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Prep baseball: Randleman, UCA produce strong starts to season
Baseball teams from Randleman and Uwharrie Charter Academy entered this week with undefeated records. Jake Riddle had three hits and pitched five solid innings as Randleman won 8-3 at North Davidson. Ashton Poe scored two runs. Earlier in the week, the Tigers won 3-2 vs. visiting Northwest Guilford as John Kirkpatrick and Tate Andrews combined […]
Prep softball: Cougars taste early success
Less than two weeks into the season and Southwestern Randolph has the only undefeated softball team in Randolph County. Alyssa Harris struck out 12 batters as the Cougars topped visiting Mount Pleasant 6-3 on Friday. Bristol Marine drove in two runs and Kami Dunn and Maddie Strider both scored two runs. Southwestern Randolph begins Four […]
SPORTS
Prep softball: Cougars taste early success
Less than two weeks into the season and Southwestern Randolph has the only undefeated softball team in Randolph County. Alyssa Harris struck out 12 batters as the Cougars topped visiting Mount Pleasant 6-3 on Friday. Bristol Marine drove in two runs and Kami Dunn and Maddie Strider both scored two […]
Prep golf: Eastern Randolph’s Gee posts under-par score
ASHEBORO — Fresh off some high-scoring games in boys’ basketball, Eastern Randolph’s Tyler Gee has been posting low scores in boys’ golf. That included a 1-under-par 36 in a five-team Four Rivers Conference match at Tot Hill Farm Golf Club last Thursday. That gave Gee a four-stroke victory on Southwestern […]
Asheboro girls turn execution into road soccer win
BURLINGTON — Asheboro’s girls’ soccer team produced a couple of goals that looked like they might have been drawn up that way in Thursday night’s game. The result was a 2-1 road victory against Burlington Williams at Burlington Memorial Stadium. The second of the goals came off a corner kick, […]
NEWS
Board of Education to consider closure of Uwharrie Ridge
ASHEBORO — The Randolph County School System could potentially close Uwharrie Ridge Six-Twelve following the conclusion of the 2025-26 school year. At the Randolph County Schools Board of Education’s February meeting, superintendent Stephen Gainey presented the board with a study the district had conducted on the feasibility of the school. […]
County commissioners ponder relaxing billboard regulations
ASHEBORO — The Randolph County Board of Commissioners is considering a change to its sign regulations. At the board’s Feb. 9 meeting, the commissioners were approached about potential changes to the county’s unified development ordinance (UDO) in order to relax some of the restrictions surrounding signage. “The initial sign ordinance […]
Three dozen horses die in Seagrove blaze
A barn fire in Seagrove resulted in the death of three dozen horses Sunday afternoon. (East Side Fire Department / Asheboro photo) SEAGROVE — Thirty-six horses died in a barn fire Sunday afternoon, according to Randolph County Emergency Services. The barn, which was used to board horses, was part […]
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)