ELLERBE— Code Enforcement Officer John Ganus presented two additional memorandum ordinances at the Ellerbe town meeting, ...

I was making my rounds at the county fairs across rural North Carolina. The smell of funnel cakes and the sight of big smiles, hearty backslaps, and warm greetings are always highlights ...

One-room schools were about the only option for most rural school children for over two-hundred and fifty years in our country. That is unless your parents where well off enough to hire a tutor ...

Call it fate, call it destiny, but throughout history, a series of remarkable events have unfolded at just the right time as ...

Some girls grow up a princess and some grow up with blisters.

Hill Wesleyan Church hosted its monthly all-you-can-eat breakfast on Saturday, continuing a tradition that has become a ...

ELLERBE—The American Revolution Experience traveling exhibition at the Rankin Museum of American Heritage opened Sunday.

The Hamlet Senior Center is celebrating Black History Month by hosting guest speakers every Monday and Friday throughout February. The celebration began with Alphonso Short, an ...

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Jason Franklin Jacobs, 48 of Rockingham stole a Honda Accord that had been left disabled on Battley Dairy Road without the owner’s consent. Richmond County Sheriff’s Office Jacob Tray McKenzie ...

The first new moon of the lunar calendar year was welcomed Wednesday by various cultures, signifying that spring is right around the corner. Pexels RICHMOND COUNTY — The first new moon of the ...

Several years ago my wife and I were invited to go and do some night fishing for crappie at Lake Jordon. Our friend had a nice pontoon boat that was very comfortable to fish from. We arrived at ...