Amazon announced earlier this month that it would invest $10 billion to build a data center campus in Richmond County, ...

The poverty rate of 25.2% in the county is more than double the North Carolina state average of 12.8%. The state classifies Richmond as a Tier 1 county, meaning the most economically distressed.

Richmond County has a population of 42,946, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The median household income in the county is $43,626, compared to the North Carolina state median income of $70,804 ...

The student body at the schools served by Richmond County Schools is 39.1% white, 35.4% Black, 0.9% Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander, 14.3% Hispanic/Latino, 2.9% American Indian or Alaska Native ...

Also missing in Richmond County is 25-year-old Summr Finklin. Deputies say she was last seen on the 3500 block of Spring Glen Lane on Sunday around 1:30 a.m.

He is describe as 6 foot 2 inches tall and weighs 150 pounds. If you have any information on Owens’ location, please contact the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office at 706-821-1020 or 706-821-1080.