Four injured in Airport Road accident
Friday, 02 January 2009 22:53
Four people were seriously injured at 12:25 p.m. Wednesday in a motor vehicle accident on Airport Road, Rockingham, the N.C. Highway Patrol said.
The patrol said a car driven by Mark Elliot Rosberg, 18, Carolina Drive, Rockingham, was traveling southeast on Airport Road and went across the center line striking a car driven by Robert Matthew Smith, 38, of Old Cheraw Highway, Rockingham.
Taken to FirstHealth Richmond Memorial Hospital for treatment along with Rosberg were his passengers, Kelli Renee Reeves, 18, North School Street, Rockingham; and Jessica Paige Reeves, 16, Monroe.
Smith was taken to Sandhills Regional Medical Center for treatment.
Rosberg was cited for a left of center violation.
The 2002 Mazda driven by Rosberg received $7,000 damage; Smith’s 1993 Honda, $8,000.
Ten people were injured in six other accidents recently in Richmond County.
At 11:50 a.m. Dec. 11 on N.C. 177 at Dobbins Heights, two people were injured in a rear-end collision.
Robert Dewayne Bright, 43, Woodfield Drive, Rockingham; and a passenger, Cynthia Station Bright, 40, Woodfield Drive, were taken to SRMC for treatment.
The patrol said a truck driven by Daniel Patrick Black of Aberdeen struck the Bright car in the rear.
Black was cited for failure to reduce speed.
Black’s 1995 Ford received $750 damage; Bright’s 2003 Toyota, $3,000.
At 12:45 p.m. Dec. 19 on Bill Nicholson Road at Haywood Cemetery Road, Ellerbe, Jennifer Jones Wilson, 32, Gibson Nursery Road, Ellerbe, was injured when the patrol said the car she was driving ran across Haywood Cemetery Road in a heavy fog, struck an embankment and a tree.
Wilson was taken to FirstHealth Richmond Memorial Hospital for treatment.
She was cited for failure to stop for a stop sign and driving while license was revoked.
The 1995 Buick she was driving received $2,000 damage.
Three people were injured in a three-vehicle collision 2:20 p.m. Dec. 21 on U.S. 1 at Rosalyn Road, Cordova.
James Fredrick Stricklin Jr., 40, Deerfield Road, Rockingham; and two passengers, Amy Lanter Stricklin, 41, Deerfield Road; and Travis Dakota Stricklin, 13, Deerfield Road; were all taken to FHRMH for treatment.
Daniel Bethea Pate, Lumberton, was cited for failure to stop for a red light.
Also involved in the collision at the intersection was William Michael Metropol, Center Street, Cordova.
Metropol’s 1996 GMC received $75 damage; Pate’s 2002 Buick, $8,000; and Stricklin’s 2008 Nissan, $12,000.
At 4:11 p.m. Dec. 23 on N.C. 177 near Rural Paved Road 1680, Donovan Rayan Reid, 38, Charlotte Street, Hamlet, was injured in a collision and taken to SRMC for treatment.
The patrol said his car collided with one driven by Stephanie Jasper-Armstrong, Jasper Drive, Hoffman, as she attempted to pass.
Jasper-Armstrong was cited for passing at an intersection. The patrol said Reid was attempting to make a left turn at the time of the accident.
Reid’s 1995 Chevrolet received $1,200 damage; Jasper-Armstrong’s 2004 Cadillac, $1,200.
At 4:44 a.m. Dec. 26 two people were injured in a collision on US. 1 south of Rockingham.
Shawn Antonio Tatum, 26, Winona Ave., Hamlet; and a passenger in his car, Jason Dockery, Sandhill Road, Rockingham, were injured and taken to FHRMH for treatment.
Tatum’s car collided with a truck driven by William Bennett Conrad of Winston-Salem.
Tatum was cited for a left of center violation and unsafe tires.
Tatum’s 1972 Buick received $2,000 damage; Conrad’s 1990 Chevrolet, $3,000.
At 7:50 a.m. Dec. 31 on McNeill Road, Rockingham, James Charles Carter of Mt. Gilead was injured in a rear-end collision when the patrol said Carter backed into a vehicle driven by Sherrie Claire Griffis, Bear Branch Road, Ellerbe.
Carter was taken to FHRMH for treatment.
Carter was cited for improper backing.
The 2002 Chevrolet truck he was driving received no damage; the 2004 Ford driven by Griffis, $2,500.
Reports are copied from records of the N.C. Highway Patrol.Read more:
First baby born in the new year
Friday, 02 January 2009 22:53
Some people begin New Year’s Day by counting their blessings and looking forward to achieving great things in the upcoming year. One Richmond County couple was able to accomplish all of this in one day.
Candy Tilly of Rockingham smiled with peaceful radiance Friday as she described the experience of holding her newborn daughter in her arms.
“That instant, once they give her to you, you can’t explain it from there,” said Tilly. “I never knew that I could love someone so much.”
Born at 3:31 p.m. on New Year’s Day, Yolanda Garcia-Tilly was the first baby of 2009 to be born at FirstHealth Richmond Memorial Hospital.
Yolanda’s father, Tomas Garcia, also of Rockingham, beamed with pride as he held his daughter’s tiny hand.
“I was the first one to hold her, to carry her in my arms,” said Garcia. “I’m so happy.”
According to Ashley Hunsucker, a Registered Nurse in the Labor and Delivery Unit at FHRMH, Garcia was constantly by his wife’s side as Dr. Parviz Khoshnevis delivered the child.
“He stayed at the head of (Tilly’s) bed, held her hand, pushed with her,” said Hunsucker. “He was very supportive and she (Tilly) handled everything very well and was very calm. She was especially calm for a first-time birth.”
While Tilly’s parents came to meet their new granddaughter on Thursday, Garcia confirmed the good news in a phone call to his own parents, who still live in his hometown of Veracruz, Mexico.
“We’ll be sending a lot of pictures to them, so they can see their granddaughter,” he said.
Yolanda’s parents will take her home tomorrow, and are anxious to begin their role as the parents of one of Richmond County’s newest residents.
“She’ll speak English and Spanish,” said Garcia.
Surrounded by smiling family members, Tilly said she is certain that Thursday was the best New Year’s Day that she has ever had. And she can already tell who Yolanda is going to look like.
“Him, all the way,” said Tilly. Read more:
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County reaches out to kids needing shoes
Friday, 02 January 2009 22:53
Needy children in Richmond County were the recipients of 800 new pairs of shoes from the Spares and Pairs Sunday School.
The groups original goal was 600.
“We’ve been doing this for about 20 years, so a lot of people see it as a worthwhile cause and are enthusiastic about giving,” Spares and Pairs member Sue Stevenson said. “We didn’t know if we would be able to raise enough money to get 600 (pairs of shoes), but people were very generous.”
Stevenson is the treasurer of the project. She said that the 800 new pairs of shoes reflect around $28,000 in donations.
“Really, across the board,” she said. “We have people that give $5, all the way up to $1,000, and we get a lot of support from other churches, Sunday school classes, men’s groups and of course the Rotary Club assists us with their fundraiser every year.”
Charles White is another member of the Spares and Pairs Class.
“We ended being able to buy 800 new pairs of shoes,” he said. “People were very kind and very generous.
White explained that they gave the donations to Richmond County Schools in the form of certificates, and the certificates started being spent December 12, until the last one was spent on the morning of the 19th.
“It was another great year for ‘Shoes for Christmas,’” said J.C. Penney’s store manager Terry Greene. “We had in the neighborhood of 400 kids come in and get new shoes, and they left with big smiles.”
Greene said that his staff enjoys the event.
“We really appreciate the members of the First Presbyterian Church for letting us be a part of it. We get a lot of great Christmas memories from it,” he said. Read more:
Sotile set to speak later this month
Friday, 02 January 2009 22:53
Life is always changing, just like today’s economy.
A clinical psychologist and renowned motivational speaker, Wayne M. Sotile, Ph.D., feels that those who attend his upcoming presentation will walk away energized and better prepared to face life’s challenges.
Sponsored by The Foundation of FirstHealth and free to the public, “Thriving in the Second Half Amidst Massive Change” on Jan. 20 at 11 a.m. at the Cole Auditorium will showcase the life strategies Sotile and his wife have developed over thirty years of counseling high-performance individuals.
“A high-performing person is someone who does the best they can everyday, whether they’re at work, at home or out in the community,” said Sotile. “As your life changes, performing at a high level is all about letting go of what is holding you back.
Sotile attributes part of his unique motivational attitude to being brought up in rural Cajun country.
“I have always kept in touch with that same group of 30 people that I went through school with. I know from experience how important it is for the members of a small community to recognize that they are very important to one another, and that their community roles and relationships are not just a gift but a responsibility.”
Sotile’s presentation will include a discussion on individual planning for the financial future led by a panel of four local experts in the field.
John Hutchinson, Senior Vice President and Financial Officer at Wachovia Securities in Rockingham, and one of the discussion’s panel members, feels that the presentation will offer a good, general education for anyone looking to secure a sound financial future for themselves and their family.
“There are ways for people to turn assets that they already have into income,” said Hutchinson. “And ways for them to plan and maximize their giving to the local community, whether they’re giving to the hospital, hospice, local schools, or their own church.”
Sotile believes that true character is most evident during tough times.
“Anyone can be gracious and generous in good times,” he said. “But tough times are when heroes really shine through.
“Folks in the big cities don’t have the kinds of connections that people in small town have even if it seems like they have everything all figured out, they don’t.” Read more:
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