January 2022 – Randolph Record

Snow in the forecast for the third week

January 28, 2022 Randolph Record Comments Off

RALEIGH — Residents and officials across North Carolina are bracing for a powerful winter storm expected to produce snow and high winds Friday and Saturday. Heavy snow and strong winds were predicted to begin in […]

‘Tiger King’ resentenced to 21 years in prison

January 28, 2022 JILL BLEED and SEAN MURPHY Associated Press Comments Off

OKLAHOMA CITY — A federal judge resentenced “Tiger King” Joe Exotic to 21 years in prison on Friday, reducing his punishment by just a year after an appeals court ordered a new sentence. Joe Exotic […]

SWR senior is NC State scholarship finalist

January 28, 2022 Randolph Record Comments Off

RALEIGH — An Asheboro student has been named a finalist for N.C. State’s top merit scholarship. Kaitlyn Ann Gainey, a senior at Southwestern Randolph High School, has been named a finalist for the Park Scholarship. […]

Asheboro Mall staple to close

January 26, 2022 Bob Sutton Comments Off

ASHEBORO – Dallas Brooks is proud of what her family has meant to Asheboro Mall. So as the lone oven is turned off this weekend at Cookie Jar, she senses a bit of sadness. Her […]

UCA gears up for more on mats

January 26, 2022 Randolph Record Comments Off

ASHEBORO – The Uwharrie Charter Academy wrestling team produced another stellar regular season, but the Eagles will have to wait in their pursuit of a Class 1-A dual team state title. Under coach Chris Waddell, […]

BORTINS: Free markets produce better outcomes

January 26, 2022 Robert Bortins Comments Off

The things you used to buy, you can’t find; and if you can find it, you can’t afford it. Inflation is when your hard-earned dollars buy less than what they did in the past. If […]

Hall, Gentry reach big point totals

January 26, 2022 Randolph Record Comments Off

The 1,000-point milestone is in the works for a couple of area girls’ basketball players. Gracyn Hall of Randleman reached that mark with a couple of strong games last week. Autumn Gentry of Trinity entered […]

New restaurant hopes to pass Asheboro taste test

January 26, 2022 Bob Sutton Comments Off

ASHEBORO – Jasmine Mohamed had a plan for a restaurant in Asheboro, but she tested it somewhere else first. Now she’s up and running with Gather on MLK, an establishment that specializes in sushi and […]

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Dylan Wheatley

January 26, 2022 Randolph Record Comments Off

Dylan Wheatley | Randleman, boys’ basketball Wheatley made five 3-point shots in two different games in a pair of victories for the Tigers last week. The senior averaged 20.5 points in those games. In a […]

LEVY: Woke English: a new American language

January 26, 2022 Robert Levy Comments Off

What most Americans want is to live in a nation where everyone civilly communicates with one another. It has often been said that a common language is a necessity for a successful nation. While the […]