Richmond Observer

12/18/2024

The Hamlet Middle cheerleaders cheering on the boys and girls basketball teams this week.

12/17/2024

Live at 5 (Tuesday, 12/17/24)
- Rockingham Police charge man in exploitation case, RCSO files additional s*x crime charges
- K’Mauri Morgan, Alivia Webb: The Official Richmond County Student-Athletes of the Week

12/17/2024

A few photos from the Carver Middle boys basketball team’s road victory at Cordova Middle on Monday afternoon.

12/17/2024

The defendant is accused of firing 10 shots from a rifle toward an occupied car.

HAMLET — Police have charged a man suspected of shooting into an occupied car. Warrants allege that 21-year-old Zyarian Deshaun Hailey was the trigger man in a Dec. 9 shooting […]

12/17/2024

Deputies took 30 kids shopping during two sessions on Saturday, and another two on a previous day.

ROCKINGHAM — More than two dozen children will have a merrier Christmas thanks to the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies, jailers and other employees of the sheriff’s office paired up […]

12/17/2024

The defendant is accused of posting explicit videos of a young girl and engaging in s*xual acts with a teen.

ROCKINGHAM — Police have charged a man they say uploaded s*xually explicit videos of a prepubescent child on social media and committed s*xual acts with young teen. One warrant alleges […]

12/16/2024

OBITUARY: John W. Robinson ~ 78

John W. Robinson, 78, of Hamlet, passed on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. Funeral will be held at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024 at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, […]

12/16/2024

OBITUARY: Joseph K. Rose Sr. ~ 70

Joseph K. Rose Sr., 70, of Hamlet, passed on Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. Funeral will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024 at Leak Street Cultural Center, […]

12/16/2024

Live at 5 (Monday, 12/16/24)
- Richmond County Sheriff’s Office takes more than 30 kids Christmas shopping
- Gilchrist’s career-high, running clock highlight win over Hoke County
- Fourth-quarter stand gets Raiders back in win column

12/16/2024

Still undefeated this season, senior wrestler K'Mauri Morgan is the Official Richmond County Male Student-Athlete of the Week presented by Rockingham NC Self Storage LLC. He's an A/B honor roll student and hopes to play football at the collegiate level.

ROCKINGHAM — A perfect start to his senior season has one member of the Richmond Senior High School wrestling team up for The Richmond Observer’s weekly spotlight. Senior wrestler K’Mauri […]

12/16/2024

Senior swimmer Alivia Webb is the Official Richmond County Female Student-Athlete of the Week presented by Rockingham NC Self Storage LLC. She had points in three events, is a straight A student and is an active member of several clubs at Richmond.

ROCKINGHAM — Helping the Richmond Senior High School girls’ swimming team to its best finish this season, a senior swimmer earned the latest spotlight in The Richmond Observer’s weekly feature […]

12/16/2024

The Carver Middle girls basketball team defeated Cordova Middle 38-18 on Monday afternoon.

12/16/2024

Members of the Cordova Middle School band plays the national anthem ahead of today’s home basketball games against Carver Middle.

12/16/2024

The Daughters of the American Revolution hosted a Wreaths Across America ceremony Saturday at Eastside Cemetery.

ROCKINGHAM — Wreaths Across America is a nonprofit organization founded to continue and expand the annual wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. Maine wreath maker Merrill Worcester created the Arlington […]

12/16/2024

Participants in the tournament were required to pay a minimal registration fee and bring at least one toy for donation.

ROCKINGHAM — The Richmond County Disc Golf Group proudly hosted the Manic Mando Toy Collection tournament on Dec. 7 at Hinson Lake Disc Golf course. The event, organized in partnership […]

12/15/2024

OBITUARY: Sandra Smith Martin ~ 70

Sandra Smith Martin, 70, of Rockingham, completed her earthly journey on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. Sandra was born March 22, 1954 in Richmond County, a daughter of the late Edward […]

12/14/2024