List/Grid Monthly Archives: May 2014
County’s budget balancing act an ‘unsustainable approach’
* Draft budget eliminates furlough days for county workers * 5 % water rate hike proposed By Kevin Spradlin PeeDeePost.com Download draft budget (PDF) ROCKINGHAM — Rick Sago, county manager…
Singing in the Sandhills contest, concert set for November
A father-son duo plans to bring a gospel singing competition to Richmond County this year. Leon Paul Jr. and Leon Paul III, of Luap Studios in Rockingham, will stage “Singing…
Fighting for ‘a place where cancer does not exist’
Richmond County unites to celebrate, remember, renew the fight at Relay for Life By Kevin Spradlin PeeDeePost.com Photo gallery – 450 photos, please download for free HAMLET — For some,…
Shooting suspect due in court Monday
McDonald charged with two counts attempted murder in February shooting of two women By Kevin Spradlin PeeDeePost.com ROCKINGHAM — He argued. He fired off at least 13 rounds of a…
Commissioner Maske resigns
Tenure to end at 36 years; the decision ‘sort of broke his heart,’ says wife By Kevin Spradlin PeeDeePost.com Read Commissioner Maske’s resignation letter Richmond County Commissioner Jimmy L. Maske…
Hamlet council to provide sewer tap for Juanita Ave. resident
By Kevin Spradlin PeeDeePost.com See for yourself — minutes from 1994 meetings HAMLET — During a May 21 budget work session, Hamlet City Council members voted to have city attorney T.C. Morphis Jr….
16 vie for Hamlet police chief’s job
By Kevin Spradlin PeeDeePost.com HAMLET — Acting City Manager Tammy Kirkley said the city has received 16 applications for the position of chief, as current Chief Amery Griffin is…
The Farm Bill: What farmers need to know
WASHINGTON D.C. — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced Thursday that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is awarding $6 million to universities and cooperative state extension services to develop online decision…
Chamber golf scramble cures ‘spring fever’
By Kevin Spradlin PeeDeePost.com ROCKINGHAM — Seventy-two of the 144 golfers registered for the 9th annual Richmond County Chamber of Commerce Scramble teed off at 8 a.m. Friday morning…
The one place kids still play outside
Most of us remember playing outside till the streetlights came on, but our kids can’t because of (fill in the blank): crime, creeps, traffic, tennis lessons, homework, no one else…
Discussion