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Rockingham County commissioners adopt proclamations, approve $5,000 for Crime Stoppers and grant DOT road abandonment
Summary
The Rockingham County Board of Commissioners on April 7 adopted proclamations honoring a repatriated Korean War POW and designating April as Child Abuse Prevention Month and Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month, approved a $5,000 transfer for Crime Stoppers rewards, and approved a DOT petition to abandon 0.03 miles of Allen Road.
The Rockingham County Board of Commissioners on April 7 adopted multiple proclamations and routine items, approved a $5,000 transfer to a Crime Stoppers rewards fund and agreed to a request from the North Carolina Department of Transportation to abandon a 0.03-mile unpaved portion of Allen Road.
County Manager Lance Metzler read a resolution honoring Sergeant David Eugene Hardy, a Rockingham County native who was taken prisoner during the Korean War, later buried as an unknown and identified on Sept. 27, 2024. Metzler said military services were held March 8, 2025, and the resolution ‘‘honors the life of Sergeant David Eugene Hardy and the ultimate sacrifice he and others have made to protect our country and our freedoms.’’ Commissioner Richardson moved to adopt the resolution; Commissioner Hall seconded and the board approved it by voice vote.
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