5+ hour ago  (171+ words) James Dean Dawkins, 58, of Hamlet, passed away at his home on Thursday, June 18, 2026. He was born in Richmond County on March 7, 1968 to the late Thomas Leath Dawkins and Jacqueline Delain Frye. Dean is fondly remembered as a good-hearted man who…...

4+ hour, 39+ min ago  (152+ words) HAMLET " The Seaboard City will be holding a special meeting, which includes two public hearings, the afternoon of July 2. The first item listed on the notice is to discuss and award the "Request for Qualifications for Engineering Services General Water…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (284+ words) Kimberly "Kimmy" Suzanne Parsons, age 29, passed away on June 17, 2026, at her home in Ellerbe. Throughout her life, Kimmy formed friendships that lasted for years and touched countless lives with her kindness, humor, and caring heart. The many memories shared by…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (342+ words) RALEIGH " Richmond County was represented in Raleigh this week during Primary Prevention Advocacy Day, following the first North Carolina Primary Prevention Conference held at North Carolina State University. Matthew Davis joined members of the Richmond County Drug Endangered Family Task…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (242+ words) ASHEBORO " The North Carolina Zoo and Botanical Gardens, a division of the N. C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, recently surpassed a million hours of donated service since the volunteer program was established in the late 1970s. "These passionate individuals generously share…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (414+ words) There's an old, humorous and semi-serious piece of strategy advice often dispensed to new lawyers which holds, "When the facts are on your side, pound on the facts. When the law is on your side, pound on the law. And…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (147+ words) Albert Camus' The Plague: What a novel can tell us about society during absurdist disasters" With the COVID-19 pandemic six years in our rearview mirror, I turn to Albert Camus novel The Plague to figure out how society would prevail…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago  (397+ words) Elma Elizabeth "Betty" Cook, 96, of Charleston, South Carolina, died peacefully Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. Betty Cook was born Nov. 25, 1928 in Hamlet to Scott Wilburn Williams and Elma Melinda Wilson. She married Doran Edward Cook Jr. on Aug. 19, 1946, in Hamlet. Betty obtained her…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (664+ words) ASHEBORO " Not one, but two leads late in Tuesday's extra-inning game weren't safe for the Hamlet American Legion baseball team. Trying to even its regular season Area 3 Conference series with Randolph County Post 45, Hamlet lost a 9-8 heartbreaker in eight innings....

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (98+ words) Patricia B. Dockery, 69, of Hamlet, passed on Friday, June 12, 2026." Funeral will be held at 2 p. m. on Sunday, June 21, 2026 at Livingston Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, 18400 N. C. 381, Hamlet. Public viewing will be Saturday, June 20, 2026, noon-4 p. m. at Nelson Funeral Home, 1021 E. Washington St. , Rockingham. The family will…...