Politics
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County’s hands tied in fight to help save homes
A fight to prevent a local mining operation from further damaging homes in Piney Grove and Galestown will continue without the Richmond County Commission after multiple county officials said their hands were tied regarding any action they can take against Vulcan Materials Company.
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Rockingham to accept $12 million grant for wastewater facility
Work on revamping Rockingham’s wastewater facility will soon get underway after the Rockingham City Council unanimously approved a resolution accepting a $13 million grant to cover the project cost.
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Rockingham reaches back to its roots with rebranded ThunderFest
ROCKINGHAM — A Richmond County tradition returns next Spring as Thunderfest returns to downtown Rockingham, coinciding with the return of NASCAR at Rockingham Speedway.
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Health concerns force Councilwoman’s resignation
ROCKINGHAM — Mayor John Hutchinson requested a vote of the Rockingham City Council to accept the resignation of Councilwoman Anne Edwards after health issues made serving on the council impossible.
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Plenty of work to be done ahead of NASCAR’s return
With the NASCAR Xfinity Series and Craftsman Truck Series slated to come to Rockingham Speedway Easter weekend of 2025, the Speedway will continue its ongoing renovations to be NASCAR ready before the big races.
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Piney Grove, Galestown citizens out of options in fight to preserve homes
More than 20 residents of Piney Grove and Galestown blame explosions from a nearby quarry for damage to their home’s foundations, and met to discuss their issues during a town forum at the Piney Grove and Galestown Community Center Thursday.
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Freshman coming back to RSHS in 2025
Declining enrollment may be a motivator for moving freshman students to back to Richmond Senior High School.
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Cooper armed with bicoastal campaign donations
Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper raised $605,649 — 7% of his 2019 campaign funds — from residents of New York and California, based on a Carolina Journal analysis of his campaign finance reports. But details about Cooper’s fundraising trips to those states are hard to come by. Two trips to New…
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Grooms aims to represent the working class as commissioner
ROCKINGHAM — A Hamlet-native and long-time construction worker is looking to represent working people on the Richmond County Board of Commissioners in his first run for elected office. Andy Grooms, who is running as a Republican, said that he’s always had an interest in politics and his work and travel…
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Eleven former lawmakers want their old gigs back
While some lawmakers are leaving the General Assembly in 2020, 11 former legislators are aiming for a comeback. The 2020 general election ballot will include 11 former lawmakers aiming to reclaim a spot at the General Assembly. Returning lawmakers have some advantages over an average challenger, said Chris Cooper, a…
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Ad backing Democrat could be Republican primary mischief
RALEIGH, N.C. — A newly formed political committee with Republican connections has started running television ads that praise a Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, causing some to suggest the ads represent GOP interference in her primary next month. The Faith and Power PAC, which organized just last week under federal election…
