Congratulations to the The Class of 2023. This week, RockinghamNow salutes three outstanding graduates of Rockingham County High School, featuring student essays.
REIDSVILLE — Carolina QuickCare Family Practice Walk-in Medical Center will open in the fall as the city’s newest urgent medical care facility, the company announced in a news release.
Even when the NFL institutes a rule designed to reduce concussions, it can't shake the perception that it doesn't care what players and coaches think. The league took a step toward eliminating kickoffs this week by enhancing the touchback rule for a one-year trial with a priority on player s…
Southeastern Conference leaders will continue debating what to do with their football schedule when they meet in the Florida Panhandle next week. The options: Play eight conference games with one annual rival or go to nine with three. Whether ESPN is willing to pay for extra conference games…
DENVER — The Cougars stellar softball season came to an end in a close one in a 2-1 road loss to East Lincoln Friday night. It was anybody’s game for the taking, but ultimately the Mustangs closed out the win. It was a tough pill to swallow after Thursday’s 5-4 come-from-behind win the previ…
RALEIGH — The North Carolina General Assembly is about to make all children eligible for the state’s Opportunity Scholarship program. They won’t all receive the same amounts — poor and middle-income families will be eligible for vouchers in the range of $6,500 to $7,200 per student, while up…
EDEN – Burns set the tone in the opening frame to eventually power past Morehead by a 13-6 margin in the 2023 2A NCHSAA Final Four high school baseball playoffs Thursday night.
Several Rockingham County High School student-athletes recently received top league honors for their accomplishments for the 2023 winter and spring sports season. See Mid-State 3A All Conference recipients below:
DENVER — The Cougars stellar softball season came to an end in a close one in a 2-1 road loss to East Lincoln Friday night. It was anybody’s game for the taking, but ultimately the Mustangs closed out the win. It was a tough pill to swallow after Thursday’s 5-4 come-from-behind win the previ…
RALEIGH — The North Carolina General Assembly is about to make all children eligible for the state’s Opportunity Scholarship program. They won’t all receive the same amounts — poor and middle-income families will be eligible for vouchers in the range of $6,500 to $7,200 per student, while up…
EDEN – Burns set the tone in the opening frame to eventually power past Morehead by a 13-6 margin in the 2023 2A NCHSAA Final Four high school baseball playoffs Thursday night.
Earthquakes aren’t common in the North Carolina mountains, so something unusual must be happening under Canton.
Be prepared for dangerous conditions if you plan to visit North Carolina’s Outer Banks this Memorial Day weekend.
LOS ANGELES — DirecTV didn’t punt the entire “NFL Sunday Ticket” package of professional football, after all. On Thursday, the satellite TV provider and EverPass Media announced they would distribute Sunday Ticket games to more than 300,000 business establishments in the U.S. — sports bars, …
PITTSBURGH — I’m loathe to agree with Jerry Jones on anything, but the motormouthed Dallas Cowboys owner could not have been more right about the NFL’s decision to make Thursday night football “flexible.” Which is to say, the league can now move out of a bad Thursday matchup (think Panthers-…
NASCAR is investigating an incident at the end of Sunday's All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway in which a derogatory message was broadcast on the radio channel of Bubba Wallace's race team, according to a spokesman.
The Dudley girls track and field team won the NCHSAA 3A state championship on Friday at N.C. A&T to complete an indoor-outdoor sweep in 2023, while the Panthers’ boys team finished state runner-up in its meet.
Andrews won its ninth boys outdoor NCHSAA track and field championship and the first since 2001 on Saturday at N.C. A&T in Greensboro.
Demon Deacons win first title in women's golf on Wednesday night with 3-1 win over Southern Cal
An axiom in medicine is that good judgment depends on experience, and experience depends on bad judgment. Basically, one way doctors refine their care is through a learning curve resulting from inexperience and lack of judgment. A fitting example during the COVID-19 pandemic was the worldwid…
Richard “R.J.” Wohlman doesn’t describe himself as a woodworker but rather a wood artist.
The recent spike in border crossings and the expiration of the emergency policy Title 42 have once again sparked discussions about immigration. These talks often center on political, economic and humanitarian issues, but one topic tends to receive less attention: the linguistic effect. The U…
EDEN — A coalition of community members and leaders of local organizations against the Mountain Valley Pipeline Southgate Extension have organized the "No Pipeline Community Paddle'' for May 27 along the Dan River.
CHICAGO — Hospice of Rockingham County has been selected by Modern Healthcare magazine as one of the 2023 Best Places to Work in Healthcare.
CHICAGO — Hospice of Rockingham County has been selected by Modern Healthcare magazine as one of the 2023 Best Places to Work in Healthcare.