ASHEBORO — Owen Blackledge is back with the Asheboro ZooKeepers this season, but not in a playing capacity. He’s an assistant coach with the Coastal Plain League team. Blackledge played for the ZooKeepers in 2023 and 2024 and then finished his collegiate career this spring in the Division II College World Series with Lenoir-Rhyne. “I […]
ASHEBORO — Eddie Burks wasted no time getting his name on ballots for Asheboro’s mayor’s seat. When the filing period opened last week, the longtime city councilman was ready at the Board of Elections. “I was there when the doors opened,” Burks said. Burks and fellow councilman Joey Trogdon filed for the mayor’s position on […]
Randolph County Post 45 team members gather around manager Ronnie Pugh following a road victory against Liberty Post 81. (Randolph Record) RAMSEUR — The last week of the regular season went just about perfect for Randolph County Post 45 in American Legion baseball. Post 45 won three games in three nights in wrapping up the […]
Yariel Diaz is among several members of the Asheboro ZooKeepers who are back this summer for a second season with the Coastal Plain League team. (PJ Ward-Brown / Randolph Record) ASHEBORO — When it comes to playing baseball in Asheboro in a summer collegiate league, once isn’t enough for some players. A second season with […]
ASHEBORO — Officials with Randolph County Public Health have been involved in efforts to keep tabs on a measles case stemming from nearby counties. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services confirmed the first case of measles this year in North Carolina last week. A child visiting Forsyth and Guilford counties became ill […]
Colt Wilkins (Bob Sutton / Randolph Record) Former Uwharrie Charter Academy pitcher Colt Wilkins became a baseball player without a school or a team this spring. “It’s probably the craziest thing that has happened to me in my life,” Wilkins said. “You don’t hear about colleges closing down.” That’s what happened when school officials at […]
The pier at Ramseur Lake draws some people to fish. (PJ Ward-Brown / Randolph Record) RAMSEUR — New rules for Ramseur Lake have been good for fishing, town officials said. Mayor Hampton Spivey said the recreational area has seen steady use since it opened for the year in March. “The lake is rather busy,” Spivey […]
Sal Laimo of the Asheboro ZooKeepers beats the throw to first base last week against the Holly Springs Salamanders at McCrary Park. (PJ Ward-Brown / Randolph Record) ASHEBORO — The Asheboro ZooKeepers have clicked at home and on the road during the first few weeks of the Coastal Plain League baseball season and the results […]
The building that used to house Art’s Town and Country is now vacant. (Bob Sutton / Randolph Record) LIBERTY — Art’s Town and Country, a store that provided a variety of goods on the outskirts of Liberty, has closed. The last day of business apparently was May 31. Owner Art Jordan was unable to be […]
Eastern Randolph rising juniors Cade McCallum, left, and Chance Holdaway have been key players for Liberty Post 81. (Bob Sutton / Randolph Record) RAMSEUR — The victories have started to add up for Liberty Post 81 even if the nightly roster numbers haven’t. But the American Legion baseball team is making the best of the […]
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