The North Forty

06/12/2024

Oink and Ale is set for this Saturday night on Monroe Street in Uptown Eden, 6-9 p.m.!

06/07/2024

The Boulevard is hosting another Food Truck Rodeo, tomorrow from 12-5 p.m. Proceeds will be given to the family of Eden native Ashley Lancaster Johnson, a 37-year-old mom with three young children who died in January after a short illness.

06/07/2024

Come out to Uptown Eden tonight!

06/07/2024

GILDAN PRESENTS $1K SCHOLARSHIPS

Gildan Activewear has named its Rockingham County Schools Class of 2024 Male and Female Athletes of the Year, who have each received a $1,000 college scholarship.

Congratulations to Paige Tuggle of Morehead High School, who will continue her studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Congratulations also to Johnathon Paul Widerman of Reidsville High School, who is heading to Lafayette College in Eastern Pennsylvania.

“Our continued partnership with Gildan Activewear through the Gildan Scholar Athletes of the Year Awards provides two deserving RCS student-athletes recognition of their hard work and dedication to their education and their sports,” said Dr. Shawn Stover, RCS Superintendent. “We are extremely thankful for Gildan Activewear, their partnership and their support of our students and their achievements.”

The Gildan Scholar Athletes of the Year Award is given to one male and one female who is a Rockingham County Schools' high school senior that has played at least two sports during junior and senior year, made all-conference twice during their junior and/or senior year, maintained at least a 3.5 unweighted GPA and must not have been ejected from an athletic contest during their junior or senior year.

06/04/2024

MEDIA RELEASE
Robbery Investigation Update (Eden, NC)
June 4, 2024

On Friday, May 31, 2024, The Eden Police Department Investigations Division began conducting a high-priority armed robbery at Truist Bank located at 680 S Van Buren RD, Eden, NC. Officers arrived on the scene and learned a suspect had entered the Bank and brandished a handgun at the clerk, demanding money. The male fled in an unknown direction following the robbery with an undisclosed amount of money. The tellers were shaken but uninjured.

On June 3, 2024, Henry County Sheriff’s Office and Patrick County Sheriff’s Office began assisting the Eden Police Department in reference to this robbery. Through the course of the investigation a suspect was developed. A short time later the suspect was identified as Bobby Dobbins, 53 years of age.

As a result of this investigation, Bobby Dobbins was located and arrested in Collinsville, VA. Deputies with the Henry County Sheriff’s Office issued a Fugitive of Justice warrant based of the charge of Felony Robbery from Eden, North Carolina.

Bobby Dobbins is currently held in the Henry County Adult Detention Center with no bond.

Anyone having information regarding this incident is asked to contact the Henry County Sheriff’s Office at (276) 638-8751 or Crimestoppers at 63-Crime (632-7463).

06/01/2024

05/28/2024

EDEN WOMAN, JUVENILE JAILED IN CONNECTION TO MURDER SOLICITATION

A Rockingham County Jail inmate allegedly attempted to solicit an Eden woman and a juvenile to murder a local area attorney and one of the inmate’s associates, according to the Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office.

Detectives began investigating 21-year-old inmate Tevion Antonio Flippen, and multiple search warrants led to the seizure of several electronic devices, co***ne, and an AR15 rifle.

Flippen, of 624 Steirs St., Reidsville, is charged with two counts of felony solicitation to commit first-degree murder. He was already jailed under an $800,000 secured bond on drug trafficking and weapons charges. He now has “no bond holds.”

Kalesha Jene Anderson 25, of 305 E. Harris Pl., Eden, is charged with two counts of felony conspiracy to commit first-degree murder. She is jailed under a $150,000 secured bond.

The Sheriff’s Office is not releasing information about the juvenile, who is also charged in connection with the solicitations.

Due to safety concerns, the Sheriff’s Office is also not identifying the intended victims.

05/23/2024

Great to see this little guy is doing well.

05/22/2024

Coming this Saturday to Freedom Park

05/21/2024

TODDLER RESCUED FROM RIVER

A toddler is in stable condition after being rescued from the Dan River by two Eden Police officers after falling into the water Tuesday afternoon, May 21.

At around 12:43 p.m., the three-year-old slipped from the metal river access steps at Leaksville Landing on N.C. 87 near Uptown Eden, according to the Police Department.

Within moments, officers arrived and began searching the river banks and water looking for the child, who was spotted floating in the river face down without a life vest, according to a news release.

“Officer Josh Roberts and Officer Timothy Knight entered the swollen river in full police gear to retrieve the child. Officer Roberts grabbed the child and swam to safety with Officer Knight assisting in the swift water rescue,” states the news release. “Once on dry land, the child was passed to Lt. Andy Johnson, who climbed the hillside to get the child to stable ground, where he and firefighter Mike Farmer immediately began life saving measures.”

Once officers realized Rockingham County EMS was unable to reach their location, Officer Roberts and Officer Knight grabbed the child and sprinted to the ambulance, according to the news release.

The child was delivered to Rockingham County EMS personnel who continued life-saving measures. Patrol officers then cleared the roadway for EMS to transport the child to UNC Health Rockingham.

“Special thanks to Fireman Mike Farmer and Rockingham County EMS personnel for assisting in this life saving incident,” concludes the news release.

05/17/2024

Congratulations to the RCC students from Eden who finished the Spring semester with honors!

PRESIDENT’S LIST (4.0 GPA)
William Ryan Armstrong, MacY Ladonna Carter, Destiny Mae Galloway, Brittany Leann Grubb, Ahcosha Madkins, Vraj Pavankumar Patel, Michelle Dayanna Ramos Ordaz, Jamaica S. Riley, Lillian Reese Shoemaker, McKenna Lincoln Super, Emily Noelle Wheeler, Hanson Gray White, Madeline Lea Williams, Hannah Lyne Wilson

DEAN’S LIST (3.25 GPA):
Brandon Beau Ayers, Austin Kent Barker, Ashlie Allison Baumann, William Paul Blackburn, Daniel A. Bruins, Ashley M. Buffkin, Emma G. Buffkin, Gretchen E. Carter, Courtney Blair Curry, Macy Nicole Delapp, Taleaha La-Shaun Dillard, Madisyn Belle Doyle, Hanna R. Gearhart, Tyler Payton Gibson, Arsalan Gondal, Carley L. Harrell, Taylor Rae Hines, Blake Christian Hopkins, Spencer N. Huffman, Kari Kennedy, Jake Andrew Lathrop, Kaylyn Nicole Lipford, Laura Jane Lynn, Bailey Jean McMillan, Amanda Logan Pert, Kaylee Rose Profitt, Bryan Parker Rothrock, Hunter Michael Smith, Seth H. Svadeba, Peter L. Thompson, Jacob Cullen White