Rockingham News

The North Carolina Senate delayed a final vote on a tax overhaul plan Tuesday to work out differences with House members and Gov. Pat McCrory.

Great news last week for Richmond County Schools, and particularly for the future of the hundreds of middle school students this windfall will ultimately impact.

ARRL Field Day is the single most popular on-the-air event held annually in the U.S. and Canada.

Thomas and Lillie Rippy of Rockingham met for the first time at a youth rally in Ridgeway, Illinois, in 1956.

Contributed photo Recent Leak Street graduate William Patterson is overjoyed at his gift of a 2002 Ford Taurus from Champion Ford of Rockingham.

Contributed photo Recent Leak Street graduate William Patterson is overjoyed at his gift of a 2002 Ford Taurus from Champion Ford of Rockingham.

An N.C. Senate tax bill that appears likely to hurt most of the state's cities and towns financially could, in some scenarios, generate a financial windfall for Durham's city government.

Samuel Mario Gandy, 28, of 902 Armstead St., Rockingham, N.C., was arrested for not having a driver's license.

A family nurse practitioner with nearly two decades of nursing service to Richmond County has joined FirstHealth Richmond Medical Group - Internal Medicine & Family Care.

With a volley of compliments to the men and women who help run the city government, the Rockingham City Council on Tuesday unanimously adopted the city's spending plan for the next fiscal year.

The latest plan introduced by Senate Leader Phil Berger marks a dramatic shift from the Senate's first proposal, which drew criticism for new sales taxes on food and prescription medications.

Two teenage girls from Rockingham face felony prosecution in a neighboring county for their alleged involvement in break-ins and thefts, according to lawmen.

Two men were rescued Sunday from the Pee Dee River after losing control of their boat, according to the Richmond County Sheriff's Office.

June 08--Richmond County government, City of Rockingham, City of Hamlet, Town of Hoffman, Town of Ellerbe and the Town of Norman are better prepared for disasters with the recent approval of their local hazard mitigation plan, which is a long-term strategy to reduce the community's vulnerability to natural disasters, according to emergency ... (more)

The new proposed spending plan would keep the city's tax rate the same for property owners, and include a modest increase in pay for city employees.

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Harold Pearson has contributed greatly to the success of Samaritan Colony in Rockingham, and helped make it the truly special place it is today, according to Clinical Director Pat Hill.

Contributed photo The county's GIS website currently looks like this, but contains outdated information as the GIS Director James Armstrong prepares to roll out a new site with a more updated and accessable map.

It took a three-fish limit of 86.2 pounds by Brian Elam of Monroe to win the annual Scotty's Bait & Tackle event on the reservoir lying between Anson and Richmond counties.

The Richmond County Board of Education has recommended Rockingham attorney Richard G. Buckner to replace outgoing Richmond Community College Board of Trustees member J.C. Lamm, whose term is ending.