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Trio of local providers helping hands saving community lives
REIDSVILLE — The Free Clinic and Care Connect, both in Rockingham County, and the Annie Penn Hospital Office of Philanthropy in Reidsville are working together to provide help to low-income, underinsured and uninsured citizens of the community with quality health care. For these dedicated people, saving lives is all...
Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office finds new insurer; premiums doubles, deductibles 20 times higher
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — The Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office has found a costly solution after Travelers Insurance dropped the Rockingham County Detention Center as a customer. News broke on June 5 that Travelers Insurance had denied the Rockingham County Detention Center law enforcement liability coverage due to a history of deaths at the facility […]
Man Arrested in Rockingham County After Assaulting 3 Former Coworkers at Jobsite
A man was arrested in Rockingham County after entering a jobsite and assaulting three former coworkers. On Monday at around 8:30 am Rockingham County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to Ontex, an industrial plant located at 9300 NC-65, in Stokesdale, N.C., in response to reported assaults that had occurred at the site.
June 26, 2024 Rockingham County Board Of Education Meeting
2.01 The next Board Meeting is scheduled for Monday, July 8, 2024. The meeting begins at 6:00 p.m. at Central Administrative Offices located at 511 Harrington Highway, Eden, NC. 2.02 Access the latest agendas from the Rockingham County Board of Education by visiting www.rock.k12.nc.us/board-of-education and clicking on “Board Meeting Agendas”....
Man armed with gun enters Stokesdale jobsite, assaults three former coworkers
On Monday, June 24, at around 8:30 a.m., Rockingham County Sheriff's Deputies were dispatched to Ontex, an industrial plant located at 9300 NC-65, Stokesdale, N.C., in response to reported assaults that had occurred at the site. Upon their arrival, Deputies learned that JUAN ANTONIO POLANCO-FRIAS, a former employee of CK...
Reidsville man arrested on sexual exploitation of a minor following search warrant
Acting on a Cybertip from the North Carolina State Bureau Of Investigation Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, Rockingham County Sheriff’s Investigators conducted a Search Warrant at 159 Circle Loop in Reidsville last week. After conducting a search warrant at this location, investigators arrested Jeffrey Wayne Whitaker, 63,...
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