I decided to add a page to Rockingham Memories that a local citizen of Richmond County could contribute, through his own personal accounts, of events around Rockingham & Richmond County with photos, stories or events he had attended. Bill Dennis was the person that I had in mind for this new page, as he has been so active in different community activities for Richmond County and Rockingham - and seems to have a knack for sending me some great pieces of information, stories and photos of different events.
I asked Bill for a title for his page and he suggested "The Town Crier", with this quote, "David Freeman told me years ago his grandson Jason Wise said I would make a good Town Crier. Jason was around 10 years old at the time, and I have never forgotten that". That seemed a perfect fit to me for this new page. (note: for more Town Crier photos, visit the old site at this link: The Town Crier)
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06-16-13 - Star, NC Hotel & Depot
06-05-13 - N.C. Ports Railway
02-16-13 - Snowing in Richmond County
12-07-12 - First Baptist Church Hamlet Live Nativity Scene
12-01-12 - 16th Annual Christmas On The Square in Rockingham
11-04-12 - Lynda Mitchell Davenport Retirement Reception 41 years as Administrative Assistant at First Baptist Church of Hamlet
10-31-12 - Trunk or Treat
First Baptist Church Of Hamlet
10-28-12 - Morrow Mountain State Park
10-27-12 - 30th Annual Seaboard Festival Hamlet
10-27-12 - Amtrak in Hamlet & Conductor's Call
10-27-12 - Hamlet Masonic Lodge #532 Ham Breakfast
10-24-12 - Hitchcock Creek Greenway Project in Rockingham
10-23-12 - Hinson Lake & Rotary Lodge
10-21-12 - The John Blue House
Laurinburg, N.C
10-13-12 - Rohanen High School Reunion 1954-1972
10-3-12 - East Rockingham Fire Department Annual BBQ
09-1,2,3-12 - The Town Crier - Richmond County Fair - Hamlet Loin's Club
09-07-12 - Winners Of The East Rockingham Men's Club Golf Tournament At Loch Haven Golf Course Rockingham
08-25-12 - Coal Train & Depot - Engines 780 & 740
07-12-12 - First Baptist Curch Of Hamlet Helping Hands Ministries Build Handicap Ramp
For Myrtle Hudson
06-17-12 - Old St. David's Episcopal Church, Cheraw, S. C.
06-17-12 - Jazz King Dizzy Gillespie
06-17-12 - Birds in Our Backyard
06-10-12 - Sunrise & Sunset at Nags Head
06-06-12 - First Baptist Church of Hamlet
Honduras Mission Trip Benefit Fish Fry
03-11-12 - Cubmobile Derby Hamlet 03-10-12
03-06-12 - Kim Lindsey speaks to the Joy Club (Just Older Youth) of First Baptist Church of Hamlet about the Backpack Pals for Richmond County
02-11-12 - Helping Hands Ministries of First Baptist Church Hamlet,
Building a Handicap Ramp for Lady on Leak St. Rockingham
01-06-12 - Helping Hands Ministries First Baptist Church Of Hamlet
Building a Handicap Ramp for Howard Smith on Charlotte Street, Hamlet
12-18-11 - The Sanctuary Choir Of First Baptist Hamlet Presents Bethlehem Morning
Mary Snyder, Director
12-17-11 - East Rockingham Fire Department Christmas Dinner At Mt. Carmel Freewill Baptist Church Fellowship Hall
12-12-11 - East Rockingham Men's Club Christmas Dinner At Mt. Carmel Freewill Baptist Church Fellowship Hall
12-11-11 - 40th Anniversary Reception for Lynda Davenport as First Baptist Church Hamlet's Administrative Assistant
12-11-11 - Christmas Edition of The Family Feud
12-11-11 - Merry Christmas From The Town Crier
12-09-11 - First Baptist Church Hamlet
Live Nativity Scene
12-08-11 - Hamlet Christmas Parade
12-04-11 - First Baptist Church of Hamlet
Cherub Choir Presents The Wondrous Gift
12-03-11 - 15th Annual Christmas on The Square in Rockingham
12-03-11 - Civil War Encampment in Rockingham
on The Leak-Wall House Lawn
11-28-11 - 25th Annual City of Hamlet Christmas Tree Lighting
10-21-11 - The Joy Club of First Baptist Church Hamlet 24th Annual Dinner Theatre
10-21-11 - Hamlet Masonic Lodge No. 532 A.F. & A.M. Ladies Night
10-05-11 - Joy Club of
First Baptist Church Hamlet - Speaker David Benton
10-04-11 - Scouts Set Up Behind Champi0n Ford In Rockingham
10-04-11 - Hamlet Hospital School of Nursing Alumni Enjoyed a Covered Dish Luncheon and Meeting at the Home of Carolyn Herndon in Hamlet 10-01-11
09-14-11 - Abby Freeman's Retirement Bar-B-Que
09-10-11
08-28-11 - Hazel Tucker's Trees
08-11-11 -Joe Hogan Book Signing at Hamlet Library
07-18-11 thru 07-23-11 - First Baptist Church of Hamlet Mission Team At Manteo
06-25-11 - Hazel Tucker's Happy Independence Day Tree
06-08-11 - Helping Hands Ministries
05-26-11 - Pee Dee Baptist Association Senior Adult Rally at Beverly Hills Family Life Center
05-22-11 - Reflections of The Cross
05-12-11 - The Andrew Sisters Tribute Show
05-08-11 - Pisgah Covered Bridge
05-07-11 - East Rockingham Men's Club
Pancake Breakfast At Andy's
05-05-11 - Debby Boone Concert At The Cole Auditorium Hamlet, NC
04-19-11 - Happy Easter from Hazel Tucker
04-18-11 - Handicap Ramp for Jerry Turner
04-17-11 - The King Is Coming
by The Sanctuary Choir of First Baptist Church
04-06-11 - Dr. Jerry McGee Tell's The Joy Club At First Baptist Church Of Hamlet About His Last Book "Roberdell" 04-05-11
03-23-11 - Sha Na Na Performed At Cole Auditorium 03-22-11
03-21-11 - Engelbert Humperdinck at Alabama Theatre
Myrtle Beach, S.C. 03-10-11
03-07-11 - 1949 Crosley
02-11-11 - Hamlet Masonic Lodge - Chicken & Dumplings
01-08-11 - Eagle Scout Court of Honor for Garrett McQueen
12-27-10 - Jody Meacham Book Signing at The Historic Hamlet Depot and Museum
12-28-10 - The Moon December 20 & 21, 2010
12-19-10 - THE SANCTUARY CHOIR OF FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH PRESENTS HOW GREAT OUR JOY
12-18-10 - EAST ROCKINGHAM FIRE DEPARTMENT CHRISTMAS DINNER
12-18-10 - EAST ROCKINGHAM MEN'S CLUB ANNUAL CHRISTMAS RAFFLE
12-16-10 - Christmas 2010 in Rockingham & Hamlet
12-14-10 - Scrooge In Concert At Cole Auditorium
12-13-10 - East Rockingham Men's Club Christmas Dinner
12-10-10 - First Baptist Church of Hamlet Live Nativity
12-09-10 - Hamlet Rotary Christmas Parade
12-09-10 - MML Sunday School Class of First Baptist Church of Hamlet Christmas Dinner
12-02-10 - Churches Working Together For A Rockingham Lady
12-03-10 - Merry Christmas from The Town Crier
11-12-10 -First Baptist Church of Hamlet Joy Club Goes To Bill Gaither Concert in Florence, S. C.
11-01-10 -Hinson Lake Rockingham
10-31-10 -First Baptist Church of Hamlet Homecoming
10-31-10 -Hamlet's Seaboard Festival 2010
10-30-10 - Hamlet Masonic Lodge Ham Breakfast
10-21-10 - "Oklahoma" at The Cole Auditorium
10-03-10 - First Baptist of Hamlet Honored Mary Snyder for 30 years of service in Music. Mary serves as Music Director and Organist.
10-01-10 - East Rockingham Fire Department 5th Annual BBQ
09-28-10 - Touring Theatre of N. C. Presents: Piece Work
09-25-10 - Rohanen High School Reunion - 1954 - 1972
09-18-10 - Shriners Parade in Myrtle Beach
09-16-10 - Kenny Rogers Sings at The Cole Auditorium in Hamlet
08-28-10 - Churches Working Together Builds Handicap Ramp
07-10-10 - Trip to Savannah, Ga., July 8th, 2010
07-09-10 - Hamlet Masonic Lodge No.532 July 4th, 2010 Cookout
07-05-10 - Hamlet's Fourth of July, 2010
07-05-10 - First Baptist Church of Hamlet Honduras Mission Trip Yard Sale
07-05-10 - The Boyd House in East Hamlet
06-23-10 - Outer Banks History Center & Roanoke Island Festival Park Complex, June 19, 2010
06-23-10 - Manteo Waterfront & Elizabeth II, June 19, 2010
06-23-10 - The Lost Colony at Manteo, NC, June 18, 2010
06-23-10 - North Carolina Aquarium at Manteo, June 18, 2010
06-23-10 - Roanoke Heritage Art Gallery & Military Museum, June 18, 2010
06-23-10 - Wright Brothers Visitor Center & Museum, June 17, 2010
06-23-10 - Trip to Manteo, June 15 thru June 20, 2010
06-09-10 - First Baptist Church of Hamlet Fish Fry, Tuesday June 8, 2010
05-27-10 - The New Myrtle Beach Boardwalk and A Cruise Down "The Inland Waterway" From Barefoot Landing, May 20, 2010
05-25-10 - Evelyn Monroe Celebrates 90th Birthday with Family and Friends at
First Methodist Church Hamlet May 23, 2010
05-25-10 - First Baptist Church - Hamlet
Brotherhood Cook Out - May 18, 2010
05-17-10 - Hamlet Lodge No. 532 A.F. & A.M. Past Masters' and Veterans' Night, Thursday, May 13, 2010
04-11-10 - The Children's Choir Of First Baptist Church, Hamlet
04-04-10 - Easter Sunrise Service on the Grounds of First Baptist Church Hamlet
04-03-10 - Norva Jernigan Tells of Hamlet's First Hotels
03-30-10 - The Sanctuary Choir Of First Baptist Church, Hamlet Presented Three Days - Palm Sunday March 28, 2010 @ 11:AM
03-05-10 - Richmond County 4-H Auction & Spaghetti Plate Sale
03-02-10 - First Baptist Church "Joy Club"
02-27-10 - Hamlet Masonic Lodge Ham Breakfast
02-23-10 - Shirley Jones in Hamlet
01-30-10 - First Snow in Richmond County of 2010
01-23-10 - Hamlet National Guard Homecoming
01-11-10 - Hamlet Masonic Lodge Blood Drive
12-23-09 - Christmas Goodie Day at Hamlet City Hall
12-19-09 - East Rockingham Fire Department 33rd Annual Christmas & Awards Dinner
12-14-09 - East Rockingham Men's Club Christmas Dinner
12-10-09 - Annual Hamlet Christmas Parade 2009
12-05-09 - Live Nativity Scene at Mt Olive Baptist Church in Rockingham
12-03-09 - Brenda Lee Sings at The Cole Auditorium in Hamlet
10-31-09 - Hamlet Seaboard Festival
10-31-09 - The Tornado
10-31-09 - Hamlet Masonic Lodge Ham Breakfast
10-27-09 - Love Club Trip to Fugitive
10-19-09 - Carl Sandburg Home and Goat Farm
10-10-09 - Ladies Night Out
10-02-09 - East Rockingham Fire Department
4th Annual BBQ
10-02-09 - The Chaulk Road School
09-26-09 - Boy Scout Show between Wal-Mart and Champion Ford
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I asked Bill for a title for his page and he suggested "The Town Crier", with this quote, "David Freeman told me years ago his grandson Jason Wise said I would make a good Town Crier. Jason was around 10 years old at the time, and I have never forgotten that". That seemed a perfect fit to me for this new page. (note: for more Town Crier photos, visit the old site at this link: The Town Crier)
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06-16-13 - Star, NC Hotel & Depot
06-05-13 - N.C. Ports Railway
02-16-13 - Snowing in Richmond County
12-07-12 - First Baptist Church Hamlet Live Nativity Scene
12-01-12 - 16th Annual Christmas On The Square in Rockingham
11-04-12 - Lynda Mitchell Davenport Retirement Reception 41 years as Administrative Assistant at First Baptist Church of Hamlet
10-31-12 - Trunk or Treat
First Baptist Church Of Hamlet
10-28-12 - Morrow Mountain State Park
10-27-12 - 30th Annual Seaboard Festival Hamlet
10-27-12 - Amtrak in Hamlet & Conductor's Call
10-27-12 - Hamlet Masonic Lodge #532 Ham Breakfast
10-24-12 - Hitchcock Creek Greenway Project in Rockingham
10-23-12 - Hinson Lake & Rotary Lodge
10-21-12 - The John Blue House
Laurinburg, N.C
10-13-12 - Rohanen High School Reunion 1954-1972
10-3-12 - East Rockingham Fire Department Annual BBQ
09-1,2,3-12 - The Town Crier - Richmond County Fair - Hamlet Loin's Club
09-07-12 - Winners Of The East Rockingham Men's Club Golf Tournament At Loch Haven Golf Course Rockingham
08-25-12 - Coal Train & Depot - Engines 780 & 740
07-12-12 - First Baptist Curch Of Hamlet Helping Hands Ministries Build Handicap Ramp
For Myrtle Hudson
06-17-12 - Old St. David's Episcopal Church, Cheraw, S. C.
06-17-12 - Jazz King Dizzy Gillespie
06-17-12 - Birds in Our Backyard
06-10-12 - Sunrise & Sunset at Nags Head
06-06-12 - First Baptist Church of Hamlet
Honduras Mission Trip Benefit Fish Fry
03-11-12 - Cubmobile Derby Hamlet 03-10-12
03-06-12 - Kim Lindsey speaks to the Joy Club (Just Older Youth) of First Baptist Church of Hamlet about the Backpack Pals for Richmond County
02-11-12 - Helping Hands Ministries of First Baptist Church Hamlet,
Building a Handicap Ramp for Lady on Leak St. Rockingham
01-06-12 - Helping Hands Ministries First Baptist Church Of Hamlet
Building a Handicap Ramp for Howard Smith on Charlotte Street, Hamlet
12-18-11 - The Sanctuary Choir Of First Baptist Hamlet Presents Bethlehem Morning
Mary Snyder, Director
12-17-11 - East Rockingham Fire Department Christmas Dinner At Mt. Carmel Freewill Baptist Church Fellowship Hall
12-12-11 - East Rockingham Men's Club Christmas Dinner At Mt. Carmel Freewill Baptist Church Fellowship Hall
12-11-11 - 40th Anniversary Reception for Lynda Davenport as First Baptist Church Hamlet's Administrative Assistant
12-11-11 - Christmas Edition of The Family Feud
12-11-11 - Merry Christmas From The Town Crier
12-09-11 - First Baptist Church Hamlet
Live Nativity Scene
12-08-11 - Hamlet Christmas Parade
12-04-11 - First Baptist Church of Hamlet
Cherub Choir Presents The Wondrous Gift
12-03-11 - 15th Annual Christmas on The Square in Rockingham
12-03-11 - Civil War Encampment in Rockingham
on The Leak-Wall House Lawn
11-28-11 - 25th Annual City of Hamlet Christmas Tree Lighting
10-21-11 - The Joy Club of First Baptist Church Hamlet 24th Annual Dinner Theatre
10-21-11 - Hamlet Masonic Lodge No. 532 A.F. & A.M. Ladies Night
10-05-11 - Joy Club of
First Baptist Church Hamlet - Speaker David Benton
10-04-11 - Scouts Set Up Behind Champi0n Ford In Rockingham
10-04-11 - Hamlet Hospital School of Nursing Alumni Enjoyed a Covered Dish Luncheon and Meeting at the Home of Carolyn Herndon in Hamlet 10-01-11
09-14-11 - Abby Freeman's Retirement Bar-B-Que
09-10-11
08-28-11 - Hazel Tucker's Trees
08-11-11 -Joe Hogan Book Signing at Hamlet Library
07-18-11 thru 07-23-11 - First Baptist Church of Hamlet Mission Team At Manteo
06-25-11 - Hazel Tucker's Happy Independence Day Tree
06-08-11 - Helping Hands Ministries
05-26-11 - Pee Dee Baptist Association Senior Adult Rally at Beverly Hills Family Life Center
05-22-11 - Reflections of The Cross
05-12-11 - The Andrew Sisters Tribute Show
05-08-11 - Pisgah Covered Bridge
05-07-11 - East Rockingham Men's Club
Pancake Breakfast At Andy's
05-05-11 - Debby Boone Concert At The Cole Auditorium Hamlet, NC
04-19-11 - Happy Easter from Hazel Tucker
04-18-11 - Handicap Ramp for Jerry Turner
04-17-11 - The King Is Coming
by The Sanctuary Choir of First Baptist Church
04-06-11 - Dr. Jerry McGee Tell's The Joy Club At First Baptist Church Of Hamlet About His Last Book "Roberdell" 04-05-11
03-23-11 - Sha Na Na Performed At Cole Auditorium 03-22-11
03-21-11 - Engelbert Humperdinck at Alabama Theatre
Myrtle Beach, S.C. 03-10-11
03-07-11 - 1949 Crosley
02-11-11 - Hamlet Masonic Lodge - Chicken & Dumplings
01-08-11 - Eagle Scout Court of Honor for Garrett McQueen
12-27-10 - Jody Meacham Book Signing at The Historic Hamlet Depot and Museum
12-28-10 - The Moon December 20 & 21, 2010
12-19-10 - THE SANCTUARY CHOIR OF FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH PRESENTS HOW GREAT OUR JOY
12-18-10 - EAST ROCKINGHAM FIRE DEPARTMENT CHRISTMAS DINNER
12-18-10 - EAST ROCKINGHAM MEN'S CLUB ANNUAL CHRISTMAS RAFFLE
12-16-10 - Christmas 2010 in Rockingham & Hamlet
12-14-10 - Scrooge In Concert At Cole Auditorium
12-13-10 - East Rockingham Men's Club Christmas Dinner
12-10-10 - First Baptist Church of Hamlet Live Nativity
12-09-10 - Hamlet Rotary Christmas Parade
12-09-10 - MML Sunday School Class of First Baptist Church of Hamlet Christmas Dinner
12-02-10 - Churches Working Together For A Rockingham Lady
12-03-10 - Merry Christmas from The Town Crier
11-12-10 -First Baptist Church of Hamlet Joy Club Goes To Bill Gaither Concert in Florence, S. C.
11-01-10 -Hinson Lake Rockingham
10-31-10 -First Baptist Church of Hamlet Homecoming
10-31-10 -Hamlet's Seaboard Festival 2010
10-30-10 - Hamlet Masonic Lodge Ham Breakfast
10-21-10 - "Oklahoma" at The Cole Auditorium
10-03-10 - First Baptist of Hamlet Honored Mary Snyder for 30 years of service in Music. Mary serves as Music Director and Organist.
10-01-10 - East Rockingham Fire Department 5th Annual BBQ
09-28-10 - Touring Theatre of N. C. Presents: Piece Work
09-25-10 - Rohanen High School Reunion - 1954 - 1972
09-18-10 - Shriners Parade in Myrtle Beach
09-16-10 - Kenny Rogers Sings at The Cole Auditorium in Hamlet
08-28-10 - Churches Working Together Builds Handicap Ramp
07-10-10 - Trip to Savannah, Ga., July 8th, 2010
07-09-10 - Hamlet Masonic Lodge No.532 July 4th, 2010 Cookout
07-05-10 - Hamlet's Fourth of July, 2010
07-05-10 - First Baptist Church of Hamlet Honduras Mission Trip Yard Sale
07-05-10 - The Boyd House in East Hamlet
06-23-10 - Outer Banks History Center & Roanoke Island Festival Park Complex, June 19, 2010
06-23-10 - Manteo Waterfront & Elizabeth II, June 19, 2010
06-23-10 - The Lost Colony at Manteo, NC, June 18, 2010
06-23-10 - North Carolina Aquarium at Manteo, June 18, 2010
06-23-10 - Roanoke Heritage Art Gallery & Military Museum, June 18, 2010
06-23-10 - Wright Brothers Visitor Center & Museum, June 17, 2010
06-23-10 - Trip to Manteo, June 15 thru June 20, 2010
06-09-10 - First Baptist Church of Hamlet Fish Fry, Tuesday June 8, 2010
05-27-10 - The New Myrtle Beach Boardwalk and A Cruise Down "The Inland Waterway" From Barefoot Landing, May 20, 2010
05-25-10 - Evelyn Monroe Celebrates 90th Birthday with Family and Friends at
First Methodist Church Hamlet May 23, 2010
05-25-10 - First Baptist Church - Hamlet
Brotherhood Cook Out - May 18, 2010
05-17-10 - Hamlet Lodge No. 532 A.F. & A.M. Past Masters' and Veterans' Night, Thursday, May 13, 2010
04-11-10 - The Children's Choir Of First Baptist Church, Hamlet
04-04-10 - Easter Sunrise Service on the Grounds of First Baptist Church Hamlet
04-03-10 - Norva Jernigan Tells of Hamlet's First Hotels
03-30-10 - The Sanctuary Choir Of First Baptist Church, Hamlet Presented Three Days - Palm Sunday March 28, 2010 @ 11:AM
03-05-10 - Richmond County 4-H Auction & Spaghetti Plate Sale
03-02-10 - First Baptist Church "Joy Club"
02-27-10 - Hamlet Masonic Lodge Ham Breakfast
02-23-10 - Shirley Jones in Hamlet
01-30-10 - First Snow in Richmond County of 2010
01-23-10 - Hamlet National Guard Homecoming
01-11-10 - Hamlet Masonic Lodge Blood Drive
12-23-09 - Christmas Goodie Day at Hamlet City Hall
12-19-09 - East Rockingham Fire Department 33rd Annual Christmas & Awards Dinner
12-14-09 - East Rockingham Men's Club Christmas Dinner
12-10-09 - Annual Hamlet Christmas Parade 2009
12-05-09 - Live Nativity Scene at Mt Olive Baptist Church in Rockingham
12-03-09 - Brenda Lee Sings at The Cole Auditorium in Hamlet
10-31-09 - Hamlet Seaboard Festival
10-31-09 - The Tornado
10-31-09 - Hamlet Masonic Lodge Ham Breakfast
10-27-09 - Love Club Trip to Fugitive
10-19-09 - Carl Sandburg Home and Goat Farm
10-10-09 - Ladies Night Out
10-02-09 - East Rockingham Fire Department
4th Annual BBQ
10-02-09 - The Chaulk Road School
09-26-09 - Boy Scout Show between Wal-Mart and Champion Ford
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