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Letter: Hernandez family says ‘Thank you, Richmond County’
To the editor: Thank you for writing this beautiful article “Beating the odds: Hernandez earns high school diploma” about Jonathan’s high school and cancer story. Also, thank you for publishing…

Hot Mamas slated to open season Saturday
Related 2014 coverage * July 31: MoCo overwhelms Chix with Stix for title * July 29: Final Four to play for Hot Mamas championship * June 21: Hot Mamas celebrate Opening Day…

‘It’s time to go to Disney!’
Kwalei and his “million-dollar smile” headed to Orlando By Kevin Spradlin PeeDeePost.com * Photo gallery – a Disney/DQ celebration * Video: What is Tetralogy of Fallot? * Rockingham teen manages Tetralogy…

Thinking of retiring in NC? Think again
By Stephanie Carson Public News Service-NC CARY — Seventy-five-year-old Ken Cowick and his wife moved to Cary from Michigan with their retirement in mind. What’s top of mind now for the…

RCC tightens entry into practical nursing program
By Wylie Bell Richmond Community College HAMLET — In an effort toward continuous improvement, Richmond Community College revealed a more streamlined and succinct Mission Statement and new admission criteria…

Town officials to spray for mosquitos
CHERAW, S.C. — The town of Cheraw Public Works Department has launched its Mosquito Patrol in an attempt to control the town’s mosquito population. Mosquito larvae control has already been…

Seniors’ art on display in Ellerbe library
Instructor: “These old folks done pretty good” By Kevin Spradlin PeeDeePost.com ELLERBE — John and Ann Moore led a small contingent at Kemp-Sugg Memorial Library in Ellerbe. The mission? To…

5th annual Strike Out Autism event set for June 15
* June 16, 2014 – A ‘wild night’ in dealing strikes to autism * Oct. 16, 2014 – Autism Society debuts anti-bullying tool kit * April 2, 2015 – Richmond…

FirstHealth sleep labs acquire new testing technology
The upgrading of FirstHealth of the Carolinas’ three Sleep Disorders Centers with new state-of-the-art technology begins a process aimed at national accreditation for the program’s three hospital sleep labs. According…

Laughing yoga ‘a wonderful morale booster’
By Kevin Spradlin PeeDeePost.com * Video – the bird laugh * Photo gallery – more than 200 images ELLERBE — Laughing yoga, it turns out, is not a spectator…
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