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REPORT: Richmond County deputies find marijuana, pills in truck after K-9 alerts at traffic stop
ROCKINGHAM — A man accused of setting fire to a van in a parking lot last year is now facing several drug charges. According to the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office, a patrol deputy conducted a traffic stop of a truck on U.S. 220 on Monday, June, 10. The...
Business owner and consultant to lead RichmondCC’s Small Business Center
HAMLET — Alanna “Flynne” Meares of Warrenton has been named the new director of Small Business Center & Entrepreneurial Services at Richmond Community College. “I applied for the position because it seemed like the perfect fit for my experience, education and interests,” Meares said. “As a serial entrepreneur, I have had multiple businesses including a coffee shop, Flynne’s Coffee Bar in downtown Southern Pines, which I sold at the end of 2011.”
Mears to lead RichmondCC’s Small Business Center
HAMLET — Alanna “Flynne” Meares of Warrenton, has been named the new director of the Small Business Center and Entrepreneurial Services at Richmond Community College. “I applied for the position because it seemed like the perfect fit for my experience, education and interests,” Meares said. “As a serial entrepreneur, I have had multiple businesses including a coffee shop, Flynne’s Coffee Bar in downtown Southern Pines, which I sold at the end of 2011.”
OBITUARY: Thomas Jefferson Covington
Thomas Jefferson Covington, a dedicated individual who devoted over 40 years of his life to the Richmond County Bank and United Carolina Bank, peacefully passed away on June 17, 2024, surrounded by his loving family during his final moments. Born on Nov. 24, 1933, in Richmond County, North Carolina, to...
CTE summer camp provides career path ideas for Richmond Co. students
The Richmond County School District Career and Technical Education Camp kicked off this week, giving hundreds of participating students hands-on lessons in a variety of topics. Meant to inspire a career path, throughout the next two weeks students have the opportunity to learn lessons in photography, criminal investigations, automotive, repair,...
Nicholson named Central's varsity head volleyball coach
PAGELAND, S.C. — Jayana Nicholson has been named varsity head volleyball coach for Central High School beginning with the 2024-2025 school year. Nicholson is a native of Richmond County and a 2020 graduate of Richmond Senior High School. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science Fitness and Wellness from Shaw University, followed by a master’s degree in Sports Administration and Physical Education from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke.
Richmond County lowers tax rate; increases waste fees for all, water for commercial
ROCKINGHAM — Richmond County’s property tax rate for the upcoming fiscal year is the lowest it’s been in more than four decades and leaders say they want to lower it even more in future years. The Richmond County Board of Commissioners on June 4 voted to lower...
Richmond County toy run planned for Pence Place
ROCKINGHAM — Richmond County’s bikers will be cruising the blacktop this weekend to help brighten the Christmas of children with special needs. Kickstands go up at 1 p.m. Saturday for the second annual toy run for Pence Place. The ride was organized last year by a group of...
RichmondCC enrolls 8 volunteer firefighters in Fire Academy
HAMLET — Eight volunteer firefighters have just started Richmond Community College’s six-month Fire Academy being offered in partnership with the Rockingham Fire Department. All students enrolled are volunteer firefighters who do not have their certification from the N.C. Office of State Fire Marshal. Across the nation, there is...
Richmond County Crime Stoppers holding fundraiser Friday
HAMLET — Richmond County Crime Stoppers is gearing up for its third-annual Kick-Off to Summer. The free water-filled fun-day is slated for 4-7 p.m. Friday, June 14 and will feature a waterslide in Main Street Park and the Hamlet Fire Department’s Super Soaker in the parking lot, with the police department selling snow cones.
Sponsorships sought for Richmond County’s Stuff the Bus campaign
ROCKINGHAM — United Way of Richmond County is currently seeking sponsors for our annual “Stuff the Bus” campaign. Last year we collected and purchased a total of 38,000 supplies for students in need. The effort, organized by the United Way of Richmond County and Richmond County Schools,...
OBITUARY: Tracy Alan McDonald
Tracy Alan McDonald, 58, of Richmond County, passed away peacefully and surrounded by his loving family Friday, June 7, 2024, at Duke University Hospital. Tracy was a son of the late Furman and Adeline McDonald. Along with his parents, Tracy is preceded in death by his wife, Debbie Adcock McDonald,...
A Richmond County man pleads guilty to killing and dismembering a Winston-Salem man
A Richmond County man pleaded guilty Monday to second-degree murder and other offenses for fatally stabbing and dismembering a Winston-Salem man in 2017, authorities said. Adrion D. Whorley, 38, also pleaded guilty to destroying and removing a body and concealment of an unnatural death, and robbery with dangerous weapon, the Forsyth County District Attorney’s Office said.
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