List/Grid Monthly Archives: March 2015
Burns: The compelling simplicity of Ann Hair
Ann Hair. They moved her name but not her bones or body. The bulldozers and builders came. They moved her name but not her bones or body. Ann Hair. Ann…
SBC ‘A’ comes out on top in title tilt
By Kevin Spradlin PeeDeePost.com * Photo gallery * Previous coverage HAMLET — It wasn’t easy, but no one ever said it would be. Even so, the top-seeded Second Baptist Church “A”…
2 Raiders earn All-Region honors
Mary Catherine Coltrane and Essence Gilbert, cheerleaders at Richmond Senior High School, were recently selected to the 2015 All-Region Cheer Team. The All-Region Awards were presented at Maiden High School…
RCC Open House set for April 21
Scholarships, iPad to be raffled off HAMLET — Whether you’re a high school student or graduate looking to earn a college degree or a member of the workforce looking to upgrade…
5 suspected drunk drivers, 60 charges in DUI checkpoint
Staff report * Photo gallery * Previous coverage HOFFMAN — A multi-agency DWI checkpoint on Friday resulted in five drivers being arrested on suspicion of impaired driving, two felony charges and…
RSHS Choir earns ‘Superior’ rating at choral festival
MONROE — The Richmond Senior High School Choir, under the direction of John Tyson, recently received superior ratings at the NC State High School Choral Festival MPA (Music Performance Adjudication) held…
911 calls replayed, detectives questioned on witness stand
Murder trial continues Tuesday By Kevin Spradlin PeeDeePost.com Previous coverage * 3/30: Victim’s wife of defendant: ‘He was our friend’ * 3/27: Alternates selected, opening statements set for Monday * 3/26: Medical emergency…
Obituary: Lee Carpenter
HAMLET, N.C. — Oscar Lee Carpenter Jr. died peacefully Saturday, March 28, 2015 at Sandhills Regional Hospital in Hamlet, at the age of 68. Lee was born May 19, 1946…
Obituary: Helen Millen
Mrs. Ruth Helen Benton Millen, 72, of 105 Betty Brooks Blvd., Hamlet, N.C., died Sunday, March 29, 2015 at UNC Chapel Hill Hospital. She was born in Albemarle, October 22,…
Obituary: Alene Hampton
ROCKINGHAM, N.C. — Alene Kelly Hampton, 88, of Hamlet, died Friday March 27, 2015 at Hospice House of Pinehurst. She was born February 23, 1927 in Hamlet, a daughter of…
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