December 22, 2011 WHY DID REPUBLICANS JONES AND HOLLOWAY SPLIT APART ROCKINGHAM COUNTY After complaining about redistricting for too many years to remember and while constantly saying there should be a non-partisan redistricting commission established to redistrict after each census, Republicans changed their mind. Apparently, “a non-partisan redistricting commission” works better in campaign speeches than [...]
Dear Editor, As both a tax payer and a citizen of Rockingham county I am truly disheartened that our county has no provisions whatsoever for our growing homeless population. I am aware that some of our local churches have been able to put together a program which will help feed and cloth the homeless. Any [...]
Letter to the Editor I had the opportunity to read a letter to the editor published last month in Eden’s Own Journal. The sender attacked several county officials for their vote on the landfill procedure. The writer in this article said Commissioners Bass, Flynt, and Travis voted against “the interest of the vast majority of [...]
First, Bruce Mallatratt, professional drummer, came to Rockingham County. Then with the backing of the Rockingham County Arts Council, the City of Eden Tourism and Special Events and others, Mallatratt organized the first EDEN JAZZ FEST! On October 1, regional musicians, jazz fans and vendors heated up the day at Freedom Park on the first [...]
October 14, 2011 Dear Rockingham County Citizens, Help the United Way of Rockingham County reach our million dollar goal! We need our 19 United Way agencies to continue providing critical services for one out of three people in Rockingham County. Support United Way by donating dollars/votes to send a Rockingham County public official to jail. [...]
Letter to the Citizens of Rockingham County August 19, 2011 Fellow Citizens, Each of us as members of the Rockingham County Board of Commissioners took a solemn vow to represent and responsibly lead our county. We are the official policy making body of Rockingham County and must always stay within the legal confines of the [...]
- – Dear Editor: Most rational people in Rockingham County agree that it would be a good thing if we could just tell Kevan Combs to take his landfill idea and shove it. Believe me, I would be near the front of the line to shake his hand and wish him luck developing his private [...]
TO: ROCKINGHAM COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Gentlemen: I understand current facts of this matter to be that the attempted filings for the landfill have been rejected for inadequacy. Therefore, there is no pending “application”. As has been stated before, I believe that North Carolina General Statute 130A-294 clearly provides as follows: “A person who intends to apply [...]
WHAT PART OF “SHALL” DON’T THEY UNDERSTAND? As everyone in Rockingham County now knows, an individual from Oak Ridge, North Carolina (together with one or more others unknown to us), is demanding a permit to allow the building of a huge commercial trash dump near the banks of the Dan River. This is nothing Rockingham [...]
The following is a prepared release from the Rockingham County Deomcratic Party that was submitted to Rockingham Update on July 18, 2011. – Rockingham County Democrats Oppose Republican Redistricting Plan The citizens of the United States, North Carolina, and Rockingham County are insulted by elected officials setting aside the public interest for the personal gain [...]
