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Asheboro’s Tyson vaults to state title as Blue Comets finish as team runners-up
Aaron Tyson (NCHSAA photo) WINSTON-SALEM — Boosted by Aaron Tyson’s performance, Asheboro was the team runner-up in the Class 6A boys’ indoor track and field state championships Thursday at JDL Fast Track. Tyson won the pole vault and had three other strong finishes on the way to being named the meet’s Most Valuable Participant. […]
Eastern Randolph’s Corea wins indoor states by large margin in shot put
Mirianna Corea (Courtesy photo) WINSTON-SALEM — Eastern Randolph senior Mirianna Corea won the shot put in this week’s Class 1A-3A state championship for girls’ indoor track and field at JDL Fast Track. Corea had a throw of 38 feet, 1½ inches, for a sizable margin on runner-up Mariclaire Smith (30-9½) of Madison. Corea is a […]
SPORTS
Eastern Randolph’s Corea wins indoor states by large margin in shot put
Mirianna Corea (Courtesy photo) WINSTON-SALEM — Eastern Randolph senior Mirianna Corea won the shot put in this week’s Class 1A-3A state championship for girls’ indoor track and field at JDL Fast Track. Corea had a throw of 38 feet, 1½ inches, for a sizable margin on runner-up Mariclaire Smith (30-9½) […]
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Lainey Thomas
Uwharrie Charter Academy, girls’ basketball The senior guard has been one of UCA’s top scorers for the second season in a row, averaging more than 13 points per game this season. She has more than double the number of 3-point baskets of any player on the team. Thomas, who […]
Caraway Speedway returns to NASCAR-sanctioned status
SOPHIA — Caraway Speedway has rejoined the NASCAR Weekly Series. The NASCAR sanctioning is much-sought for many regional tracks. “We are happy to be part of the NASCAR family again,” track owner Darren Hackett said. Hackett said he surveyed Caraway Speedway’s drivers and core race teams in January to gage […]
NEWS
Weather-related school closings limit RCSS options
Here’s a scene from Sunday along Dixie Drive in Asheboro. (PJ Ward-Brown / Randolph Record) Classes were cancelled all of last week in the Randolph County School System because of weather-related conditions, meaning the system used its five built-in “snow days” for the school year. The built-in extra days in […]
Teen charged with stabbing death in Asheboro
Here’s the site of Saturday’s alleged crime in Asheboro (Courtesy of Asheboro Police Department) ASHEBORO — A teenager has been charged with first-degree murder of a woman in Asheboro. Nikkese Tyshawn Matthews, 19, of Baltimore is in custody following the death of Mary Smith. Smith, 31, was found dead […]
Randolph Community College opens new center in downtown Asheboro
Randolph Community College president Shah Ardalan, center, cuts the ribbon at the grand opening of the RCC Education & Engagement Center as RCC board chair Reynolds Lisk, left, and Asheboro mayor Joey Trogdon look on. (Randolph Community College photo) ASHEBORO — Randolph Community College held a ribbon cutting last Friday […]
FEATURES
Walking through the storm: Buddhist monks take journey of peace
The route taken by the monks walking for peace took them through Liberty. (PJ Ward-Brown / Randolph Record) Heads down, they walk, keeping a brisk pace. A winter storm bears down on them, and many have hoods drawn in the 28-degree weather. Two dozen monks left the Theravada Buddhist temple […]
Holiday concerts set for Asheboro; Other Christmas-related events in area
ASHEBORO — The City of Asheboro has made arrangements for a pair of special holiday programs at Sunset Theatre. The first of those is set for 7 p.m. Saturday with the “A Rat Pack Christmas!” It’s a tribute to Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. The group “Rat […]
Crowning Achievement: Asheboro woman wins honor
Tiffany Rush of Asheboro is crowned Miss Moore County 2025 by outgoing queen Tori Gross of Trinity during the Miss Moore County-Miss Sandhills pageant Saturday. Rush is the second consecutive winner from Randolph County to hold the title. (David Sinclair for Randolph Record)