Cordova News

Discussing the project with Rep. Larry Kissell are, from left, Peter Raabe, director of American Rivers Division of North Carollina Conservation; and Howard Schnabolk, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Coastal Services Center, who are overseeing the work; Kissell and Rockingham Mayor Gene McLaurin.

Tom MacCallum Richmond County Daily Journal An Ellerbe woman was arrested on charges in connection with identity theft, said Capt.

The Hoffman school is slated to be closed for school purposes officially after a public hearing and vote from the Richmond County Board of Education, but it may not have reached the end of its usefulness to the community.

Tom MacCallum Richmond County Daily Journal Two young people have been arrested in connection with the theft of a handgun from a house on Lear Street, Cordova, said Capt.

It could be the beginning of the end of an era for decades of elementary school students in Richmond County.

MAY 12 NAACP: Community monthly meeting May 12 at 7:30 p.m. at Marston First Baptist Church, 220 Stroman Road, Marston.

MAY 3 RIDE FOR PAWS: Motorcycle Ride scheduled May 3. Registration at 12:30 p.m. at Hamlet Depot Park.

Members of the East Rockingham and Cordova Fire Departments got hands on training Saturday morning on how to deal with an airplane crash at the Richmond County Airport.

MAY 2 BREAKFAST: Pee Dee United Methodist Church Saturday, May 2, 6:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. Plates, $4 each.

APRIL 28 RAG BASKET CLASS: Free class instruction provided by Extension & Community Assoc.

Improvements to Rockingham's sewer treatment plant will allow von Drehle Corporation to expand operations in Cordova.

TOM MACCALLUM/DAILY JOURNAL Ed Snyder, member of the executive board, Richmond County Historical Society, cleans up Engine 4 retired from the Rockingham Fire Department which the society hopes to acquire.

Firefighters from East Rockingham and Cordova Fire Departments were on the scene of a house fire on Seaboard Street until almost 1 a.m. Monday.

Lulama Rozani sings at a meeting of the Hamlet Branch, National Association of University Women, Saturday at the Dobbins Heights Community Center.

A Hickory-based company that grew during a shrinking economy was presented the Catawba County Chamber of Commerce's Chairman's Award on Tuesday.

Local law enforcement has been dealing with numerous assault calls for the past several days.

Ella Popowich celebrated her first birthday Nov. 9 at the East Rockingham Park. She turned one year old on Nov.

Dec. 14 CLASS OF 1979: Meeting 3 p.m. Dec. 14 at Fatz to discuss when, where, and what to do for class reunion.

Dec. 5 MAIN STREET CRUISE IN: Dec. 5 from 5-8:30 p.m., Main Street, Hamlet. Classic cars and live music.