’s deputies break down alleged drug dealer’s door serving warrants
ROCKINGHAM — The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office’s Special Response Team broke down the door of a Rockingham man who refused to allow deputies to serve him warrants for his arrest on Tuesday. Travis Joel Marshall, 29, had outstanding warrants stemming from a sale of 0.4 grams of crack cocaine to…
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More challengers enter county, state races
ROCKINGHAM — Two candidates with educational backgrounds have thrown their proverbial hats in the ring in separate county races. Longtime educator Daryl Mason is vying for a seat on the Richmond County Board of Education. Mason began his career as a health and physical education and physical science teacher. In…
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Direct Pack installs silos at Rockingham plant
ROCKINGHAM — For anyone driving down Airport Road on Thursday, it was hard to miss the activity at Direct Pack. The plastic packaging plant, with the help of Superior Cranes, installed several silos “for more efficient movement of raw material,” according to Laura Murphy, the company’s marketing manager. Direct Pack…
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Moore County Democrat Helen Mills to challenge Richmond’s Tom McInnis for NC Senate seat
PINEHURST — A self-described “overly committed volunteer” from Moore County is challenging Tom McInnis for his seat in the North Carolina Senate. Helen Probst Mills, a Democrat, announced her candidacy Thursday for the District 25 seat. Mills grew up a daughter to a single mother and is, herself, a mother…
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Growing expectations
ELLERBE — The Sandhills AGInnovation Center isn’t even supposed to run at full speed until April — washing, chopping and engineering the wholesale marketing of fruits and vegetables grown in Richmond County. But demand already has forced center managers to expand their focus and improve their equipment. “The demand is…
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Group aims to help residents improve
An effort by the Rockingham Housing Authority to prepare residents for the workforce through tutoring and job-preparedness services has received zero participation since it began on Jan. 8. The services are provided by volunteer Project R.E.B.U.I.L.D. members in the computer lab at the Dobbins Heights Community Center from 5 to…
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Alleged Snapchat threat puts Richmond Senior High School on ‘heightened alert’
ROCKINGHAM — Officials at Richmond Senior High School requested additional security Tuesday in response to a student’s post on social media allegedly threatening to bring a gun to school. “We are aware that there has been some chatter on social media about concerns of a spillover from events that occurred…
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Round 2: Up to 4 inches of snow expected
ROCKINGHAM — Forecasters are now expecting twice as much snow for Richmond County on Wednesday as originally predicted. Maps included in a Tuesday afternoon weather briefing from the National Weather Service in Raleigh show the snowfall totals ranging from 1 to 4 inches, with the “most likely” accumulation listed as…
