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RCSO: Man charged after leading deputies on chase through Richmond County
ROCKINGHAM — A man reportedly had to be forcibly removed from his vehicle after leading deputies on a chase through Richmond County. According to the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office, a deputy patrolling on U.S. 1 Tuesday afternoon noticed a truck heading south “at a high rate of speed” — clocked in excess of 80 mph.
Richmond County court records to go online Oct. 14
ROCKINGHAM — Public records at the Richmond County Clerk of Superior Court’s office are currently unavailable — but should be online next week. Richmond County and others in the region are in the midst of transitioning to the eCourts system, which is scheduled to launch Monday, Oct. 14, according to the N.C. Judicial Branch website.
U.S. Marshals capture last of 3 Scotland County prisoners whose escape led to sheriff’s office firings
SCOTLAND COUNTY, N.C. (WBTW) — The last of three men whose escape from the Scotland County Detention Center last month led to the firing of two jail employees is back in custody, according to the U.S. Marshals Service. Dedrick Williams, who escaped on Sept. 16 along with Phillip Graham and James Ronnie Tyler II, was […]
New Horizons, 5 others in Richmond County awarded Care to Share grants from Pee Dee Electric
ROCKINGHAM — Six Richmond County agencies and organizations are among the 12 across the region to receive Care to Share grants from Pee Dee Electric for the third quarter of 2024. New Horizons Life and Family Services was one of three awarded a $5,000 grant. The agency assists victims...
Hurricane closures pushing hundreds of truckers off I-40 and I-26 onto small North Carolina highway, local firefighters say
The Hiwassee Dam Fire Department (HDFD) is urging the public to have some sympathy for a growing number of truckers who are being routed through the area due to long-term road closures caused by Hurricane Helene. September’s Hurricane Helene shuttered I-26 and I-40, two vital routes connecting North Carolina and Tennessee. The interstates are both […] The post Hurricane closures pushing hundreds of truckers off I-40 and I-26 onto small North Carolina highway, local firefighters say appeared first on CDLLife.
Helene Relief Concert: Star-studded ‘Concert for Carolina’ tickets on sale
"Concert for Carolina," featuring North Carolina natives James Taylor, Luke Combs and Eric Church, will be held at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte with all proceeds going to Hurricane Helene relief efforts across the Carolina region, organizers announced.
Week 8 Preview: Raiders, Vikings clash for top spot in SAC standings on homecoming
ROCKINGHAM — In early August at the Sandhills Athletic Conference football media day, neither of the current conference frontrunners were voted as pre-season favorites to take home the top spot. As high school football moves into its eighth week, the Richmond Senior High School and Union Pines High School...
North Carolina man wins $324,564 lottery jackpot after buying $1 ticket at convenience store
SCOTLAND COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — Phillip Prince, of Wagram, bought a $1 Cash 5 ticket Sunday and won a $324,564 jackpot, according to an NC Education Lottery news release. Prince bought his winning Quick Pick ticket from Stop N Go on Caledonia Road in Laurinburg. His ticket matched all five numbers in the drawing to […]
Rare hellbender salamander in Western NC faces calamity from Helene's floods
YANCEY COUNTY — Just west of Burnsville, along the Cane River, Atley Cannon, 9, wades through the water covering the farm outside of his uncle's house. With a ball cap, camo pants and two BB guns on his waist, he scans the water that knocked the house off its foundation. He reaches his hand into the shallow end of the mud up picking up a slimy, long semi-black salamander that wiggled its legs slowly in the early...
Have you seen them? Northern Lights are visible in North Carolina tonight!
GREENSBORO, N.C. — There are Northern Lights in the sky on this Thursday evening! It's a rare sight to see them in the Carolinas, but there's enough solar energy to make them visible across much of the country tonight. The WFMY News 2 Weather team is tracking it. How...
Hamlet awarded grant for lighting upgrade at Memorial Park
HAMLET — The boys of summer should have brighter conditions next season at Memorial Park. Interim City Manager Lane Bailey announced to the Hamlet City Council Tuesday that the Foundation For the Carolinas has awarded a $210,000 grant for new lights at the baseball stadium. The grant came through...
Helene: North Carolina death toll 88, 100 estimated missing
(The Center Square) – Eighty-eight are reported dead and more than 100 may be unaccounted for in North Carolina. No stranger to hurricanes, a 10-term congresswoman says her beloved mountain region has seen “nothing like this.” Hurricane Helene came ashore in Florida on Sept. 26 and eventually dumped what seems like a Biblical proportion of rain on the Appalachian Mountains. U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., told Fox News Radio on...
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