ROCKINGHAM — The Ashley Chapel Community Organization has partnered with the Richmond County Partnership for Children to host its first annual Community Day…
Daily Journal Staff
ROCKINGHAM The candlelight vigil for the 92 lives lost in Richmond County due to COVID-19 scheduled for Friday has been postponed to an undetermined date in May due to threat of thunderstorms.
Richmond County Aging Services made the announcement Thursday morning after weeks of anticipation for the event, which was to be held on the night before the one-year anniversary of the first COVID-19-related death in the county. The first death was recorded on April 10, 2020.
Weather.com is projecting a 24% chance of precipitation Friday night and states that “a stray shower or thunderstorm is possible” in Rockingham. Jacqueline Welch, director of Aging Services, confirmed in an email that the event will be rescheduled for May and that they will soon notify the public of that new date.