List/Grid Monthly Archives: February 2015
Obituary: Ulysses ‘Butch’ Covington
Mr. Ulysses “Butch” Covington passed on Monday, Feb. 23, 2015 at Ambassador Health and Rehab of Wadesboro, N.C. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday March 1 Ellerbe Grove of Hamlet….
PDP campaign reaches halfway mark with 60 hours to go
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NETC announces educators of the year
CHERAW, S.C. — Three Northeastern Technical College employees were recently named as the college’s Educators of the Year and recognized at the annual South Carolina Technical Education Association (SCTEA) Conference…
‘Little Red Riding Hood’ on stage March 4
CHERAW, S.C. — The Cheraw Arts Commission presents Porkchop Productions in Little Red Riding Hood on Wednesday, March 4. The 10:30 a.m. performance will be presented at the Theatre on the Green in Cheraw. Porkchop Productions is a professional theatre company specializing…
Obituary: Evon Williams
Even Williams, 62, passed on Friday, Feb. 20, 2015 at Carolinas Medical Center of Concord, N.C. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday Feb. 28. A public viewing will take…
This Day in NC History: The Lynching of Wyatt Outlaw
On February 26, 1870, Graham town commissioner Wyatt Outlaw, an African American, was lynched by a band of Ku Klux Klansmen. Outlaw served in the 2nd Regiment United States Colored Cavalry…
Montgomery: A mythical right to discriminate
The Supreme Court is now considering cases that could usher in nationwide marriage equality, and state-level gay marriage bans are falling faster than you can say “equal protection under the…
Richardson: The lobbyists at your dinner party
Remember the old food pyramid? Until “MyPlate” replaced it a few years ago, the U.S. government’s official dietary advice for Americans fit neatly into that triangle. The government recently moved…
Obituary: James Robert Hall
HAMLET, N.C. — Jimmy Robert Hall, 68, of Hamlet, died Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015 at Manor Care in Pinehurst. He was born Nov. 16, 1946 in Moore County, a son…
3-5 inches of snow expected tonight, early Thursday
Staff report RICHMOND COUNTY — A winter storm in as many days is expected to to bring between 3 to 5 inches of snow to Richmond County beginning after sunset Wednesday…
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