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05 Sep

Sunset Signature Series brings variety of cultural events to Asheboro

Bob SuttonEntertainment, FeaturesCity of Asheboro, Heart of North Carolina Visitors Bureau, Kyle Petty, Sunset Signature Series, Sunset Theater

Kyle Petty will perform this weekend in Asheboro. (Courtesy photo) ASHEBORO – The Sunset Signature Series has been in place to offer a variety of cultural experiences. With that as the foundation, it has turned into a success, Owen George said. “We have a lot of flexibility with this program, which makes it great,” said George, who’s president of the Friends of the Randolph County Public Library. Next on the list of events for the Sun Signature Series is Saturday’s music presentation by Kyle Petty at Sunset Theater in downtown Asheboro. “The whole concept of the Sunset Signature Series is…

04 Sep

Asheboro Blue Comets aim to build toward more soccer success

Bob SuttonSportsAsheboro Blue Comets, Nicholas Arroyo, prep soccer

Diego Bustamante has had a big impact on Asheboro’s boys’ soccer team this season. (PJ Ward Brown/Randolph Record) ELON – It won’t always be easy for Asheboro’s boys’ soccer team and that’s probably ideal at this stage of the season. Coming off the best year in program history, more big things are expected of the Blue Comets this fall. “We need to get building into our style of game,” coach Nicholas Arroyo said. “We don’t let outside factors into what we’re doing.” Part of Arroyo’s plan has been to generate challenges on the schedule. Those have come in several…

01 Sep

Wrestling coach Chris Waddell adds AD duties at UCA

Bob SuttonSportsChris Waddell, prep wrestling, Uwharrie Charter Academy athletics

Wrestling coach Chris Waddell is the new athletics director at Uwharrie Charter Academy. (Randolph Record file photo) ASHEBORO – Chris Waddell’s roles have changed at Uwharrie Charter Academy but he’ll still coach the powerhouse wrestling team. His job titles now include duties as dean of students and athletics director. “I’ve been doing a lot of preparation during the summer,” Waddell said. Boys’ basketball coach Brad Monroe previously had the position of athletics director. Waddell had been an assistant athletics director while also the wrestling coach. “It’s an adjustment,” Waddell said. “I like a challenge. I always have.” He has…

29 Aug

Trinity’s football team adjusts with Payne taking new role

Bob SuttonSportsBear Bradley, Brandon Campbell, Dominic Payne, Noah Bradley, piedmont athletic conference, prep football, Trinity athletics, Trinity Bulldogs

Dominic Payne continues to play a key role for Trinity's football team. (Bob Sutton/Randolph Record) TRINITY – When Bear Bradley became Trinity’s football coach in the spring, he had lots of area to address. At or near the top the list was meeting with Dominic Payne. “He was one of the first student-athletes I wanted to talk to,” Bradley said. “I said to him, ‘Where do you see yourself best?’ ” Payne had been the Bulldogs’ quarterback the past two seasons, earning All-Piedmont Athletic Conference honors as a sophomore. Now he’s two games into his senior season and playing…

29 Aug

North Carolina Zoo to send flamingos to South Carolina

Bob SuttonNewsFlamingos, North Carolina Zoo

Flamingos will be leaving North Carolina Zoo. (Photo courtesy of NC Zoo) ASHEBORO – Flamingos are leaving the North Carolina Zoo. A flock of 15 Chilean flamingos will be moved to the Greenville Zoo in South Carolina by late September. A “Farewell Flamingos” event was held Saturday at the zoo. Some of the flamingos in the flock are from the original flock that arrived at the zoo in August 1982. The aviary closed in April 2022 because of its age. In order to demolish the building that housed the aviary, the flamingos had to be moved, according to information…

26 Aug

Archdale bags one form of yard waste collection

Bob SuttonNewsArchdale, yard waste, Zeb Holden

ARCHDALE – Bagged yard waste collection services in Archdale are being suspended by the end of the month. City manager Zeb Holden said that the change in policy impacts a small percentage of residents but solutions are being sought. Holden said the facility where bagged yard waste has been going discontinued accepting plastic bags. “I know some folks are going to be disappointed,” Holden said. A notice from the city reads, in part: “City staff continue to evaluate options for the possibility collecting yard waste in the future. … The City understands the inconvenience this suspension may cause and encourages…

25 Aug

Eastern Randolph alum Cockman takes baseball coaching job

Bob SuttonSportsBrent Haynes, Eastern Randolph athletics, Eastern Randolph baseball, Nate Cockman, Prep baseball

New Eastern Randolph baseball coach Nate Cockman talks with his Chatham-Randolph Pony League All-Star team earlier this month. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record) RAMSEUR – Nate Cockman’s rise to a head coaching position in high school baseball happened faster than he envisioned. He’s grateful for that. He’s the new coach at Eastern Randolph. “It all happened pretty quick,” Cockman said. “The doors opened at once. I couldn’t say ‘yes’ fast enough.” The 2017 graduate takes over at his alma mater because Brent Haynes left after one season. Haynes took the coaching job at Burlington Williams. Cockman had been coaching at Southeastern Randolph…

24 Aug

After years at Randleman, Hamilton becomes principal at Providence Grove

Bob SuttonNewsDennis Hamilton, Education, high school, New principal, Providence Grove, public schools, Randleman, Randolph County School System

Dennis Hamilton (Courtesy photo) CLIMAX – It’s a different location for high school principal Dennis Hamilton, but the people connected to Providence Grove are plenty familiar to him. Hamilton had administrative roles at Randleman for two decades. “I was given an opportunity to take a new adventure at a different school,” Hamilton said. He’s the new principal at Providence Grove after holding a similar position at Randleman. Hamilton was principal of Randleman Middle School when the Providence Grove district was formed and so in 2008 there was a new high school in the Randolph County School System. Many of the…

24 Aug

Taking their shots: Area teens hit targets with new passion

Bob SuttonSportsAmateur Trapshooting Association, Trapshooting, Uwharrie Charter Academy

Colson Allen, left, and Isaac McCoy from Randolph County were in Illinois for a major trapshooting competition earlier this month. (Courtesy photo) ASHEBORO – Randolph County teenagers Colson Allen and Isaac McCoy took a school pastime and have made it a full-fledged hobby. Trapshooting has taking them to multiple states for competitions and they’ve come home with recognition for their accuracy. “I started with the school with hunter safety,” Allen said. “My school coach (J.D. Goodwin) got me into ATA.” They recently returned from the Amateur Trapshooting Association’s Grand American event at the World Shooting & Recreational Complex in Sparta,…

22 Aug

Wheatmore has returning QB, growing confidence

Bob SuttonSportsJohnathan Kelly, Philip Yarbrough, prep football, Riley Strickland, Wheatmore athletics

Wheatmore’s Riley Strickland prepares to throw a pass during a game last year. (Randolph Record file photo) TRINITY – Wheatmore’s football team has something no other Randolph County team has. A returning starting quarterback. “That’s actually pretty cool,” said Wheatmore’s Riley Strickland, who holds that distinction. “I still have two years.” Strickland and the Warriors began the first of those with Friday night’s 33-7 victory at West Davidson. That outcome served as a sign of the development for Wheatmore, which won seven games the past three seasons combined. “My biggest takeaway from Friday night is we’re better than last…