[4] Downtown Rockingham is currently being revitalized as a part of a ten-year plan named "Shaping Our Future: 2023".

[5] The city is currently experiencing an economic boom, with new businesses opening in the downtown area.

[6] The city was named for Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, British Prime Minister from 1765 to 1766 and again in 1782.

People in North Carolina were still sympathetic toward him in the years following the United States gaining independence.

During the early 19th century, numerous families from here migrated to Middle Tennessee, settling in what is now Nolensville.

The club won the playoff title in their only season before disbanding with the entire league.

[8] Rockingham has a number of historic buildings which have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since the late 1970s: the Bank of Pee Dee Building, Covington Plantation House, Alfred Dockery House, Hannah Pickett Mill No.

1 Company Store, Rockingham Historic District, U.S. Post Office and Federal Building, and H. C. Watson House.

The Rockingham area is divided into various neighborhoods and suburbs; many include different socioeconomic classes.

The school will offer programs including Accounting Specialist, IT Support — Healthcare, Healthcare Manager, Government Support Specialist, Cyber Security, Software and Web Developer, and Mobile Application Developer.

The school will also provide classroom space for the college's Workforce and Economic Development division and Small Business Center.

[16] Rockingham also offers other education centers such as the Richmond Community College Main Campus.