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Big man on the big screen

Nearly 11 months after a crew from HBO visited Ellerbe for a documentary on one of professional wrestling’s biggest legends, “Andre the Giant” premiered in Tinseltown last Thursday. Jackie McAuley made the trip from Richmond [...]
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Anson man shot, killed in Rockingham

ROCKINGHAM — An Anson County man was shot and killed early Thursday afternoon in a neighboring county. Michael Jeffery Marble, 58, died after being shot by 40-year-old Lanetta Peguese, according to investigators with the Rockingham [...]
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Police: Hamlet shooting suspect had cocaine, stolen handgun

HAMLET — Police arrested a man Tuesday afternoon, less than 24 hours after posting a “Wanted” poster on social media. The investigation started Saturday afternoon when officers responded to a call of shots fired, according [...]
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Supporting rural development

It has been in the public eye only two days, but already Gov. Roy Cooper’s “Hometown Strong” initiative has struck an enthusiastic chord in the state’s rural counties, including Richmond. On Thursday, Cooper said the [...]
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Meth labs continue decline

ROCKINGHAM — North Carolina had the fewest number of meth lab responses in this decade, according to the State Bureau of Investigation. State agents were called out to only 232 clandestine labs in 2017, down [...]

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