The Richmond County Daily Journal

10/31/2025

Happy Halloween from The Daily Journal! We wish you a safe, spooky, and spectacular day. Show off your Halloween spirit! Drop a photo of your costume in the comments for a chance to be featured in next week’s edition. 🎃👻

10/27/2025

Tomorrow’s the night! Country music star Phil Vassar brings his “25 Years of Paradise Tour” to the Richmond Community College Cole Auditorium in Hamlet — and we got to chat with him. Check it out!

HAMLET — Country music powerhouse Phil Vassar is set to light up the Cole Auditorium next Tuesday when he brings his “25 Years of Paradise Tour” to Hamlet. Known for his energetic performances and…

10/20/2025

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HAMLET — The Seaboard City has officially unveiled a new work of art downtown, as the Seaboard Air Line Railway’s Orange Blossom Special mural is now complete on the side wall of the Lackey Building…

10/17/2025

The finished mural….

09/19/2025

https://www.yourdailyjournal.com/sports/198894/richmond-senior-hosts-west-forsyth-in-non-conference-clash

ROCKINGHAM – The Richmond Raiders (2-2) will host the West Forsyth Titans (3-1) for a non-conference matchup on Friday, September 19, with kickoff scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at Raider Stadium.

09/11/2025

The Daily Journal honors the lives lost and the brave heroes and responders of September 11, 2001. We will never forget.

09/08/2025

With 9/11 this week, we pause to reflect and remember the lives lost that day. It’s a moment that left an everlasting mark on all of us, and we each remember where we were when we first heard the news.

At the Journal, we’d like to share your stories and memories. Where were you on September 11, 2001?

08/20/2025

Mark your calendars, NASCAR roars back to The Rock for Easter Weekend 2026!

ROCKINGHAM – Following a sellout weekend for NASCAR’s celebrated return to Rockingham Speedway, the newly unveiled NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series and the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series will return…

08/14/2025

📢 Calling all students!

Back-to-School Supply Drive hosted by Candylady Ellerbe— less than a week away! Aug. 20, 2–4pm at The Rock'n Roll . 📚✏️🛼

07/31/2025

The former Hamlet police major issues a statement following his resignation, while Brown’s attorney also releases a separate statement.

HAMLET — The City of Hamlet confirmed that Chief of Police Dennis Brown and Major Hudson Chitwood are no longer employed with the Hamlet Police Department as of July 23, marking a significant shift in…

07/24/2025

The Hamlet Chief of Police and Major are no longer with the department.

HAMLET — Hamlet Police Department’s police chief, Dennis Brown, and Major Hudson Chitwood are no longer with the department as of July 23.

07/23/2025

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