richmond county
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Undaunted: Municipalites and residents continue fight against county and biochar production facility
HAMLET — An ongoing legal battle with local environmental ramifications has been submitted for review to the North Carolina Supreme Court.
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Five grants approved, totaling $200,000, to combat opioid crisis locally
ROCKINGHAM — The Drug Endangered Family Task Force in Richmond County convened Wednesday afternoon for their first in-person meeting since the pandemic.
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Hamlet resident wins second Cornhole world championship
HAMLET — “One more bag in the hole and Jamie Graham will be a two-time champion,” exclaimed the ESPN announcer.
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Matthew Sasser | Let’s talk about work
Studs Terkel was possessed by the mystique of work — and a fascinating book came as a result.
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New partnership creates way to Wingate for RCC graduates
Associate-degree graduates of Richmond Community College can earn a bachelor’s at Wingate University for $2,500 per year or less, thanks to a new partnership between the two institutions. The Gateway Scholarship was announced today by Wingate University President Dr. Rhett Brown and Richmond Community College President Dr. Dale McInnis.
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Caring for your livestock in severe heat
There’s no doubt this past week has been one of the hottest on record. With high temperatures reaching into the low 100’s and the heat index reaching almost 110 degrees, many of us have been cranking up the A/C and staying out of the heat. Unfortunately for our outside animals…
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Pee Dee Electric schedule changing as it moves to new facility
LILESVILLE — The Rockingham and Wadesboro offices of Pee Dee Electric will be permanently closed to the public after the end of the work day on Oct. 14 as the cooperative moves into its new facility.
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Four killed in wreck on U.S. 1
The North Carolina State Highway Patrol confirmed that four people were killed in a wreck on U.S. 1 near the Moore County line Friday afternoon.
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Chalk’s Landing breaks ground on community pavilion
ROCKINGHAM — Residents and developers broke ground Saturday at the site of the Chalk’s Point pavilion along the Pee Dee River and Blewett Falls Lake in the western part of the county.
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County to shift Human Services structure, staff following Health Director’s retirement
ROCKINGHAM — The Richmond County government announced Tuesday that three staffing changes have been made involving the Richmond County Department of Social Services and Health Department due to the retirement of Health Director Tommy Jarrell, who is set to retire on May 27.
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