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ROCKINGHAM — Richmond County’s current congressman and its prospective future voice in Washington have sharply criticized President Barack Obama’s push to close the infamous Guantanamo Bay prison for enemy combatants and terrorism suspects.
Reps. Richard Hudson, R-Concord, and Robert Pittenger, R-Charlotte, both panned the plan to close Gitmo and move many detainees to the United States, including prisons in South Carolina, Kansas and Colorado along with a proposed $475 million secure facility for dangerous detainees.
U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson, R-8, on Wednesday visited Gray Stone Day School in Misenheimer. Hudson said the school serve the unique needs of students and gives families more choice in education.
“It illustrates the great things that can be done when we restore local control and create an education system where every child can succeed,” he said.
At the school, Hudson spoke with students, teachers and administrators about ideas to expand opportunity, promote innovation and provide quality education to students in the community.
HAMLET — U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson got a firsthand look at how local industries directly benefit from the programs offered at Richmond Community College during a tour of the campus Wednesday morning.
Led by college President Dr. Dale McInnis, Hudson, R-Concord, first visited the Richmond Early College program, which was ranked as the 73rd-best high school in the state by Niche in early 2015 and ranked 247th by Newsweek in September of 2014.
The Rowan County Chamber of Commerce’s 90th annual Gala Meeting was a sold-out event Thursday, Jan. 28, evening at the historic Salisbury Depot featuring Gov. Pat McCrory as its keynote speaker.
U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson and U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx also attended. Title sponsorship was provided by Novant Health Rowan Medical Center.