EDEN – For the second time in the regular season series, the outcome of the game came down to a single run, and once again the Phoenix came out on top in a tight 4-3 win over the Panthers Tuesday night.
WENTWORTH – Jaki Shelton Green, 70, North Carolina’s first African American poet laureate, met with students, faculty and community leaders to share some of her stories and poetry in the Gerald B. James Library at Rockingham Community College on April 9.
EDEN – With still two more weeks on the schedule remaining, Morehead (10-0, 16-0), the No. 1 ranked 2A team in the state, has already clinched the 2024 Mid-State 2A Conference regular season title courtesy of an impressive 10-0 shutout victory over West Stokes at Tommy Woods Field Saturday night.
RALEIGH — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida cemented economic links and cultural amity with North Carolina on Friday, following up time in Washington during his official U.S. visit by checking up on benchmark Japanese companies building in the ninth-most populous state and meeting with s…
MADISON—Three years ago, Danielle and Jason Sparks had never heard of a chili cook-off when she learned about the annual event held each spring at Camp Carefree.
Lifelong Stoneville resident Daisy Smith recently made history after being sworn in as the first African American woman to serve on the town council in a ceremony at the town hall April 2.
EDEN—Jenna Abou-Samra, 16, has some advice for girls considering joining Scouts BSA and working to achieve Eagle Scout.
MAYODAN — The Rockingham County School Board recently approved the hiring of Steven Tapley, 45, as the new head football coach at McMichael High School.
WENTWORTH — After a few days off from Spring Break, the boys were back on the high school baseball diamond this past week. RockinghamNow caught up with Cougars head coach Zac Apple and Reidsville head coach Marc Tuttle for a brief pregame conversation prior to Thursday night’s game at the Sa…
WENTWORTH – County dignitaries, civic leaders and state representatives welcomed the public at a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house to celebrate the new year-round, 24-hours a day, health care center for those experiencing a behavioral health crisis on Tuesday, April 9.
WENTWORTH—Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06) visited Rockingham Community College on April 2 to celebrate $1 million in federal funding for the Center for Workforce Development.
Often the fastest option for crisis care is the nearest emergency department. But proper treatment and referral to one of the state’s psychiatric hospitals could be weeks away.
LINVILLE – Grandfather Mountain, the nonprofit nature preserve operated by the Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation, is once again offering its series of nighttime expeditions on the mountain this summer through its popular educational program, Grandfather by Night.
Building on Greensboro’s rich legacy of social justice and engagement in the Civil Rights Movement, Amplify Black Voices Festival unites six local college theater departments to collaboratively produce theater performances focusing on African American lives, and the cast and crews for each w…
MADISON—The community is invited to help welcome spring and enjoy a taste of small-town life as the Madison Merchants Guild hosts the Spring into Madison Festival from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 27. (The rain date is May 4.) The festival will feature vintage/antique vendors, food trucks and chi…
RALEIGH – This Friday, North Carolina will welcome Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and a delegation of Japanese dignitaries and media members for a historic state visit. The Prime Minister and his wife, Yuko Kishida, will join the Coopers for a State luncheon on April 12 at the Executi…
Investigators say they have identified the man who 45 years ago kidnapped, raped and murdered a 20-year-old college student.
19-year-old's body was found in rubble of Reidsville home.
Gildan Activewear’s board of directors appears to be requiring potential suitors for the basic apparel manufacturer to place takeover offers by April 10, according to Canadian newspaper The Globe & Mail on Wednesday.
“As one of Hickory’s most beautiful and valuable natural assets, the Catawba River is one of the reasons for the city of Hickory’s prosperity,” said Bond Implementation Commission's Burk Wyatt.
Hank Bachmeier is learning the offense but has shown good arm strength and a knowledge of the game.
WENTWORTH – Cierra Marlowe didn’t have an easy time in high school, where teachers did not recognize her potential.
Men will be in Phoenix and play on Saturday night and the women will be in Cleveland and will take on South Carolina on Friday