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Rockingham County Today, Mike Moore 07.01.24
Mayodan has a new Town Manager, Rockcingham County Sheriff's Office gets liability insurance coverage, Reidsville Police arrest man in Walmart parking lot on gun violations, new state laws effect today. Weather, community calendar, birthday club, consumer report, Destination Celebration, motivational moment. Music Spotlight: Wabash Cannonball
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Mike Moore Media, the first place to hear Rocky County News and Information. News is sponsored by Lane's Family, Pharmacy, and Home Health Care. Beating a July 1 insurance deadline, the Rocky County Sheriff's Office now has law enforcement liability coverage. Last month, travelers notified the county it was dropping coverage due to a history of deaths at the jail not being properly reported. Eleven inmates died in three years. The new company can sale insurance based in Richmond. Premiums are more than double, going from $161,000 to almost $352,000, and the deductible, which had been $10,000, is now $200,000 per incident. It's not in the county budget effective today, so the increase will be covered by inmate canteen fun, which collects revenue from movies, video games, text messaging, and snacks. But according to county commissioners, additional funds will be needed, and that means reducing services to taxpayers, with the financial burden on citizens unknown this time. That's a quote from county government. Meghan Ann is starting the new month with a new town manager, Melanie Shuler. She has more than 15 years of local government experience. Most recently, in Waxam, population 17,000 near Charlotte, she received a master of public administration degree from Appalachian State University in 2019, and was most recently president of the North Carolina Association of Municipal Clerks. Mike Moore Media welcomes Melanie Shuler to May it in. Here's an update on an incident at Walmart in Ravesville. Police responded to a call about a person with a gun in the parking lot. Friday around 1 p.m. No shots were fired. Melford Edison Holloway III, 28, was arrested and charged with assault by pointing a firearm, carrying a concealed weapon, and going armed to the terror of the public, $25,000 bond. According to police, this was an isolated incident, a personal confrontation between two people. New laws take effect today in our state, pertaining to DMV fees, voting adoptions, high school athletics, and masks, and many others have posted a complete list this morning. In business news, Dove Medical Supply will not be reopening in store on North Highway Street in Madison. It's been closed since a fire in early December. Now all signs have been removed and windows covered up. I've shared that story, picture, and comment from our friends at the Messenger of Madison Made In. Let me follow up with this reminder from Lane's family pharmacy and home health care in Eden. They have a medical supply department, always well stocked with whatever you need, equipment and supplies, and a qualified staff to help you. Lane's welcomes Dove Medical Supply customers, and thanks there are many loyal customers through the years. Lane's is on Highway 14 in Eden, near the hospital. Now, Rockingham County weather, sponsored by Heat and Air Controllers. Today, partly sunny, high 82, low 58, Tuesday and Wednesday, mostly sunny, high 85 to 88. Thursday, in the low 90s, Friday, a 50% chance of scattered showers, high 95. Dryad record, highs and lows on this day, 99, 2012, 53, 19, 19. I was in uptown Eden when that quick downpour hit Sunday around 6, posted a quick video of that rain coming down on Washington Street. Thanks everyone for your comments, and I wanted to share some of those from our Facebook page. Let's see. Someone says, "Not a drop at my home, just thunder. I wish we would get some in Stonewall. Ground is so dry." Skipped right over Stonewall, someone says, "We need to pay the preachers more." None in Bethany, Missness in Readsville, Wentworth, Madison, Drives a Bone in Manan, Madison, send some to Sandy Ridge, none in Summerfield, another Summerfield, Sprinkle in Stonewall. Let's see, Ellisboro, more may it in, Ellisboro, oh it's really dry, everywhere. And Sherry says, "Best and most accurate weather report I've ever seen. Thank God for the rain." Yeah, that was a pretty cool video, it was only about 11 seconds. But I want to share this with you as well, because I've never seen this before on my Facebook page, from MetaAI, what people are saying. Just listen to this. Many commentators are expressing their desire for rain in their areas, with some mentioning that they have not received any rain or only a light sprinkle that did not provide relief from the dry conditions. Well, my God, that's a first. Thank you, MetaAI, for your insightful analysis. You can find current weather information, and our 24-hour weather cam right there at mikemore.media, so check that out any time. And now, the community calendar sponsored by Night Owl, National, Stone Works, granite ports and marble for commercial and residential, annual July 3 celebration at the farmhouse, Bethany Church Road, Eden, Wednesday, 6-10-30, live music, dinner, cash bar fireworks, tickets at eventbrite.com, Independence Day celebration at Lake Reed'sville, Wednesday, $5 a car load, music, food, kids' own fireworks, that's 5-9, Eden Kiwanis, old-fashioned 4th of July celebration at Panther Stadium, Moorhead High School, Wednesday 5-9, ride discounts, Thursday 2-10 music and fireworks, annual July 4 fun parade at Fair Funeral Home, Moon Road, Eden that starts at 9, winds through the neighborhood, uptown cruisers in the Henry Street, municipal parking lot in Eden, it's the first Friday of the month, it's this week through October 6-9, Solar Viewing at Mayo River State Park, Business 220 May at end, Saturday 1-3, Splash Pan at JC Park, South Scale Street, Reed'sville, is open Monday through Thursday, 10-7-30, Friday through Sunday, 12-30-5, Splash Pan at Freedom Park, North Edgewood Road, Eden is open Monday through Saturday, 12-6, Sunday mornings, 7-12, Vacation Bible School at Trinity Church, East Aiken Road, Eden, July 7-11, 6-30-30, H's 4-5th grade, Lot 25-40, open in their new location, 103 Stone Street, Stoneville, providing hungry relief services countywide, summer camp, Disney Beauty and the Beast Jr. Theater Guild of Rockingham County, July 22-2, weekdays 8-30-5-30, $250 per student, ages 7-17. Announcements are being free on our community calendar, you'll find a lot more right there at mikemore.media. The latest edition of Eden's Own Journal, featuring Rockingham County Star, is out today, available free at over 135 locations countywide. And you can read the July issue online at edenzone.com. I was thumbing through that just a little bit ago. I thought it was interesting, they have the full list and it's a long list of all of the winners at the Charlie Pool Music Festival at RCC. So pretty neat to see the winners and where they're from. A lot of good information in Eden's Own Journal. When we didn't have a sports report, I think they must be taking a week off, but we do have this consumer report. Home prices may not be falling, but mortgage rates are. Freddie Mac reports the rate on the most popular mortgage has slipped again for a fourth straight week as conditions continue to improve for home buyers. The latest read on the 30-year fixed is 6.86%. MGA Entertainment is recalling 21 million many-verse make it many sets with unused liquid resins because they pose a risk of skin, eye, and respiratory irritation. The Consumer Product Safety Commission says the toy is in violation of the Federal Hazard as Substances Act. Our dollar stores no longer welcome in rural America. Recently, two communities, one in Louisiana and one in Oregon, took steps to ban or restrict the growth of dollar stores after they spread rapidly in the last decade. Residents complained there are too many of them and they hurt local stores. I'm Mark Huffman. Learn more at consumeraffairs.com. We had Sunday breakfast at Oh Sugar. Annette said this is a quote. The pancakes were perfect. I heard her tell that to Paulina. It's always good and you can get breakfast all day, every day. Oh, there's so much on the menu from triple, berry, fridge, toast. Oh, Annette likes that too too. Steak and eggs. And for lunch and dinner, salmon to burgers. Oh Sugar, on NC14, across from the Eden flea market is the perfect spot to see the July 4 fireworks at Panther Stadium. And listen to this, their wonderful homemade ice cream, popsicles and milkshakes will be available until 10 Thursday night at Oh Sugar. Now, speaking of, I wanted to mention also, in addition to all of the good food, it's a great place to celebrate special events. So, I keep that in mind. The vitz-centered Oh Sugar, really nice indeed. And now, speaking of celebrating. Welcome to July 1st on the National Day calendar. Today, we're turning up the volume and exploring some green wonders. It's International Reggae Day and this day is all about celebrating the music and culture that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s. Reggae blends jazz, blues and Caribbean rhythms, creating a unique sound that's hard to resist. And did you know Bob Marley's album Legend has spent over 900 weeks on the Billboard 200 chart? That's one of the longest charting albums ever. It is an awesome album. It is an awesome album. That's true. And I'm not going to lie, Reggae music is feel good music. It just makes you feel good. It does take it to the tropics a little bit. I'm doing the math. It's like 18 years. This has been on the Billboard 200. This is crazy. Unbelievable. From the rhythm of Reggae, we turn to the versatility of hemp for National Hemp Month. Hemp has been used for over 10,000 years for everything from rope and clothing to nutritious food. Plus, get this. The first American flag was actually made from hemp. And hemp frozen variety of climates and requires very little water, making it an eco-friendly crop. It's fascinating how one plant can be so versatile and sustainable. Do you have any hemp clothing? I have some hemp shirts. I just purchased them recently actually. It's kind of making a big deal in clothing right now. It is. And do you love the way it feels? I do. It's soft and I love it. So, how about you? What do you have in hemp? Probably just like some bags. Probably just some bag. Like accessories. Are these fashionable all the way? Of course, they're fashionable. I don't wear anything that's not fashionable, Marla. They're bedazzled in all I know. I know. I don't even know why I asked for that. It's not bedazzled, Marla. So, did you bring me anything? You're always looking for gifts, aren't you? I mean, how are we celebrating today? Well, you know, I'm wearing my hemp shirt. Oh, I got a handbag on, so. There you go. I'm Latoya Johnson. I'm Marla Latis. Thank you for joining us on our journey to celebrate every day. Until next time, keep celebrating. Now, let's see who's celebrating on our birthday club. Yes, we're ending June and starting July. So, I have one name for June 30th, Babbi Moore, and one name for July 1st, Rick Mead. Happy birthday to you, Babbi Moore, and Rick Mead. All right, that ends one starts another. Let me know who's celebrating July and August birthdays. Text them to me at 336-932-1881. Big name birthdays today. Pamela Anderson, 57. Liv Tyler, 47. And Android 72. Carl Lewis, 63. Jamie Farr, 90. If you've been a regular listener for some time, you know, I'm a patriotic guy. All this week in our music spotlight, I'm playing songs from stars and stripes forever. 13 grassroots and bluegrass hits. I'm not playing all 13, kind of building to July 4th. I actually have one for Friday the 5th starting today with a classic American folk tune dating back to the 19th century. Come to the Great Atlantic Ocean to the wider city of shore. From the greener-firing mountains to the ice-bound lighter door. Oh, she's a mighty tall and handsome and old, quite well by all. She's a modern combination known as the wall-based cannonball. Now, listen to the jingle on the land you wore. As she glides along the woodlands to the hills and by the shore. Here are the mighty rush of the engine. Hear that monster, Bobo's wall. As she travels to the jungle along the wall-based cannonball. Now, here's the static blacks and, hey, your all-in-law. I'm playing for everything. And always be remembered and I close to our land. Our the races over and the curtain round you fall. They'll carry you home with the Dixie on the wall-based cannonball. Now, listen to the jingle on the land you wore. As she glides along the woodlands to the hills and by the shore. Here are the mighty rush of the engine. Hear that monster, Bobo's wall. He travels to the jungle along the wall-based cannonball. Now, she came down the farm and held on cold as soon as I lay. As she pulled into the stash and you could hear all the horses. Now, listen, Bobo's wall. As she glides along the woodlands to the hills and by the shore. Now, listen, Bobo's wall. As she came down the farm and held on cold as soon as I lay. As she pulled into the stash and you could hear all the people saying. There's that gal from Tennessee. She's long and she's tall. She came down the farm and held on the wall-based cannonball. Now, listen to the jingle on the land you wore. As she glides along the woodlands to the hills and by the shore. Here are the mighty rush of the engine. Hear that monster, Bobo's wall. He travels to the jungle along the wall-based cannonball. [Music] Interesting story about the Wabash Cannonball. That was Benny Martin, the Carter family, Boxcar, Willy and Roy. Hey, Cuff. All had hits with it. It's the oldest song on the list of the rock and roll Hall of Fame's 500 songs that shaped rock and roll. How about that? And that's our program to start the week, start the month. Thank you for listening. Now, today's motivational moment. Thanks to Livingstone Wealth Management. Raymond James in Madison. Be thankful for today, because in one moment, your entire life could change. I hope you have a wonderful Monday, friends. Be sure to count your blessings today. You