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Earth Day cleanup planned in Richmond County
Written by William R. Toler
ROCKINGHAM — Richmond County leaders are encouraging residents to help out in a countywide cleanup next month.
McLaurin tapped by Cooper to chair Economic Development Partnership of N.C.
Written by William R. Toler
ROCKINGHAM — With four decades in the business world, Gene McLaurin has been appointed by Gov. Roy Cooper to serve as chairman of the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina.
NCDOT to offer training for skilled transportation workers
Written by Press Release
RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Transportation’s Office of Civil Rights has started sponsoring new Highway Construction Trade Academies around the state.
Consumer Alert: Aquarium moss balls may contain invasive zebra mussels
Written by Press Release
RALEIGH — The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is warning anyone who has recently purchased aquarium moss balls that they may contain an invasive species of mussel called the zebra mussel and should be carefully discarded immediately.
Efforts to reopen N.C. classrooms ramp up, despite Cooper’s veto
Written by David Bass - Carolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — The N.C. State Board of Education passed a resolution Thursday, March 4, calling on all public school districts to give parents the option of in-person learning by the end of March. The education board’s action is the latest step in a growing consensus to swiftly reopen school classrooms across the state.
ROCKINGHAM — The Richmond County Health Department on Friday announced two additional COVID-related deaths.
Richmond County now yellow in state's County Alert System
Written by Staff Report
ROCKINGHAM — Richmond County’s status in the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services’ COVID-19 County Alert System has again been downgraded, now to the lowest tier.
Hamlet crews respond to woods fire; weekend structure fire under investigation
Written by Staff Report
HAMLET — An afternoon woods fire burned about an acre and a half off of Boyd Lake Road Thursday.
NCDHHS expands access to COVID-19 rapid testing in K-12 schools
Written by Press Release
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services will be expanding access to COVID-19 rapid testing in K-12 public schools to protect students, teachers and staff from COVID-19. When schools implement testing combined with the state’s strong mitigation strategies, they can detect new cases to prevent outbreaks and reduce the risk of further transmission.
Test scores suggest remote-only learning is failing many N.C. students
Written by David Bass - Carolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — A majority of North Carolina public school students failed to pass end-of-course tests in fall 2020, according to new data from the N.C. Department of Public Instruction.
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Richmond County to remember lives lost to COVID-19
Written by Staff Report
ROCKINGHAM — The nearly 90 Richmond County residents who passed away within the past year due to complications from COVID-19 will be remembered next month.
State Board receives national award for 2020 poll worker recruitment efforts
Written by Press Release
RALEIGH — The State Board of Elections on Thursday received a 2020 Clearinghouse Award for Best Practices in Recruiting, Retaining and Training Poll Workers. The State Board won the national award for its Democracy Heroes campaign, which recruited nearly 60,000 election workers across the state for the 2020 general election.
COVID-19 cases declining rapidly in North Carolina long-term care settings
Written by Press Release
RALEIGH — New COVID-19 cases in North Carolina long-term care facilities have declined rapidly in the last several weeks. Case rates are down over 15-fold in skilled nursing facilities, adult care homes and other licensed facilities since the peak of transmission in January 2021. Given the rapid decline in new cases, most facilities currently meet criteria to resume indoor visitation while continuing to follow infection prevention recommendations.
North Carolina running out of room to borrow for road projects
Written by Andrew Dunn - Carolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — North Carolina may run out of room to borrow money for transportation projects in just a few years, according to a new report released this week by State Treasurer Dale Folwell.
