ELLERBE — Iain Walker of Niskayuna, New York, needs the Richmond County community’s help returning a long lost dog tag to the family of an Ellerbe man.
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This case takes place in Rockingham, 90 minutes east of Charlotte, at The Richmond County Daily Journal. The newspaper publishes two days a week and has only a couple of reporters. It shares a small building with a copying and printing store.
Brian Bloom, the publisher since 2019, has big expectations.
“I sat down with them and said the last Pulitzer Prize was won by a newspaper in Storm Lake, Iowa that had three people,” Bloom said during a recent interview in his office. “A father and two sons. Just because we’re small doesn’t mean we can’t be good.”
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Need a quick update on agricultural news? Here s seven stories you might have missed this week.
1. The Biden administration s discretionary budget request called for a 16% increase in agriculture funding. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said the funding would expand broadband access, provide more funds for agricultural research and increase funding for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children. – Forbes
2. Lawmakers have reintroduced the Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Enhancement Act. The legislation would expand the Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program, which provides food animal and public health veterinarians up to $25,000 a year for student loan repayment in exchange for at least three years of service in one of the USDA-designated rural veterinary shortage areas. – Bovine Veterinarian