Early voting begins on October 16th  and ends on November 1st in North Carolina.  Doors are open at 8am at the Board of Elections, 221 South Hancock Street in Rockingham..  Other sites are Cole Auditorium, beginning October 20th at 10am as well as Ellerbe Town Hall, beginning October 27th at 10am. Check this link for further details       http://www.richmondnc.com/articles/boe2008earlyvote2.aspx

A Rally for Obama was held on Saturday, September 6th at the Coltrane Center. The Center honors John Coltrane who was born in Hamlet and was an important figure in the world of Jazz in the 1950's. Various speakers presented their views on the candidates in the presidential race. Svea Strong, chair of the Richmond County Democratic Party talked about Barack Obama's educational and professional credentials. Lyon Bell challenged the full house to work for the Campaign for Change to help bring Change to the country.

Faithful Democrats gathered Thursday the 28th to watch Barack Obama give his acceptance speech from Invesco stadium in Denver on a wide screen television set up for the occassion.   Democrats enjoyed snacks and fellowship as we put ourselves in Denver. It was the opinion of the crowd that Obama highlighted all the important issues that Democrats care about. We're looking forward to the campaign to come!

One Stop Early Voting in Richmond County begins on October 16th and ends November 1, 2008 at the Board of Elections Office, 221 S. Hancock Street, Rockingham. Other early voting sites are Cole Auditorium, October 20th through November 1st and Ellerbe Town Hall, October 20th through November 1st.

The North Carolina Young Democrats are traveling through the 8th District on Saturday October 11, 2008. The Young Democrats Bus will begin a tour of the District beginning in Laurinburg and traveling to Charlotte and back to Stanley county visiting in each county on the way. The group will arrive in Rockingham at approximately 10am. They will be served a snack and candidates will speak to citizens who will be gathered to greet them. Larry Kissell is the headliner and we understand that candidates for the Council of State will also be along to visit and talk to constituents.

Hours at our local headquarters .

Democrats in Richmond County were served up a plateful of American tradition this past Friday on the birthday of our nation. After the ribbon cutting, lunch was served consisting of good old hot dogs with all the trimmings, apple pie and lemonade. What could be more American than that? All the officers, Svea Strong, chair; Jeff Joyner, 1st vice chair; Anna Thomas, 2nd vice chair; Emma Lambeth, 3rd vice chair; Jim Chandler, secretary and Robbyn Sumpter, treasurer assisted with cutting the ribbon at the new headquarters located at 201 East Washington St., in Rockingham.