Category: Rockingham County

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Rockingham school board deviates from its own book challenge process with temporary ban

In the days after the newly instated Rockingham County Board of Education made two decisions Monday, many teachers, parents and students found themselves in the crosshairs of culture wars, as teachers are now required to remove certain books and report student nicknames.

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After 75 years, Rockingham Co.’s fair remains largely the same at its core

The 2023 Rockingham County Fair was, above all else, predictable — in the best of ways. The fair, which wrapped up its 75th year on Aug. 19 has grown twelve-fold since its humble inception, while withstanding a pandemic along the way.

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Rockingham Co. School Board avoids weighing in on Dist. 5 election and picks Jack Dixon for interim post

Instead of choosing between one of the candidates running in November for an open school board seat, the Rockingham County Public School Board on Monday appointed the candidate who isn’t on the ballot this fall. 

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Candidates for open Rockingham Co. school board spot make their cases before Monday’s decision

The Rockingham County Public School school board on Monday will choose from three candidates who are vying to fill a vacant seat on the board for the rest of the year — and the trio of contenders have spent the this week undergoing a public job interview for the post.

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