MAYODAN – Over the past two seasons, the McMichael softball team was one to be reckoned with, each winning more than 20 games and making some waves in the playoffs. The 2024 edition has similar lofty expectations.
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Harrison, a sophomore from Reidsville, is the second-highest ranked high school football player in the nation for his class.
Mike Harkenreader, the longtime chef de cuisine of Undercurrent in Greensboro, and his wife Stephanie have opened Homestead Kitchen, a breakfast and lunch spot in Monroeton, outside Reidsville.
EDEN – Morehead senior pitcher Anderson Nance’s record-breaking season continues after setting the new Rockingham County mark for stolen bases with the 57th of his career in a 9-8 win over Northern Guilford March 21.
WENTWORTH – First-year Rockingham County head boys basketball coach Eddie Anglero had a tough assignment entering the 2023-2024 season for a program that had languished through three prior head coaches.
Turn on your radio almost any Sunday afternoon during NASCAR season and you will hear announcers or other broadcasters announcing lap by lap what’s happening in the Cup Series race.
LINVILLE – Grandfather Mountain, the nonprofit nature park run by the Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation, is excited to announce its lineup of four educator workshops, free to attendees, for the 2024 season.
RALEIGH—Gov. Roy Cooper announced three judicial appointments to North Carolina District Courts last week.
WENTWORTH – Jacki Shelton Green, North Carolina’s poet laureate, will visit Rockingham Community College on Tuesday, April 9 at 1 p.m.
WENTWORTH – Job seekers will have a chance to meet employers in person at the 2024 Rockingham Community College Job Fair on Wednesday, April 17.
A quick start and a big fourth inning helped propel McMichael to a 7-4 win over Mid-State 2A Conference and county rival Reidsville to close out a series sweep at Ernie Holcomb Stadium Thursday night.
WENTWORTH — Three Rockingham County student-athletes recently signed their National Letters of Intent to take their games to the next level following high school graduation later this spring at the gymnasium with family, friends, coaches and fellow classmates on hand to show support.
STAR — Firefest, a two-day celebration of ceramic, glass and metal art, will be held at Starworks, April 5 and 6 with tickets to the public on sale now.
Reidsville’s first responders are getting updated radios thanks to federal funds sought by Rep. Kathy Manning.
MADISON — Sheriff’s investigators, along with North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement officers, on Thursday raided and closed Lucky Duck Internet Cafe, a video gaming business that authorities said was operating illegally.
Berger is the son of N.C. Senate leader Phil Berger who led the casino initiative in the General Assembly.
CHAPEL HILL – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame recently announced the Class of 2024, to be inducted in August of this year. The Class of 2024 includes eight new members from across the state of North Carolina.
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MADISON — Sheriff's investigators, along with North Carolina Alcohol Enforcement officers, or ALE, on Thursday raided and closed Lucky Duck Internet Cafe, a video gaming business that authorities said was operating illegally.
WINSTON-SALEM – In an overtime thriller, Farmville Central had a clean look at the potential game-winning shot as Chris Rhodes squared up for a jumper with just seconds left in the extra period. But the shot rimmed out and Reidsville would hold on for a dramatic 78-77 win in the 2024 2A NCHS…
WINSTON-SALEM—The undefeated Reidsville basketball team saved the best for last as they held on for a dramatic 78-77 overtime victory over Farmville Central to claim the 2024 2A NCHSAA state championship at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum March 16.
Reidsville is ranked No. 1 in our 2023-24 boys basketball end-of-season rankings after winning the NCHSAA 2A state championship on Saturday. This marked the Rams fifth NCHSAA title and third with an undefeated record.