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DOBBINS HEIGHTS — Investigators have made an arrest in the murder of a teen found dead behind the community center two weeks ago.
State to spend more money for iPads to aid literacy instruction
Written by Lindsay Marchello - Carolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — More money and iPads are coming to K-3 classrooms to bolster literacy instruction, but critics question the methods used to improve reading scores.
ROCKINGHAM — A thunderstorm moving across Richmond County brought strong winds, rain and hail Monday afternoon.
Anson man killed in motorcycle crash west of Rockingham
Written by Staff Report
ROCKINGHAM — An Anson County man died Saturday following a motorcycle crash in Richmond County.
HAMLET — Councilman Joe Robinson died following a medical emergency Monday afternoon, City Manager Jonathan Blanton confirmed.
Woman hit, killed by tractor-trailer at Richmond-Montgomery line
Written by Staff Report
WARNING: Parts of this story are graphic and may be unsettling to some readers.
NORMAN — A woman was killed early Sunday morning when she was hit by a tractor-trailer on the Interstate 73-74 bypass.
N.C. Forest Service truck flips north of Ellerbe; driver airlifted
Written by Staff Report
ELLERBE — A wreck involving a N.C. Forest Service truck has U.S. 220 Business shut down, according to the N.C. State Highway Patrol.
ELLERBE — A wreck will have a northern Richmond County route shut down for several hours, according to first responders.
Rockingham Police investigating Dollar General robbery
Written by Staff Report
ROCKINGHAM — Police are investigating a late-night robbery at a retail store last week.
Bill before governor could make it easier for small firms to offer health care
Written by Julie Havlak - Carolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — Uninsured small businesses in North Carolina could find another avenue toward getting health care via a bill on Gov. Roy Cooper’s desk.
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'Aircraft in distress' lands safely at Richmond County Airport
Written by Staff Report
ROCKINGHAM — Firemen arrived at the Richmond County Airport Saturday afternoon, responding to a call about an aircraft in distress.
Pinebluff man charged with murder in Hoffman homicide
Written by William R. Toler
HOFFMAN — A Moore County man has been charged in the murder of a Hamlet man found shot late Tuesday night.
Outdoors, Epicenter cited for Richmond County tourism growth
Written by William R. Toler
ROCKINGHAM — Richmond County saw the sixth-largest increase across the state in visitor spending for 2018, according to a study announced Thursday.
Vulcan donates stones for Hamlet City Lake project
Written by William R. Toler
HAMLET — A Richmond County corporation is lending a hand — and several hundred tons of rock — to the ongoing City Lake beautification project.
