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U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson visited Moore County on Thursday to a present a much-needed check to the Aberdeen Fire Department.
The $486,611 grant was provided through the Department of Homeland Security’s Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response, or SAFER, program. It will be used to partially fund the salaries of six new firefighters.
It was a triumphant moment for Fire Chief Phillip Richardson, who has worked for five years to secure the money.
PEMBROKE — Supporters of Lumbee recognition are banking on next week’s hearing before a U.S. House subcommittee to move the proposed Lumbee Recognition Act forward.
A hearing on the bill, sponsored by Rep. Robert Pittenger, whose 9th District includes Robeson County, and Rep. Richard Hudson, whose 8th District previously included Robeson County, is scheduled for Tuesday before the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indian, Insular, and Alaska Native Affairs.
TROY — U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson will visit Uwharrie Mercantile on Thursday to have a conversation about the challenges and prospects facing small businesses, as well as House Republicans’ vision to advance comprehensive tax reform that spurs job creation and grows the economy.
Uwharrie Mercantile, located in the historic 1909 Hotel Troy, is a coffee and gift shop run by owners Dana and Ray Dawson.
The Dawsons are a young, retired military family who moved back to Montgomery County in 2010, took a risk and purchased the Hotel Troy property.