Hamlet News

Contributed photos Two Chesterfield County residents were pinned as registered nurses May 9 at a ceremony at the Cole Auditorium on Richmond Community College's campus in Hamlet, N.C. Newly pinned nurses from Chesterfield County are Latoya Johnson of Pageland and Linda Bouie of Cheraw.

Daily Journal Richmond Senior High Raider Jazz Ensemble turned the Richmond County Board of Education meeting into a jazz cafe with old and new tunes at the end of the regular monthly meeting, received standing applause and an invitation to come back.

Mike Collins has been a home-based entrepreneur for more than 25 years. Collins will be sharing his experience and more at the Richmond Community College's Cole Auditorium in Hamlet on Thursday from 6 to 9 p.m. to show you how to run a home-based business.

Ty Pruitte, of Hamlet, finished first in the NFAA Indoor National Archery Championship recently in Louisville, Ky.

FREEDOM MINISTRIES #1, 211 Earl Franklin Drive, Dobbins Heights, will have a Mothers Day Program, 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 12.

Contributed photo Thirteen Richmond County residents were pinned as registered nurses Thursday night at a ceremony at the Cole Auditorium on Richmond Community College's campus.

We need the trees. To feed us. To cool us. To provide us shelter. To ground us and bind us.

The Lumber River Council of Governments is teaming up with AARP and the Richmond County Aging Services to inform the community of ways to stay safe from scammers at Scam Jam on May 21 at Richmond Community College's Cole Auditorium in Hamlet from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. You'll learn how to avoid scams when you hear presentations by AARP, the Attorney ... (more)

One family is dealing with the loss of a family member, along with cracked and bruised ribs and other injuries, resulting from a vehicle collision when a car ran a stop sign Friday night in Cordova, survivors said.

The Richmond County Branch of the NAACP will have its 35th annual Mother of the Year Banquet at 7:30 p.m. Friday, at the East Hamlet Concerned Citizens Center, 155 Laurel Hill St., in Hamlet.

On behalf of the Richmond County Adult Corrections, we would like to take this opportunity to thank several businesses for helping make lunch a success at this year's Special Olympics at Richmond Senior High School.

Two weeks ago today, an eight-story office building in Bangladesh collapsed during morning rush hour.

Daily Journal Richmond Senior High Raider Jazz Ensemble turned the Richmond County Board of Education meeting into a jazz cafe with old and new tunes at the end of the regular monthly meeting, received standing applause and an invitation to come back.

Escalating violence and criminal acts at a Rockingham nightclub have led state officials to suspend the club's permits to sell alcohol, according to the North Carolina ABC Commission.

The bride-elect is the daughter of Donna and David Growe of Hamlet, and the granddaughter of the late Doris and Richard Fortson and the late Ruth and Raymond Gaskin.

MIDWAY BAPTIST CHURCH, 282 Midway Road, Rockingham, will have a Yard Sale and Auction 8 a.m. on Saturday, May 4. Chicken and dumpling plates will be sold for $6 each.

Contributed photo Seven elementary schools and four high schools participated in the 2013 Battle of the Books on April 30 and May 1. Students must read a set list of books for their division and answer questions about the books by telling judges the title and authors' names.

Daily Journal Sheila Seller, president of the Hamlet Tree and Beautification Club and Dennis Quick, Ninth Grade Academy principal, talked about the importance of trees and how they benefit the environment.

Damage to property and trespassing were reported on April 25 at a location on U.S. 1 North in Hoffman.

Legal Aid of North Carolina will be holding a local Legal Aid Intake Day on Wednesday, May 1 from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Dobbins Heights Town Hall, 172 Earle Franklin Road, Hamlet.