ROCKINGHAM — Downtown has been blanketed in smoke all afternoon, but the culprit isn’t a wildfire. According to the N.C. Forest Service, there are currently four active controlled burns …
ROCKINGHAM — William “Pete” Ussery received something on Saturday he never expected — the Order of the Long Leaf Pine. A resident of Winston-Salem for about a decade, Ussery returned to …
HAMLET — Two organizations are weighing on policies passed by the Hamlet City Council that may violate the First Amendment and the free speech rights of residents. At its January meeting, the …
ROCKINGHAM — Residents will get a chance to hear from Republican candidates for the Richmond County Board of Commissioners next week. The Richmond County Republican Party is hosting a …
RALEIGH — Two local senators have been selected to work on property tax reforms in North Carolina. Sens. Dave Craven, R-Randloph, and Tom McInnis, R-Moore, are among those chosen for the task …
Rockingham, NC — A recent federal policy shift is opening new pathways for faith-based organizations to receive addiction treatment funding, a move that closely mirrors a recovery model developed …
ROCKINGHAM — Richmond County — along with about two-thirds of North Carolina — is under a winter weather advisory until 10 a.m. Thursday. The advisory, issued by the National Weather …
HAMLET — Students in Richmond County will be back in their classrooms on Thursday — albeit a little later than normal. Richmond County Schools announced on its Facebook page that there will …
ROCKINGHAM — One commissioner is questioning what he sees as a conflict of interest involving County Manager Bryan Land. Following Land’s monthly report to the Richmond County Board of …
HAMLET — Richmond Community College will host Amazon Web Service’s Information Infrastructure Workshop (I2W) for Educators on Monday, Feb. 9, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Cole Auditorium, …
HAMLET — City leaders adopted a new policy aimed at maintaining “decorum” as the first order of business for the first meeting of the new year on Jan. 13. City Manager John Terziu said …
RALEIGH — State transportation officials are making progress plowing snow and ice from interstates and four-lane highways, but it will take several days to clear other state-maintained roads, and …
As Richmond County continues to thaw from a weekend winter storm, several delays are slated for Tuesday. Here is a list of announcements from around the county: Richmond County …
HAMLET — Richmond County Schools has canceled or postponed all afterschool and weekend activities ahead of a winter storm expected to drop several inches of snow across the state. That …
HAMLET — Several local businesses were honored Thursday during the Richmond County Chamber of Commerce’s annual meeting in the lobby of Cole Auditorium. “We appreciate the collaboration …
RALEIGH — The rare combination of heavy winds with significant snowfall is another reason people should avoid travel this weekend, state officials said Friday. “Rarely do we see a storm like …
ROCKINGHAM — A winter storm watch has turned into a warning as a system bringing snow to the region draws near. The National Weather Service upgraded the status early Friday morning. The …
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency is seeking public comment on proposed amendments to the action plan for use of HUD Community Development Block Grant-Mitigation funds …
ROCKINGHAM — The National Weather Service has issued a pair of advisories for Richmond County and much of North Carolina ahead of the second consecutive weekend winter storm. A winter storm …
RALEIGH — Gov. Josh Stein has proclaimed Jan. 28 Data Privacy Day in North Carolina to remind all North Carolinians of the importance of protecting personal information. This day falls during Data …