WENTWORTH – Rockingham Sheriff’s narcotics detectives with the assistance of uniformed patrol, began an operation in recent months. This operation focused on dangerous drugs and weapons violations within Rockingham County.
As a result, drugs and weapons have been removed from the streets.  A total of 32 firearms, multiple pounds of marijuana, and more than a thousand [...]

City crews in Reidsville did an excellent job in getting the streets cleared after Friday’s snow storm. Most neighborhoods seemed to get scraped by noon Saturday, leaving the roads mostly dry and clear by Sunday. Got any other insights? Leave them in comments or email us at citybeat@reidsvillenow.com

WHAT: Wine & Dine 2010
WHEN: February 5th, 7 p.m.
WHERE: Meadow Greens, Eden
COST: $25 per person ($30 at the door, if available)
The Fine Arts Festival Association of Rockingham County will be holding the 2010 Wine & Dine on February 5th at Meadow Greens in Eden. [...]

RHS boosters are selling championship gear related to the football team’s 18th state title. They are asking folks to come to the team store or Lowes Foods this weekend. Boosters do not benefit from items sold at Wal-Mart, so please keep that in mind when deciding where to buy your Ram gear.

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Federal stimulus money will help the Reidsville Police Department strengthen its Community Policing program.
As part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the Reidsville Police Department has received a “COPS” Officer Grant for $278,472 to hire two full-time police officers to work in its Community Policing division.
These Police Neighborhood Resource Officers (PNROs) will [...]

Each year the North Carolina Main Street Program accepts nominations for outstanding downtown revitalization projects and awards the very best in the state. Among the 53 Main Street communities there were 84 nominations.  According to Liz Parham, Director of the NC Main Street Center, this was an extraordinary number, making this year’s awards perhaps more competitive [...]

On September 21, 2009, the Reidsville Police Department will begin renovation of its Communications Office located at 220 West Morehead Street. This renovation project will require the Police Department to temporarily relocate the Reidsville Police Communications Office to the new 911 Center in Wentworth.
The Reidsville Police Department building will continue to be open to the [...]

Source: RCSO
On Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 9:08 a.m. a report of a structure fire at 363 Barnes Road between Eden and Stoneville was received. Members of the Leaksville Rural, Shiloh, and Stoneville Fire Departments responded, but when they arrived the structure was already a total loss.
This was the residence of Rockingham County Sheriff’s [...]