List/Grid Monthly Archives: March 2015
‘Every day has been special’
Dr. Jerry McGee set to retire as Wingate University’s top official Former student honors “coolest president on earth” By Kevin Spradlin PeeDeePost.com * Photo gallery – more than 400 snapshots *…
‘A bug flew in the window’
By Kevin Spradlin PeeDeePost.com ROCKINGHAM — The driver of a work truck avoided serious injury Thursday afternoon when a bug flew in the window of his vehicle, causing him to…
Obituary: Archie Bivens
Mr. Archie Bivens 73, passed on Tuesday March 24, 2015 at High Smith Rainy Specialty Hospital of Cumberland County, N.C. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday March 28, 2015 at…
Obituary: Robert Coleman
ROCKINGHAM, N.C. — Mr. Robert G. Coleman, 75, of Rockingham, passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at FirstHealth Richmond Memorial Hospital. He was born July 14, 1939 in Richmond County, a son of the…
Obituary: Christopher Terry
Christopher Bryan Terry, 47, of Polkton, passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at his home. Christopher was born June 21, 1967 in Richmond County, a son of the late Clarence Melvin and…
Police: Ex-husband had woman’s car and she knew it
Charged with filing false police report Staff report A Rockingham woman was arrested Thursday by Richmond County sheriff’s deputies after allegedly filing a false police report about her vehicle being…
City man charged in Cordova home break-in
Staff report A Rockingham man was arrested Monday and was charged in connection to a home break-in on Center Street in Cordova. Richmond County sheriff’s deputies arrested John David McCuiston, 41,…
Carolina Journal: Election laws have consequences
The following editorial was published in the April 2015 print edition of Carolina Journal and is published here with permission. To the extent that Roy Cooper has a reasonable chance of defeating…
Two Raiders qualify for TSA Nationals
Thirteen Richmond Senior High School students attended the North Carolina Technology Student Associations’s State Conference from March 22 to March 24 and two of those students qualified for the national event. Cody…
Medical emergency delays murder trial
By Kevin Spradlin PeeDeePost.com Previous coverage * ‘At a particular place at a particular time’ * Jury set in murder trial of Norman General Store owner * Prospective juror caught up…
Police: 5 pounds of pot seized from city home
Staff report The Rockingham Police Department Vice/Narcotic Unit received information of drug activity at 726 Armistead St. in Rockingham. Upon executing search warrant at that address officers seized five pounds…
‘Welding for Everyone’ course to begin April 14
LAURINBURG — Richmond Community College will offer a six-week welding course on the campus of Scotland High School in Laurinburg that will prepare beginners to enter the workforce, as well…
Pease: Republican traitors?
The New York Daily News, March 10, unleashed a firestorm with its front-page depiction of the 47 Republican U.S. Senators who signed a letter to Iran reminding it that Iran’s…
Panthers drop Wildcats
The Ellerbe Middle School soccer teams traveled to Sandy Grove Middle on Tuesday. Both teams played hard, but came up short against the Panthers. The girls’ team lost 3-0. That brings…
Scam alert: It’s not the IRS on the line
Moore County Sheriff Neil Godfrey issued another warning today for residents to guard against sophisticated and aggressive telephone scams. Godfrey stated that Moore County residents have been receiving and will continue…
Racers revvin’ for start of lawn mower season
Gates open at 2 p.m. Saturday By Kevin Spradlin PeeDeePost.com The first weeks of Spring usually coincide with taking the lawn mower out of the shed and making sure it’s…
‘At a particular place at a particular time’
Opening statements in murder trial expected Thursday By Kevin Spradlin PeeDeePost.com Previous coverage * Jury set in murder trial of Norman General Store owner * Prospective juror caught up in gambling ring…
Wildcats pick up 15-12 win in extra innings
Special to The Pee Dee Post The Ellerbe Middle School baseball team traveled to Spring Hill Middle in Wagram on Monday and picked up a 15-12 extra inning win. Adam Webb picked…
Pi Kappa Phi fraternity disbanded at NC State
RALEIGH — NC State University Chancellor Randy Woodson today announced that the Tau Chapter of the Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity has been disbanded effective immediately as a result of an…
Obituary: Robert Coleman
ROCKINGHAM, N.C. — Mr. Robert Coleman, 75, of Rockingham, passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at FirstHealth Richmond Memorial Hospital. Service arrangements are currently incomplete with Watson – King Funeral Home in Rockingham….
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