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🌱 Five Rockingham students vie for Miss Marlboro Academy crown

Rockingham, North Carolina Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hi Rockingham! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Five Rockingham students vie for Miss Marlboro Academy crown
  • Rockingham cadet takes part in SC State’s Veterans Day tribute
  • Rockingham hunter lands an eight-point buck on a morning hunt

Also on today's calendar: Richmond Roots Garden Club meeting and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 74 and low of 50 degrees.
  • Thursday: Nice with clouds and sun, temps: high: 72, low: 43.
  • Friday: Cooler; breezy in the morning, with a high of 58 and low of 36 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Ten to compete for the title of Miss Marlboro Academy (richmondobserver.com) — Five Rockingham students are among 10 contestants seeking the Miss Marlboro Academy crown Saturday, Nov. 14, in Bennettsville, South Carolina. Whitney Liles, Alice Coen, Ava Land, Elizabeth English and Madelyn Goodwin will participate in the Kentucky Derby-themed pageant at 7 p.m. in the school gym. Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for students.
   

2. SC State to honor veterans with Nov. 11 program (scnow.com) — Rockingham’s Andrea T. Ellerbe will narrate a military tribute video during South Carolina State University’s Veterans Appreciation Program on Nov. 11. The senior criminal justice major and ROTC cadet will join an observance honoring veterans and active-duty personnel, with retired Col. Larry C. Boyd Sr. delivering the keynote address.
   

3. An 8 point morning! (carolinasportsman.com) — Rockingham hunter Savannah James took an eight-point buck during a morning hunt in Richmond County on Nov. 9. She says the buck appeared trailing a doe after she used a grunt call, and she shot it from 30 yards away while sitting on the ground.
   

4. RCSO charges man with attempted murder in East Rockingham (richmondobserver.com) — A shooting on Safie First Street in East Rockingham sent 28-year-old Warren Douglas Crawford to a trauma center early Tuesday. Deputies charged Anthony Lamont Quick Jr., 30, with attempted first-degree murder and firearm possession by a felon. The sheriff's office says it believes the incident was isolated, with no known ongoing public threat.
   

5. Rockingham Fire Department responds to 3 simultaneous calls (richmondobserver.com) — Rockingham firefighters handled three calls around the same time Tuesday afternoon, including a box-truck wreck involving downed utility lines on Fayetteville Road near Steele Street. Crews also responded to a Mallard Lane alarm and a reported fire at Novapax, where Chief Austin Parker said outside power lines burned but the building did not.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Rockingham

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