2017 July | RockinghamUpdate

Obituary: LOIS FRENCH TAYLOR

A funeral service will be held at 10:00 A.M., on Tuesday, August 1, 2017, at Ruffin Stacey Baptist Church with Rev. Bryan Crotts and Rev. Glenda Bennett officiating.

Jul 31 2017 | Posted in Obituaries | Read More »

N.C. Court System Upgrades Online Services Portal for Citizens

RALEIGH — North Carolina courts’ online services portal has been upgraded to improve the user experience and accessibility on mobile devices. Online services provide citizens 24/7 convenience to efficiently resolve court matters anytime from any location with internet access without going to the courthouse.

Jul 31 2017 | Posted in Court,Featured,Local,Regional & State News | Read More »

Obituary: BETTIE HAIRSTON

Funeral services will be held on Monday, July 31, 2017 at 12 p.m. at Dreamland Park Missionary Baptist Church in Winston Salem, NC.

Jul 30 2017 | Posted in Obituaries | Read More »

Obituary: JOSEPH RONALD WHITTEN, Sr

A funeral service will be held at 3:00pm on August 1, 2017 at Emmanuel Baptist Church. Interment will follow the service in Dan View Cemetery with Military Honors provided by the National Guard.

Jul 30 2017 | Posted in Obituaries | Read More »

Obituary: MERCHANT “SMOKEY” LEROY HYLER

A funeral service will be held at 2pm on Tuesday, August 1, 2017 at Osborne Baptist Church. Interment will follow the service in Dan View Cemetery with Military Honors provided by U.S. Marine Corps and The Rockingham County Veterans Honor Guard.

Jul 30 2017 | Posted in Obituaries | Read More »

Video: AUGUST 2017 Community Accents – Rockingham County United Way

Guest: Angela Hall Boles, Executive Director, HELP, Inc: Center Against Violence

Jul 30 2017 | Posted in Featured,Local,Videos | Read More »

Video: AUGUST 2017 – Rockingham County Government Community Accents Show

Guest: Dana Weston, CEO / President, Morehead Memorial Hospital

Jul 30 2017 | Posted in Featured,Local,Rockingham County Government,Videos | Read More »

Of Public Servants and Public Services

It always amuses me to hear someone announce that he or she is going to enter “public service.” Those who actually do so often exude an air of moral superiority over people in the private sector, who are assumed to be nothing but self-seeking money-grubbers.

Jul 30 2017 | Posted in Politics,William E. James | Read More »

Obituary: WILMA SAUNDERS JONES

Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00PM Monday, July 31, 2017, at Grace Fellowship and burial will follow in Reidlawn Cemetery.

Jul 30 2017 | Posted in Obituaries | Read More »

Madison Police Investigating Mayo Street Homicide

(Madison, NC) On July 28, 2017 at 6:17pm the Madison Police Department responded to the 400 block of Mayo street in reference to an assault involving a possible stabbing.

Jul 29 2017 | Posted in Crime,Featured,Local,Regional & State News | Read More »

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